An urgent call to ministers to engage in biblical ministry and to lead the flock to spiritual maturity and equip it for effective service.
Jay Adams is well-known for his practical and thorough approach to the many issues of Christian counseling. That same practicality and thoroughness is found in this unparalleled handbook on pastoral ministry.
Here is an urgent appeal to return to authentic discipleship; here is a call to shepherds to be tenacious in their preaching of the whole counsel of God, and tender in their application of its truth to the lives of God's sheep through their ...
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They do not want to confront many of the difficulties that come from confessing their sin to others. ... instead of accepting the biblical reality that sinful words reflect sinful intentions of the heart (Matt. 12:33–35).
Written to help pastors and church leaders understand the basics of biblical counseling, this book provides an overview of the counseling process from the initial meeting to the final session.
To do so, we must heed Solomon's counsel to “Know well the condition of [our] flocks, and pay attention to [our] herds” (Prov. 27:23). If we as shepherds do not know our sheep, how can we properly care for them?
David Powlison Examines the Unique Role of the Pastor as Counselor A pastor inhabits multiple roles—teacher, preacher, youth leader, and counselor.
However, the approach does not fail to recognize that most pastors have some experience in counseling and considerable experience in pastoral care. ... Pastoral counseling should be at the very heart of pastoral care and ministry.
To keep this framework tangible, this book offers a kairos diagram that illustrates the model for counsel. While the kairos diagram is readily found online, it has been modified to fit a pastoral counsel context for ease of use.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. These are not the precise and logically ...