Ep. 98: John Street– Biblical Discipleship Within the Local Church

On today’s Women Hope show, Kimberly Cummings and Dr. Shelbi Cullen
interview Dr. John Street on hermeneutics, ministering the Word of
God to people, and what biblical discipleship is and is not and the
importance of this ministry to the local church.
What you’ll hear in this episode

* The importance of hermeneutics in biblical discipleship.
* What expository soul care is and why it’s important.
* The importance of understanding hermeneutics and ministering the
Word of God to people.
* Why biblical discipleship is not an autonomous ministry.
* Why biblical discipleship is not only for professionals or
experts.
* Why biblical discipleship is not an optional ministry.
* Why biblical discipleship is not separate from
discipleship.
* Why biblical discipleship is not insensitive or uncaring about
people.
* Why biblical discipleship aims to help people become like Christ
in the midst of their problems.
* Why biblical discipleship desires, thinking, and behavior that
God desires to change through the Word of God.
* Why biblical discipleship seeks Christlikeness for the Christian
for the glory of God.
* Why biblical discipleship is nouthetic.

About the Guest
Dr. John D. Street is an adjunct professor at Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary and is the Chair of the Master of Arts in
Biblical Counseling and Professor of Biblical Counseling at The
Master’s University & Seminary in California. He is also a
Fellow and the President of the Board of Trustees of the
Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).

His education includes a B.A. from Cedarville University, an M.Div.
from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary (Summa Cum Laude, Hebrew
honors), and a D.Min. from Westminster Theological Seminary in
Philadelphia. He joined the staff of The Master’s University &
Seminary in 1999.

Dr. Street is a second-generation pastor, giving more than 40 years
to pastoral ministry. He has served as an assistant professor at
both Cedarville and Cornerstone Universities and has taught Hebrew
classes. He also served as the Acting Director of Admissions at
Cedarville University. He was the founding pastor of Clearcreek
Chapel in Springboro, Ohio, where there was developed a strong
preaching and counseling ministry as well as a training center with
a special emphasis in equipping church leaders and pastors.

He frequently travels doing training conferences throughout the
United States and in countries of Australia, Austria, Brazil,
Canada, Chili, Ecuador, Germany, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand,
South Africa, Russia, and Switzerland. Dr. Street has published
three books, Men Counseling Men (editor, Harvest House), The
Biblical Counseling Guide for Women** *(Harvest House), and
**Passions of the Heart: Biblical Counsel for Stubborn Sexual Sins*
(Presbyterian & Reformed Academic Publishers). Along with these
ministries, he is also an elder at Grace Community Church in Sun
Valley, California where John MacArthur is the teaching pastor and
is a shepherd of the Joint Heirs Adult Fellowship group.

Dr. Street is married to Janie, his wife of over 41 years, and they
have four children: Krista Breedveld (husband, Sean), Melissa Arnds
(husband, Jess), James and John III (wife, Julianne). He is a
grandfather of six beautiful grandchildren. He loves spoiling his
grandchildren!
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