Creating Involvement: The Importance of Building a Friendship with Your Counselee

Sean and Shelbi have been married for 36 incredible years of marriage. They have 4 grown children, three in-law children, and two darling grandchildren. They all live in the Southern CA area, so it’s common to see them all hanging out together. Shelbi considers it a great privilege to serve in Women’s Ministries and be part of the Biblical Counseling Ministry at Grace Community Church, where she and her husband have served for the last seven years. Shelbi teaches full time as an Assistant Professor for the School of Biblical Studies at The Master’s University where she enjoys teaching classes on Biblical Counseling and women’s ministries. She also holds an MA in Biblical Counseling from The Master’s University, and a Doctorate in Educational Ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.