Competent to Counsel by Jay Adams
A Classic in the Field of Christian Counseling Competent to Counsel has helped thousands of pastors, students, laypersons, and Christian counselors develop both a general approach to Christian counseling and a specific response to particular problems. Using biblically directed discussion, nouthetic counseling works by means of the Holy Spirit to bring about change in the personality and behavior of the counselee. As Dr. Jay Adams points out in his introduction, 'I have been engrossed in the project of developing biblical counseling and have uncovered what I consider to be a number of important scriptural principles. . . . There have been dramatic results. . . . Not only have people's immediate problems been resolved, but there have also been solutions to all sorts of long-term problems as well.' Since its first publication in 1970, this book has gone through over thirty printings. It establishes the basis for and an introduction to a counseling approach that is being used in pastors' studies, in counseling centers, and across dining room tables throughout the country and around the worldJay E. Adams (PhD, University of Missouri) is a retired pastor as well as a former director of advanced studies and professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. Almost fifty works on pastoral ministry, preaching, counseling, Bible study, and Christian living have been authored by him. Competent to Advise, The Christian Counselor's Handbook, and Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible are some of his works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780875520179 |
| ISBN 10 | 0875520170 |
| Title | Competent to Counsel |
| Author | Jay Adams |
| Series | Jay Adams Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | P & R Publishing |
| Year published | 1985-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 287 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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