COUNSELING
COUNSELING MINISTRY LEADERSHIP
Scott Stubbert
Pastor of Recovery & Counseling
MODESTO COUNSELING
Our counseling is designed to provide encouragement, insight and biblical guidance during times of crisis, change, personal and family difficulties. Our lay counselors will listen and help clarify, offering hope, prayer and sound biblical advice. We recognize that everyone is going through something, so we want to be a resource to serve others like Jesus.
OUR LAY COUNSELING TEAM
COUNSELING
Lay Counseling
To help all those who are broken and hurting find truth and healthy relationships through the power of Jesus Christ. Our lay counselors will listen and help clarify, offering hope, encouragement, prayer, and sound biblical advice. We are not mental health care and should not be substituted for professional therapy or counseling. We typically see individuals for six to eight sessions. If this is an emergency or a matter of life and death, please call 911 immediately. If you need to speak with a pastor, call (209) 577-1604 and ask to speak with the Pastor on Duty.
Individual Lay Counseling
Marriage Lay Counseling
Apply to Become a Lay Counselor
If you are interested in becoming a BVG lay counselor, please download the application below and turn into the Church Offices.
Premarital Counseling
You’re thinking about getting married. This is an exciting time in your life! We believe in God’s plan for marriage, which is why we use God’s Word as our instruction book as we help prepare you for marriage! We strongly recommend that you enroll in Premarital Mentoring before you get engaged or set a date! However, if that doesn’t happen, our next suggestion is that you enroll in premarital mentoring at least 6 months before your wedding date.
Divorce Questionnaire
This questionnaire is to be completed if either spouse has been divorced.
Widow Questionnaire
This questionnaire is to be completed if either spouse is a widow.
Sessions:
8 sessions, each lasting 2-2 1/2 hours
Attendance is mandatory
Sessions are taught by our Premarital Mentor couples
Mentors will be assigned once the application process is complete
Mentoring is open to all engaged or pre-engaged couples who are seeking to have a biblically based marriage.
It is strongly recommended that your wedding date does NOT fall within 3 months after the last session.
There will be a $100 enrollment fee, which can be paid electronically by clicking the link at the end of the application.
Policy
All couples must comply with the following policy in order to be married at Big Valley Grace Community Church or to have a Big Valley Grace pastor officiate your wedding off-site:
Complete the Premarital Mentoring sessions (approx. 8 sessions) and take a relationship assessment.
Couples must be legally divorced from prior marriages, based on biblical grounds (See Matthew 5:30-31 and I Corinthians 7).
Couples must be equally yoked (See II Corinthians 6:14)
Couples must abstain from premarital sex or cohabitation during the courting process and sign a Purity Covenant (See I Thessalonians 4:3-8, I Corinthians 6:18-20, Acts 24:16)
(Not complying with these recommendations will not disqualify you from premarital mentoring, but may disqualify you from being married at BVG and from having a Big Valley Grace Community Church pastor officiate your wedding.)
Weddings at Big Valley Grace Community Church
In order to have your wedding at Big Valley Grace Community Church you must be a current and active member of Big Valley Grace. You must have completed Premarital Counseling and remain abstinent until marriage. If you meet the requirements, please complete the wedding application and we will be in touch with you with further details.
For questions regarding weddings, please contact Kaitlynn Fisher at (209) 577-1604 or [email protected].
GROUPS & CLASSES
GRIEFSHARE
Next Class Dates: On Hiatus
If you’ve lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend, you’ve probably found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel. This can be a confusing time when you feel isolated and have many questions about things you’ve never faced before. GriefShare groups meet weekly to help you face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life.
DIVORCECARE
Next Class Dates: On Hiatus
If you are a woman who has gone through a divorce, we invite you to join us. DivorceCare is a Biblically-based support group made up of caring people who know what you are going through and can walk alongside you in this journey. You don’t have to go through the pain of separation and divorce alone. This current session is only available to those are divorced.
Big Valley Grace
- 4040 Tully Rd. Modesto, CA 95356
- 209-577-1604
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