Counseling category: 2634 books
Walking Through the Valley of Tears
One Man's Journey from Grief to Gratitude
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Silence is like a burglar alarm that wont turn off. Grief must like silence; the mere whisper of a cry or hint of a tear and Grief makes its presence known. Silence is a megaphone for Grief. A constant that is a deafening reminder of what I am missing. Yet, I find at times it also promotes a quietness...
by BJ Appelgren
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
Berry Morgan, The New Yorker author living out her days in a nursing home, works out a unique partnership with an aspiring writer -- BJ Appelgren will transcribe Berry’s memoirs, and in return Berry will help develop BJ’s writing. For a year and a half they entertain each other with the stories...
Marriage! The Journey
From Neediness & Myths to God's Fulfillment
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
In Marriage! The Journey, Anne has gone public with the wisdom and insight she has shared privately with couples since 1986. This book is a first. It is not just another book on marriage. Anne has given us a guide for creating relationships that reflects God’s original intention for husbands and...
by Lawrence W. Farris
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
Unique in character and cultural distinctions, small towns present special challenges for pastors, especially for those whose models of ministry may be grounded in urban or suburban contexts. Writing out of his personal experience in and commitment to small town ministry, Farris explores the impact...
On Christian Dying
Classic and Contemporary Texts
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2004
Is there an art of dying well? If human lives have a meaning—and we experience them as profoundly meaningful—then so must our deaths and the deaths of our loved ones. Too often we are tempted to ignore our own mortality and fill our lives with distracting and strenuous activity. Yet, despite all...
by Margery Collin, Jacki Thomas, Martin Hill
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Hospice chaplains have traditionally played a unique part in palliative care, providing human compassion and support to help ease life's final chapter. This book thoughtfully tackles the question at the heart of modern hospice chaplaincy: do chaplains have a distinctive role in an increasingly secular...
by Jessie Rose Barrow
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
The Journey of a Christian Counselor is written for the individual who feels drawn by the Holy Spirit to counsel, with or without formal training in the profession. It is a story within a story, a chronology of the spiritual and professional journey of a young woman searching for the meaning of a...
Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity
Psychological, Contemplative, and Moral Challenges in Christian Living
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Three ’windows’ to spiritual maturity
How can a faithful Christian avoid stagnating in their spiritual development? Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity: Psychological, Contemplative, and Moral Challenges in Christian Living explores effective ways in which Christian discipleship can grow in...
The Whole Youth Worker
Advice on Professional, Personal, and Physical Wellness from the Trenches
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Being a youth minister is not for the meek!
Youth ministry is difficult and you need every useful resource you can get your hands on. The Whole Youth Worker, 2nd Edition is advice straight from the heart of a guy who has been in the youth ministry trenches for over a decade. Whether you are a youth...
The Ministry of Lament
Caring for the Bereaved
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
For pastors and congregations, caring for those who are grieving is a very important but difficult job. Gene Fowler believes that the church needs a theological understanding of bereavement that can inform the ministry of caring for grieving people. The heart of The Ministry of Lament addresses the...
by Chip Dodd
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Awaken to the freedom of needs. Without knowing and expressing our needs, relationship with God and others suffers. As a complement to The Voice of the Heart, Chip Dodd invites readers to explore the needs we are created to have so that we can live fully. In 2001, The Voice of the Heart began a steady...
The Wounded Heart
Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
For those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse and those who love and care for them, The Wounded Heart offers a tender, compassionate window into the psychological effects of abuse and the theological foundations for healing.
Thirty years ago, with great courage and vision, Dan Allender...
The Wounded Heart Companion Workbook
Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Find help and hope for your journey toward healing.
Thousands of men and women have experienced life-reviving healing from Dr. Dan Allender’s The Wounded Heart. This companion workbook will help you work through the complex issues of sexual abuse in a concrete way.
Designed to be used on...
Refuel
Strengthen Your Soul, Energize Your Mission
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
Are you running on empty? God does not want you to live that way and he has made every provision for you to be replenished physically, emotionally, relationally and spiritually! REFUEL helps you to identify and protect yourself against draining influences in your life and discover the means that God...