Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives With God's Changeless Truth

✍ Scribed by Kellemen, Robert W.;MacDonald, James;Viars, Stephen

• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling is a comprehensive guide that will equip God's people to use biblical truth to change lives. More than that, this book will increase people's confidence in the sufficiency and relevancy of God's Word to address real-life issues in a multitude of counseling situations. Readers of this book will: Understand clearly why they should embrace biblical counseling; Be encouraged to trust God's Word to provide rich insight for living in the midst of even the most difficult challenges; Enjoy the relevant, pastoral, and theological teaching they have come to appreciate from such noted authors as James MacDonald, John Piper, Mark Dever, and Elyse Fitzpatrick. The 28 chapters blend theological wisdom and practical expertise. The first half of the book emphasizes a practical theology of biblical counseling; the second half highlights a practical methodology of biblical counseling. Though accessible to all Christians, the book will especially appeal to pastors and church leaders, counseling practitioners, students, and educators. - Publisher.

✦ Table of Contents

Foreword / David Powlison --
Introduction: In Christ alone / Bob Kellemen and Steve Viars --
The glory of God: the goal of biblical counseling / John Piper and Jack Delk --
The power of the redeemer / Ernie Baker and Jonathan Holmes --
The ministry of the Holy Spirit / Justin Holcomb and Mike Wilkerson --
The unity of the Trinity / Kevin Carson and Jeff Forrey --
The grand narrative of the Bible / John Henderson --
The sufficiency of scripture / Steve Viars and Rob Green --
The spiritual anatomy of the soul / Bob Kellemen and Sam Williams --
The influences on the human heart / Jeff Forrey and Jim Newheiser --
The problem of sin / Robert Jones and Brad Hambrick --
The centrality of the gospel / Robert Cheong --
The gospel in balance / Stuart Scott --
The pursuit of holiness / Lee Lewis and Michael Snetzer --
The weapons of our warfare / Bob Kellemen and Dwayne Bond --
The hope of eternity / Nicholas Ellen and Jeremy Lelek --
The biblical counseling ministry of the local church / Rob Green and Steve Viars --
The health of the church and biblical counseling / Deepak Reju and Mark Dever --
The personal, private, and public ministry of the word / Kevin Carson --
The transformational tie between small group ministry and biblical counseling / Brad Bigney and Ken Long --
The goal and focus of spiritual formation / Robert Cheong and Heath Lambert --
The importance of multiculturalism in biblical counseling / Rod Mays and Charles Ware --
The nature of the biblical counseling relationship / Jeremy Pierre and Mark Shaw --
The central elements of the biblical counseling process / Randy Patten and Mark Dutton --
The diagnoses and treatment of idols of the heart / Howard Eyrich and Elyse Fitzpatrick --
The power of confession and repentance / James MacDonald and Garrett Higbee --
The power of forgiveness / James MacDonald and Garrett Higbee --
The ministry of soul care for people who suffer / Bob Kellemen and Greg Cook --
The biblical understanding and treatment of emotions / Jeff Forrey --
The complex mind/body connection / Laura Hendrickson --
Conclusion: Unity in truth and love / Bob Kellemen and Steve Viars --
Appendix A. The mission, vision, and passion statement of the Biblical Counseling Coalition --
Appendix B. The confessional statement of the Biblical Counseling Coalition --
Appendix C. The doctrinal statement of the Biblical Counseling Coalition.

✦ Subjects

Counseling--Religious aspects--Christianity;Psychology;RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Pastoral Resources;;;Counseling -- Religious aspects -- Christianity;Bible -- Psychology;Bible