Pastoral Counseling Sessions

In August of 2020, Pastor Rick Harrington filmed five sessions of pastoral counseling in northern Vermont near the end of his sabbatical. The sessions are each about 20-minutes and cover the topics:

I. God

II. Marriage

III. Parenting

IV. Work

V. Death

They draw on Scripture as well as on personal and ministry experience. Rick has a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and has been a pastor for about 18 years. We hope they’re of some benefit to you. If they are helpful, please leave some feedback. Feel free to use or share these videos, but we would ask that you do not alter the content in any way.

Session 1: God

Session 2: Marriage

Session 3: Parenting

Session 4: Work

Session 5: Death

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