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DALLAS, Dec. 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- HOPE FOR THE HEART, a leading international Christian counseling ministry led by June Hunt, joined the faculty of Southwestern Theological Seminary to install the HOPE FOR THE HEART Chair of Biblical Counseling. Elias Moitinho, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling, was named as the first chair to occupy the position during a chapel service on Nov. 12.

The organization endowed the Chair of Biblical Counseling to aid Southwestern in training men and women to provide the healing Word of God to a hurting world. June Hunt, founder, CEO & CSO (Chief Servant Officer) of HOPE FOR THE HEART, explained the evangelistic opportunities presented in counseling sessions and said, "This is, in many places throughout the world, how we will reach people for Christ."

HOPE FOR THE HEART is a biblical counseling ministry that features the award-winning radio broadcast by the same name heard daily in 26 different countries. Hunt is the author of Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook, Seeing Yourself Through God's Eyes, and the Biblical Counseling Library, the foundational series for the Biblical Counseling Institute for Hope.

"The HOPE FOR THE HEART Chair of Biblical Counseling is certainly cause for great celebration," stated Dr. Steve Hunter, Director of Counseling at HOPE FOR THE HEART. "The partnership between Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and HOPE FOR THE HEART enhances and ensures a bright future for the ministry of biblical counseling."

About HOPE FOR THE HEART: Based in North Texas, HOPE FOR THE HEART is a leading Christian counseling ministry that provides life-changing resources for biblical counseling and encouragement to church leadership and professional caregivers as well as individuals. The organization broadcasts programs on more than 162 radio outlets worldwide, offers training, and provides a wealth of print, web-based, and audio tools based on a library of 100 proprietary Biblical Counseling Keys.