Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes, all gifts are tax-deductible. Counselling Global has received its 5013c tax-deductible status with the IRS.

  • The Jones family has four levels of pastoral care. The first will be our board because they ultimately control the nonprofit and the Jones’ wellbeing. The second level of care is through Marketplace & Development Enterprises (MDE). MDE has provided business coaches and personal mentors for the last three years to help support the Jones family. Stephen and Charity meet with personal mentors regularly and have a care plan with MDE. The third tier of care is an advisory group of pastors and counselors that the Joneses meet with quarterly for advice and pastoral care. The fourth tier of care is through the supporting churches that the Jones family has to send reports about well-being and ministry progress.

  • The board is in control of allocating the finances of the organization. In addition, all supporting churches will receive a transparent yearly budget update. We will also have an independent accounting firm confirm our bookkeeping to ensure we are updated on necessary US tax laws.

    In addition to the board's authority, Stephen and Charity have counselling clinical supervisors and personal mentors they meet with monthly. Stephen also connects with 4 American pastors quarterly and receives monthly business coaching through Marketplace & Development Enterprises (https://buildmde.com).

  • Our aim for our counsellors is for them to be multilingual, expertly trained, cross-culturally fluent and theologically astute.

    We are often asked if we provide "Biblical counselling". This phrase has different meanings depending on your context. If you are looking for helpful distinctions between counselling from a Christian perspective, pastor Tim Keller wrote a helpful article that identifies our integrative counselling approach as “Christian Psychology.” In short, “Christian Psychology” insists that counselors have a strong biblical foundation for their theoretical framework and utilize insights gleaned from medical and psychological research.