BIBLE TEACHING about CHRISTIAN COUNSELING: Theory and Practice

BIBLE TEACHING about CHRISTIAN COUNSELING: Theory and Practice
Author: Willis C. Newman
Publisher: Willis Newman
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2006-06-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1451581777

The potent Cognitive Therapy is taught, but with the careful guidance of solid biblical principles. This introductory ebook gives an excellent framework from which to evaluate other systems of counseling, and to develop your own system of pastoral or Christian counseling. A selected bibliography points you to a rich mine of information. There are 112 pages brimming with over 50,000 valuable words and dozens of carefully selected proven concepts designed to greatly increase your knowledge and skills in pastoral and Christian counseling - from a compelling biblical viewpoint.

A Theology of Biblical Counseling

A Theology of Biblical Counseling
Author: Heath Lambert
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2016-04-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310518172

Since the beginning of the biblical counseling movement in 1970, biblical counselors have argued that counseling is a ministry of the Word, just like preaching or missions. As a ministry, counseling must be defined according to sound biblical theology rather than secular principles of psychology. For over four decades, biblical theology has been at the core of the biblical counseling movement. Leaders in biblical counseling have emphasized a commitment to teaching doctrine in their counseling courses out of the conviction that good theology leads to good counseling…and bad theology leads to bad counseling. A Theology of Biblical Counseling is a landmark new book that covers the history of the biblical counseling movement, the core convictions that underlie sound counseling, and practical wisdom for counseling today. Dr. Heath Lambert shows how biblical counseling is rooted in the Scriptures while illustrating the real challenges counselors face today through true stories from the counseling room. A substantive textbook written in accessible language, it is an ideal resource for use in training biblical counselors at colleges, seminaries, and training institutes. In each chapter, doctrine comes to life in real ministry to real people, dramatically demonstrating how theology intersects with the lives of actual counselees.

Biblical Concepts for Christian Counseling

Biblical Concepts for Christian Counseling
Author: William T. Kirwan
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 273
Release: 1984-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441206256

Kirwan not only sounds a clarion call for thorough integration of psychology and theology, he demonstrates that it can be done.

Counseling and Christianity

Counseling and Christianity
Author: Stephen P. Greggo
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2012-08-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0830863281

This book provides a forum for five major perspectives on the interface of Christianity and psychology to display their distinctions in a counseling context. Experts in each approach show how to assess, conceptualize, counsel and offer aftercare to a hypothetical client with a variety of complex issues.

Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy

Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy
Author: Everett L. Worthington Jr.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2013-10-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830864784

The essays collected in this volume examine evidence-based approaches to Christian counseling and psychotherapy, exploring treatments for individuals, couples and groups. The book addresses both the advantages and the challenges of this evidence-based approach and concludes with reflections on the future of such treatments.

The Biblical Counseling Movement

The Biblical Counseling Movement
Author: David Powlison
Publisher: New Growth Press
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2010-02-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 193676850X

Beginning in the late 1960s, a biblical counseling movement sought to reclaim counseling for the church and provide a Christian alternative to mainstream psychiatry and psychotherapy. The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context is an informative and thought-provoking account of that movement. David Powlison's historical account ...

Counseling Cross-Culturally

Counseling Cross-Culturally
Author: David J. Hesselgrave
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2002-01-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725202859

"Christians are being called upon increasingly to care, counsel, and cure across cultural boundaries," writes the author. Of course foreign missionaries counsel people from other cultures, but so do many pastors - particularly those in urban settings. Because Christian counseling theory presupposes that counselor and counselee share the same culture, the insights of this discipline must be brought together meaningfully with the cross-cultural perspectives of missiology. Counseling Cross-Culturally pioneers this new field. After surveying approaches to counseling in the West and those in the non-Western world, the author develops a theory of Christian cross-cultural counseling. The final part, consistent with the author's broad view of counseling, discusses counseling concerned with the well-being of people, Christian conversion, spiritual growth and development of a Christian life style, and Christian service. Numerous case studies, drawn from a variety of cultures, provide realistic examples of the questions that counselors will encounter. A psychologist who trains Christian workers for cross-cultural service describes this book as "a helpful, thoughtful study of complex issues surrounding counseling.... It is extremely valuable to expose any missionary candidate to this type of book. It broadens awareness to cross-cultural issues and touches on common problems of missionary-counselors.... Counseling Cross-Culturally is an admirable attempt to integrate a conservative, evangelical theology with the complexities of culture and life."

A Theology of Christian Counseling

A Theology of Christian Counseling
Author: Jay E. Adams
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2010-08-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310877083

Connecting sound biblical doctrine to the practice of effective counseling. Jay E. Adams—vocal advocate of a strictly biblical approach to counseling and author of the highly influential book Competent to Counsel—firmly believes that the Bible itself provides all the principles needed for understanding and engaging in holistic counseling. But in order to bring the practice of counseling—whether by professional therapists or by the church—under biblical guidance, we first have to deepen our understanding of Scripture. A Theology of Christian Counseling is the connection between solid theology (the study of God) and its practical application. Each of its sections are devoted to increasing our understanding of counseling's potential by looking at it through the lens of doctrines such as: Prayer (and the doctrine of God). Human Sin (and the doctrine of Man). Redemption (and the doctrine of Salvation). Forgiveness (and the doctrine of Sanctification). "No counseling system that is based on some other foundation can begin to offer what Christian counseling offers…No matter what the problem is, no matter how greatly sin has abounded, the Christian counselor's stance is struck by the far-more-abounding nature of the grace of Jesus Christ in redemption. What a difference this makes in counseling!" (Jay E. Adams). With this book, you'll gain insight into the rich theological framework that supports and directs your approach to how you help people change.

Psychology & Christianity

Psychology & Christianity
Author: Gary R. Collins
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830822631

This collection of essays edited by Eric Johnson and Stanton Jones offers four different models for the relationship between Christianity and psychology.