Praktijk Logos Psycho-pastoral counselling

Vision

In the beginning
was the Logos.

Why Logos Praktijk bears this name, and how its mission rests on two pillars: theory and practice.

“In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.”

— John 1:1

The name Logos Praktijk was chosen deliberately. The Logos refers to the Greek word λόγος from the Gospel of John (1:1–5, 10), where Christ is revealed as the Logos. He shows God’s heart for humanity: in the beginning was the Logos, and through the Logos the world came into being. In this Logos, God the Father loved the world and gave it salvation (John 3:16).

In addition, the Greek term Logos means number, word, reason, ratio, order, utterance and argument — but also the essence of the human being.

Logos Praktijk offers Christ-centred spiritual care for adults (18+) in the Zeeland region who are seeking God’s hopeful direction as they stand at the various crossroads of their lives.

The mission

The mission of Logos Praktijk is to connect, professionally and with compassion, people’s personal stories with God and His life-giving Logos, so that they may bear fruit in fullness.

Where God’s Word takes root amid the challenges of life, His power to overcome grows from within — and His restoration of spirit, soul and body.

Theory and practice

Two pillars

  1. I

    Tailored psycho-pastoral counselling

    Personal conversations for those seeking God’s hopeful direction — where basic church pastoral care falls short and regular care often leaves the spiritual dimension unnamed.

  2. II

    Pastoral-theological teaching

    Thematic material for local churches, to support and strengthen pastoral volunteers and to hand them practical tools for their ministry.

Tailored psycho-pastoral counselling

Pastoral care is first of all a responsibility of the church. Sometimes, though, people suffer under problems so complex that they exceed what basic church pastoral care can offer. Think of physical and psychological suffering, trauma, grief and loss, personal suffering as a result of relationship problems, questions of faith and life, low self-esteem, despondency, a distorted image of God, questions of meaning, and more.

Regular care too (a psychologist, for instance) does not address the spiritual dimension in these cases — the very dimension that takes a central place in psycho-pastoral therapy.

With God’s help and in a professional way, Logos Praktijk wants to bring hope again, by connecting the Love and Truth of God with people’s lives and uncovering it there.

Pastoral-theological teaching

Within the safety of God’s Love and the direction His Truth gives, questions of life and faith receive a personal answer; people grow continually out of their new identity in Christ. Growth stands for healing as well as increase: by putting off and putting on, by falling and rising again in the new. But how do you help someone practically, in your own pastoral ministry?

Under the name of Logos Praktijk I offer thematic material that can be used by local churches, for instance, to support and strengthen pastoral volunteers and to hand them practical tools for their ministry. I am also involved with the Evangelisch College as a teacher on the Pastoraat equipping course for church members.

Themes such as crisis of faith, relationships, handling emotions, questions of faith and meaning, illness and grieving, conversational skills, the struggle in your thinking or boundaries are covered at length in my teaching.

Curious what a journey looks like? Read about the approach →