Barbara Benfield

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Barbara Benfield is the Founder and Co-Director of Mourning Dove Discipleship Counseling, a Christ-centered nonprofit ministry focused on biblical discipleship, recovery support, pastoral counseling, and practical spiritual growth. Barbara is a speaker, author, board-certified Christian life coach, board-certified Pastoral Counselor, and North Carolina Peer Support Specialist with academic training in Christian apologetics, Christian counseling, and biblical studies. Through speaking, writing, discipleship resources, and ministry partnerships, she helps individuals and ministries think clearly, discern wisely, and walk faithfully in accordance with God’s truth. Her teaching combines biblical depth with practical application, helping audiences move beyond inspiration toward genuine transformation and obedience to Christ.

Prayers, Proofs, and Promises

Prayers, Proofs, and Promises was written for those who desire both a deeper relationship with God and a thoughtful confidence in what they believe. Many believers know how to pray yet struggle to explain why their faith is trustworthy. Others seek evidence and understanding, yet long for a faith that reaches the heart, not only the mind. This book is written for both.

  • When Addiction Shapes Childhood

    If Skyler’s experience with her mother was marked by inconsistency, her experience with her father was marked by something different, but equally shaping.