Author: Steve Viars, Dustin Folden, Charles Ware, Randy Patten, Bill Moore

There are many things to care about in life.  Why should I care about my neighbor?  We will not find answers to why should we care in ourselves….we will find it in God’s Word. 

In this series, the following topics will be addressed:

Why should I care about Building Friendships?

Why should I care about the Elderly?

Why should I care about Racial Reconciliation?

Why should I care about the Poor?

Why should I care about the Hurting?

This series includes 5 audio downloadable MP3s in one zipped file.

You may listen to the first 10 minutes of "Why Should I Care about Building Friendships" by clicking on the "Preview Excerpt" button below.

About the speakers:

Steve Viars is the Senior Pastor of Faith Church (Lafayette, IN);  ACBC Fellow and board member; Biblical Counseling Coalition board member; Vision Of Hope board member; instructor and counselor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries; married with three children; B.S., Bible, Baptist Bible College (Clarks Summit, PA); M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary; D.Min., Biblical Counseling, Westminster Theological Seminary.

He is the author of Putting Your Past in Its Place; Loving Your Community; Overcoming Bitterness; Do You Believe What God Says about You? as well as several other works.

Dustin Folden – Pastor of Faith East Campus Ministries at Faith Church (Lafayette, IN); ACBC certified; instructor and counselor at FBCM; married with 3 children; B.S., Electrical Engineering, Purdue university; M.Div., Faith Bible Seminary.

A. Charles Ware is President of Crossroads Bible College (1991-present). Dr. Ware served as a pastor for 20 years in Pennsylvania and Maryland. He was Founder/Administrator of Bethel Bible Christian School. Ware is co-founder of the Voice of Biblical Reconciliation, a board member of the Association of Baptist for World Evangelism, and The Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). Among the books he has authored are: Prejudice and the People of God, Reuniting the Family of God; Building Unity In The Church Of A New Millennium, and Called To Lead: Wisdom For The Next Generation Of African American Leaders.

Randy Patten is the former Executive Director of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC); ACBC Fellow; former pastor and consultant to pastors and churches; instructor and counselor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries for 24 years; member of the board of directors of the Biblical Counseling Coalition; married with two children and six grandchildren; B.A., Cedarville University; M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary.  Randy and his wife now oversee TEAM Focus Ministries.

Bill Moore - Bill and his wife Nancy served for many years in the country of Brazil as missionaries. Bill makes several trips each year to Brazil to teach and preach, especially on the subject of Biblical Counseling.