Let me start by saying I have not finished this book yet, but decided to write a review before I was done with it. What I have read so far I have thoroughly enjoyed, but it is a book to read slowly and yet continuously to be able to follow the theme through the book.
While I am not a counselor, I enjoy reading and learning what I can about Biblical counseling because I believe it enables me to be a better friend and mentor to those that God places in my life. This book gives the baseline or the foundation on which to build off of for counseling people. I so appreciate the emphasis on the Bible when counseling.
"Biblical counseling is God-centered, Bible-saturated, emotionally-in-touch use of language to help people become God-besotted, Christ-exalting, joyfully self-forgetting loves of people." - John Piper -
The book is written by multiple people on various facets of Biblical counseling and I believe gives a well-rounded view of what Biblical counseling is. I look forward to finishing the book and learning more, but I would highly recommend the book to anyone who wants to learn more about helping people.
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As one who assists with counseling at our local church, I'm always looking for resources and references that affirm what I hold to believe. This book does just that. With multiple contributors, it affirms the sufficiency of Christ and scripture to meet counseling needs.

Part 1 reminds the reader of what Biblical Counseling is, it's history and how God's word and Jesus Christ are sufficient to counsel. Part 2 of the book is focused on the Methodology of Biblical Counseling. I especially appreciated this quote: "In our few, formal counseling is required when struggles of sin and suffering reach a point of crisis, but informal counseling occurs ALL THE TIME." LOVE this!

This was a wonderful book!

Anyone who is a Christ-follower and a member of a church should read this very helpful and informative book about Biblical counseling. This book is not only for professional counselors, but it is a necessary resource for the lay people in churches who may be called on to guide other Christians through life situations and struggles. Each chapter provides very practical insight on many different subjects, and there are a lot of examples given using real people going through real problems. The main point of the book is that the Bible has all we need to navigate life on earth, but many people don't turn to the Bible, either because they don't know where to begin, or they think it is outdated and non-relevant to current times. However, the authors show how to make the Bible relevant for everything in life, whether you are a pastor, or a professional, or a lay counselor. I am glad to add this book to my library.

I was so glad to see this book published because it is a great summary and “bird’s eye view” of just how different Biblical counseling is from commonly accepted counseling.

This book confidently explains why the Bible is our only infallible source of truth, completely sufficient for every trouble we have. The contributors have an absolutely firm stand on how Jesus’s behavior is to be our example in all things. I never understood how the entire Bible was exemplified in Jesus’s life until I listened to these teachers. My life is definitely not the same as when I first walked into that church almost 30 years ago.

One thing I really like about the Biblical counseling movement is that it emphasizes that one must first counsel oneself before attempting to counsel others. This book is a great starting point for everyone who wishes to truly apply the example of Jesus to his or her own life and learn how the entire Bible is sufficient for every need.

I gratefully received an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review.

This book is an utterly fantastic guide to helping guide and mentor people into deeper relationships with Christ! Whether you’re a pastor, a counselor, or a lay-person, this book can help you learn more about how Christians are meant to interact with their fellows at their best and worst points.

I cannot say enough good things about this book. First of all, I love its confident regard for truth as personified in Christ. "This is quite radical, for it says that truth, in its most basic form, is not a system, a theology, or a philosophy. It is a person whose name is Jesus." People in postmodernity need this reminder every day of their lives. This approach to biblical counseling is essential.

There is an expository methodology to this book. Similar to expository preaching--wherein the preacher uses a biblical text to ground the sermon and then pull from its text the intended meaning--as opposed to preaching a message that does not have its direct origins in the Bible. For example, "Ten ways to find happiness in your work" is not likely to be sourced in an expository preaching method. My point is that this book approaches counseling from the perspective of looking at the example of Jesus in the Bible for a record of his actions and non-actions. These authors study Him for cues that inform their work and ministry. This is incredibly wise and relevant.

"As biblical counselors we can say with confidence that God will use their circumstances, their experiences, to conform them to the image of Jesus--that is the good He has promised."

My favorite part of the book: "Goals that do not have as their end the counselee's complete and total worship of God provide less-than-biblical outcomes."

I appreciate how the authors address the gospel message: that it concerns the person of Christ and the response to His message is one of repentance and shared fellowship. Sin is acknowledged as it should be; I'm grateful for this resource.

As David Powlison writes in the Foreward, the book is like a "scale-model" of biblical counseling. Part 1 lays the groundwork for the discipline, explaining the theological underpinnings. Part 2 provides a practical methodology. This compilation of articles by well-regarded scholars, theologians, and biblical counselors, including John Piper, Deepak Reju, Mark Dever, and Elyse Fitzpatrick, distinguishes biblical counseling from other counseling models while showing how the Bible speaks to the practical issues of life.

The text is useful not only for biblical counselors but also for ministry leaders, as well as the lay individual who seeks to understand how God's Word applies to daily living. Indexes organized by topic, scripture, and author contribute to the practicality of this resource.

I received an e-copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review.

This is a really helpful resource and one I can see myself reference often. It didn’t have as much scripture as I would have liked given the title, but still a useful resource!

Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for my review.

This book was will written and the information provided will give anyone who wants to be a Christian Counselor a step in the right path. In so part of the book I wish they would have had more scripture reference. I can not wait until this book is release so I can highlight and annotate. Thank you for give me the opportunity to review the book