SEPTEMBER
LETTER
 Dear Friends,
We have mentioned from
the beginning of our writing and ministering that charging for biblical
counseling is a grossly unbiblical practice. One flagrant example of
this obscenely unbiblical practice is the Christian Counseling and
Educational Foundation (CCEF).
CCEF
charges for biblical counseling. Their current rates are on their web
site. They say, “Our basic counseling rate is $85.00 per hour. The
initial hour costs $90.00 for set-up fees. All counseling charges are
due before each appointment” (emphasis theirs). While
the following is dated (2007), nonetheless CCEF’s total annual revenues
reported then amount to $2,801,613. This includes all activities of CCEF.
However, most of this amount is probably directly or indirectly related
to their biblical counseling. In 2007 CCEF reported “counseling fees” of
$361,375 and the “biblical counseling” amount at $355,366, making a
total of $716,741. Add to this the fact that, while these biblically
unjustified fees are a financial burden to those suffering the trials of
life, Dr. Tim Lane, President of CCEF, earned $131,450 in 2007, plus
added fringe benefits. We would guess his salary and fringe benefits are
currently higher. This one serious violation of Scripture and its
unbiblical justification should be enough for all to turn away from the
“cash, check or credit card” mentality of CCEF.
We would hope that
John MacArthur at the Master’s College and Seminary and Albert Mohler at
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who have biblical counseling
programs, would speak out against this practice and name those involved.
Then, since CCEF’s academic base of promotion is Westminster Theological
Seminary in Philadelphia, we would hope that the president, Peter A.
Lillback, would realize what is going on and discontinue academically
harboring the CCEF organization and its filthy lucre approach to
counseling.
Thanks to those of
you who recognize the extremely unbiblical nature of this latter day
charging for personal ministry and support our efforts, particularly by
prayer, to combat this practice.
In Christ,
Martin and Deidre Bobgan |
| The Bobgans
have spoken on psychology and Christianity at numerous conferences and churches and on
radio and television. Together they have authored 18 books.
Deidre has also written Lord of the Dance: The Beauty of the Disciplined Life
(Harvest House; EastGate). Educational
Background * Martin: University of Minnesota, B. A., B. S., M. A.; University of
Colorado, Doctorate in Educational Psychology * Deidre: University of Minnesota, B. S.;
University of California, M. A. in English. |
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