Counseling by the Book

by John Babler, Nicholas Ellen (Editor), Paige Patterson (Foreword)

Most Americans believe "getting counseling" is the remedy for every struggle in life. If people aren't calling in professional counselors they're turning to pop psychologists and self-help books. To most, counsel based on God's Word has become just one more option in a sea of choices. The authors of Counseling by the Book believe the Bible is the only acceptable guidebook for counseling and that the church is the context in which counseling should be praciticed. This book provides an overview of Biblical Counseling, explores theological foundations of Biblical Counseling and provides the reader with practical skills to facilitate the practice of Biblical Counseling.

Genres: Counselling

292 pages, Paperback

First published January 18, 2007

Reviews

[Abbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid theology of Biblical counseling. While this is more of an overview, I was slightly surprised by the lack of time spent on heart desires/motives. It is very heavy on the “put off” and “put on” principle but didn’t seem to go deep enough into why someone was doing what they were doing in the first place (deep enough into the heart). In that regard, there are other theology of biblical counseling books I would recommend before this book. Besides that, it had a good discussion on the history of clinical pastoral counseling, authority of Scripture, and basic counseling practices. (I did notice there were several grammar and punctuation errors though).

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a complete introduction to biblical counseling and is very easy on the layman’s eyes. The authors and editors offer compelling reasons for Christians to counsel from the Bible and I feel that they proved that any other kind of counseling is weak in comparison.

[Marcelo Barbosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente livro. Muito importante para se ter uma boa teologia sobre o Aconselhamento Bíblico e também traz várias instruções para a prática do Aconselhamento. Recomendo.

[Júlia Zarro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um ótimo livro para aqueles que se interessam na discussão e prática do aconselhamento bíblico, com fundamentação na Palavra e bons pontapés iniciais para o aconselhamento. Recomendaria!