EP. 206 Building a Culture of Biblical Soul Care: A Discipleship Continuum for the Local Church W/Pastor of Soul Care Lee Lewis

On the Speak the Truth podcast, the host interviews pastor and SoulCare Consulting International leader Lee Lewis about developing a culture of biblical care in local churches. Lewis argues that care must extend beyond Sunday services and formal counseling to include ongoing one-another ministry, preventative care, and equipping rhythms, with elders casting and sustaining the vision. He highlights common challenges such as siloed ministries, dependence on professionals, and unsustainable pastor-centered models, pointing to biblical patterns like Ephesians 4, Matthew 28, Exodus 18, Acts 6, and 2 Timothy 2:2. Lewis explains SoulCare’s “Transformed” training continuum (T1–T6) from mutual care and small group leadership through coaching, pastoral care, and formal/intensive counseling, including tools like an SOS triage matrix. The episode also describes SoulCare’s church “360” assessment and multi-year roadmap to contextualize and scale care.

00:00 Road Trip Intro
00:24 Meet Lee Lewis
00:57 Why Culture Matters
04:33 One Another Rhythms
08:38 Elders Cast Vision
09:48 Scalability Exodus 18
11:34 From Concept to Tools
13:07 Discipleship Continuum
13:26 Transformed Framework
13:32 T1 Mutual Care
14:23 T2 Small Group Leaders
15:11 T3 Coaching Model
15:46 T4 Pastoral Care
16:10 T5-T6 Counseling Track
16:31 Soul Care Continuum
17:02 360 Health Assessment
19:01 Roadmap and Scaling
20:01 Case Study Success
21:32 Relational Progressions
23:44 Reclaiming Counseling
25:16 Final Encouragement

Episode Mentions
Made to Minister Conference 2025 - Lee's Handout
Soul Care Consulting International
Discipleship Continuum (T2 Material)