Contents : Religion in the counseling office / written with James .C. Wilhoit -- Toward psychological and spiritual health -- Prayer -- Scripture -- Sin -- Confession -- Forgiveness / written with Katheryn Rhoads Meek -- Redemption.
Contents: In a time of change -- The ground of community -- Caregiver, counselor : yourself as gardener -- A guide to facilitating change -- Preparing for community care, counseling, and referral -- Change supported by the solution-focused method -- Care and counseling at life's many beginnings -- Care and counseling at life's many endings -- Care and counseling in life's daily round -- Tending…
Contents: Personal ministry -- Journey into maturity -- Youth culture as covenant-caring community -- The ministry of interpersonal communication -- The ministry of individual counseling -- Shaping a vision of life -- The call forward.
Contents: Our knowledge of God -- The nature of God -- One God in Trinity -- The persons and the nature of God -- The primacy of the persons in God -- Constructing an evangelical theology today. Abstract What is theology? What is the nature of God? How should we think about the relationships among the persons of the Trinity? Gerald Bray distills the essence of these questions and introduces…
Other Notes : Includes index.
Abstract: A comprehensive social and systemic foundation for pastoral and caretaking that will be an invaluable guide for the activities of parish ministers and counseling practitioners. Graham's model better interprets and responds to the interplay between individuals and the larger cultural and environmental realities which contribute to their distress and its transformation
Contents : A sufficient Bible : finding answers in scripture -- How do we know what to believe? -- The Bible warrants our confidence -- Does the Bible speak meaningfully to every human problem? -- The Bible is a sufficient guide for relational living -- Understanding people : a tarnished image and broken relationships -- How can people truly change? -- People bear the image of God! -- Dependen…
Contents: The most important element in counseling -- Hazards in counseling -- Thought life : the foundation for counseling -- The inner conversation approach to counseling -- Helping people change their thought lives -- The use of imagery in counseling -- The untapped resource of counseling : prayer -- Practical applications -- Suggested methods for controlling thoughts. Other Notes : Incl…
Contents: Community counseling -- Public counseling -- Mutual aid and self-counseling -- Lay counseling -- Preventive counseling -- Environmental counseling -- Brief counseling -- Cross-cultural counseling -- Planning counseling -- Future counseling.
Contents : You are not alone -- When to refer -- How to refer -- Where to refer -- Special problems in referral -- The on-going ministry.
Contents : Part 1: Introductory issues -- The changes in counseling -- The counselor and counseling -- The church and counseling -- The community and counseling -- The core of counseling -- The legal, ethical, and moral issues in Christian counseling -- The multicultural issues in Christian counseling -- Part 2: Prominent issues -- Depression -- Anxiety -- Anger -- Guilt and forgiveness -- Lone…
Contents: The goals of growth counseling -- The working principles of growth counseling -- The flow and methods of growth counseling -- Spiritual growth -- the key to all growth -- Biblical and theological resources for growth counseling -- Growth counseling through the stages of life. Other Notes : Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199) and index.
Contents: "Can you talk with me?" -- The counselee's experience of counseling -- The pastoral counselor as witness -- A gracious nonchalance: regarding the counselee "as is" and "as though" -- Empowering by tracking feelings -- Ambivalence, resistance, and re-covery -- Getting started: precounseling or counseling? -- Counseling as God's call. Abstract: In this invaluable resource for pasto…
Contents: Grace and growth -- Love for God -- Spiritual formation -- Personal integrity -- Love for the church -- Servant leader -- Model of holiness -- Prayer life -- Holy Spirit empowerment -- Inspired preaching -- Sure calling -- Godly character -- Personal accountability -- Strong marriage -- Visionary leadership. Abstract: This invaluable guidebook explores the 15 character qualities o…
Contents: Power Evangelism Definitions and Directions / John Wimber -- We Are at War / Ed Murphy -- Territorial Spirits / C. Peter Wagner -- Deception: Satan's Chief Tactic / Timothy M. Warner -- Finding Freedom in Christ / Neil T. Anderson -- The Holy Spirit and Power: A Wesleyan Understanding / Donald Hohensee -- Pentecostal/Charismatic Understanding of Exorcism / L. Grant McClung, Jr. -- Si…
Contents : The need for senders -- Moral support -- Logistics support -- Financial support -- Prayer support -- Communication support -- Re-entry support -- Your part in the big picture. Other Notes : Includes bibliographical references.