This substantially revised and updated edition of a widely used textbook covers the major approaches to counseling and psychotherapy from a Christian perspective, with hypothetical verbatim transcripts of interventions for each major approach and the latest empirical or research findings on their effectiveness. The second edition covers therapies and techniques that are increasing in use, reduces coverage of techniques that are waning in importance, and includes a discussion of lay counseling. The book presents a Christian approach to counseling and psychotherapy that is Christ-centered, biblically based, and Spirit-filled.

Master the essentials of effective biblical counseling Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling is a comprehensive resource that will help you understand how to minister from God’s truth to change lives. With the cumulative wisdom of almost 40 contributors with exceptional credentials and experience, you’ll discover a valuable model for counseling that explains… The Why of Biblical Counseling Why the Bible is sufficient and relevant for addressing every issue we face Why biblical counseling is so effective in helping people face life’s struggles in Christ’s strength The How of Biblical Counseling How you can lead struggling, hurting people to the hope and strength available only in Christ How to counsel in a way that is Christ-centered and God-glorifying Every chapter provides a wonderful blend of theological wisdom and practical expertise, and is written to be accessible to everyone who wishes to extend Christ’s love to others—pastors, church leaders, counseling practitioners, instructors, lay people, and students. In this massively important new book…leading figures in the biblical counseling movement set forth a wealth of wisdom. We have needed this book for a long time. —Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling is warm, personal, gentle, always wanting to listen and know the person, confident in the Spirit’s working through the Word of Christ. —Dr. Ed Welch, CCEF faculty, author of Shame Interrupted

What role does Scripture play in counseling? Today, we face a weakening of confidence in the Bible. This is just as true for the pastor offering counsel in his office as it is for the person in the pew talking with a struggling friend. We need to regain our confidence in God's living Word as sufficient to address the real-life issues we face today. Scripture and Counseling will help you understand how the Bible equips us to grow in counseling competence as we use it to tackle the complex issues of life. Divided into two sections, Part One develops a robust biblical view of Scripture’s sufficiency for "life and godliness" leading to increased confidence in God's Word. Part Two teaches how to use Scripture in the counseling process. This section demonstrates how a firm grasp of the sufficiency of Scripture leads to increased competence in the ancient art of personally ministering God's Word to others. Part of the Biblical Counseling Coalition series, Scripture and Counseling brings you the wisdom of twenty ministry leaders who write so you can have confidence that God’s Word is sufficient, necessary, and relevant to equip God’s people to address the complex issues of life in a broken world. It blends theological wisdom with practical expertise and is accessible to pastors, church leaders, counseling practitioners, and students, equipping them to minister the truth and power of God’s word in the context of biblical counseling, soul care, spiritual direction, pastoral care, and small group facilitation.

We were given life to love God and others. Born in nature and to a lost world with a determined enemy, few ever learn how to love. Be still. Know Him who is love and wants to become love in you. Living is a passage in time through a sea of relationships without a map. Storms of confusion and conflict throw us off course. Most will be lost in the sea. We cannot find our way alone. The Word of God, the abiding Jesus and the Holy Spirit are with us every moment, revealing and guiding us to love the way God does. By way of allegory, a metaphor about wild Maine blueberries, a testimony and essay, the essential form of God's love is illuminated in A Prophecy of Love to encourage and inspire you. Partake of His greatest blessing and become a light for Him in your life.

Are your innermost thoughts robbing you of health and happiness? Jennifer Crow knows what that’s like. She always tried to do everything right—so she was shocked when her seemingly perfect life began to fall apart. Diagnosed with a dozen chronic health issues, she entered a deep depression and spiritual crisis. And as everything unraveled, Jennifer began to see how the perfect lies she’d told herself—lies like “I must prove myself because my worth depends on what I do” and “I must gain the acceptance of others because their opinion matters most”—were literally crippling her body, mind, and soul. In Perfect Lies, Jennifer reveals nine key lies that held her back, walks us through her journey of miraculous recovery, and shares practical techniques for overcoming these same lies in our own lives and finding true freedom instead.

The modern family is under spiritual attack! In an increasingly hostile culture, traditional family life is mocked and marginalized. Children are bombarded with evil, dysfunction, and death. Too many homes have become a spiritual battleground where the sins of the parents morally pollute the next generation. As a parent, the well-being of your child is a sacred responsibility. Maintaining the emotional health and stability of your marriage is a necessity. Bob and Laura Larson have decades of experience in spiritual warfare, including exorcism and deliverance. They have ministered to tens of thousands worldwide while preserving a spiritually safe environment at home for their marriage and children. In Set Your Family Free, you will learn spiritual warfare strategies to raise children who are equipped to be victorious over the devils attacks. Youll also discover how to recognize a marriage in crisis and the steps to restore healthy, relational bonds. Other helpful tips include: How to heal a home in crisis and give your children a spiritually clean slate. Ways to speak blessings over your family with words that encourage and inspire. Ten unique prayers that break curses and free your family from generational evil. A frank discussion of intimacy and sexuality that couples must confront. Learn the skills of intentional parenting to prepare your children for spiritual battle. YOUR FAMILY CAN BE VICTORIOUS OVER THE POWERS OF DARKNESS!

A Strictly Biblical Perspective Ministries Inc. has strategically designed a biblical cognitive character-based training curriculum. It is designed to equip pastors, chaplains, and faith-based instructors with insight for preparing reentry volunteers as mentors to be matched with returning citizens upon their release from prison or while incarcerated. The curriculum is designed with six modules to assist faith-based volunteers in developing a biblical perspective into God's fourfold purpose for their lives: relationships, character development, service, and reproduction. The fifth module is designed to address the spiritual warfare that ministry leaders and faith-based volunteers will encounter in mentoring the "returning citizen population." The final module is designed to assist ministry leaders and faith-based volunteers in understanding how to assist returning citizens in overcoming the effects of alcohol and drug addiction. This course will build the capacity of members within the faith-based community to minister to returning citizens in restoration from crime and addiction. The curriculum is designed to enhance the quality of care to the "ex offender population" by producing spiritually mature mentors walking in close fellowship with God. The curriculum is extremely comprehensive and highly interactive and will assist volunteers in developing a functional understanding of their roles in mentoring returning citizens through the use of scriptures, a series of individual and small group exercises.

This book has been written at a timely moment when many indeed lack the true knowledge of the person of Jesus Christ. The times which we are is comparable to the event that occurred at Caesarea Philippi in Matthew 16 when Jesus asked His disciples who men and they thought He was. It was clear from the answers given that the public including the disciples of Jesus lacked the true revelation of who Jesus was. It took divine revelation imparted to Peter to reveal who Jesus was to the disciple. Bro. Osmond, a prolific writer and a matured believer in Christ inspired by the Holy Spirit has revealed in this book Jesus as a gift to humankind, His deity and attributes as Governor, Counselor, Mighty God as stated in Isaiah 9:6. He reminds believers that Jesus as a gift must be received and the recipient must grow in His knowledge and operate by His operational principles. It is at this point that the gift will be of full benefit to the recipient. Understanding the role and attributes of Jesus as Governor, Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of peace will enrich one's Christian life and equip the believer to access the benefits that go with His person. Another fascinating revelation expounded by Bro. Osmond is the fact that the increase of His government shall know no end. This means that anyone associated with Him and submitting to His Lordship will experience limitless favor and blessings. The message in this book has been made so simple and presented in a manner that one can use it as a Bible study guide. I recommend this book for Bible schools and Ministers of the gospel who will want to teach their flock extensively on Christ. In fact, this book should be a must for every believer. I wish to commend the author for this great work well done and pray it will bless people as it has done to me.

Everyone talks about the personal ministry of the Word, but how do we make one-another ministry truly biblical? Gospel-Centered Counseling equips readers to change lives with Christ’s changeless truth. It does so by examining life’s seven ultimate questions and then guiding readers on a journey that explores the biblical, gospel-centered narrative of: The Word: “What is truth?” “Where can I find answers?” The Trinity: “Who is God?” “Can I know Him personally?” Creation: “Who am I?” “What makes people tick?” Fall: “What went wrong?” “Why do we do the things we do?” Redemption: “Can I change?” “How do people change?” Glorification: “Where am I headed?” “How does our future destiny impact our present reality?” Sanctification: “How can I help?” “How can I change lives?" Bob Kellemen builds on the foundation of the written Word and provides a gospel-centered resource for understanding people, diagnosing problems, and prescribing biblically-based solutions. Gospel-Centered Counseling is the first volume in The Equipping Christian Counselors Series, a comprehensive relational training curriculum for the local church that provides a model for equipping God’s people to change lives with Christ’s changeless truth. This two-volume series weaves together comprehensive biblical insight with compassionate Christian engagement.