Pastoral Counseling category: 622 books
The Angola Prison Seminary
Effects of Faith-Based Ministry on Identity Transformation, Desistance, and Rehabilitation
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Corrections officials faced with rising populations and shrinking budgets have increasingly welcomed "faith-based" providers offering services at no cost to help meet the needs of inmates. Drawing from three years of on-site research, this book utilizes survey analysis along with life-history...
by Francis of Assisi, Ignatius Loyola, Saint Benedict
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
SEVEN RULES AND EXERCISES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH brings together some of the greatest writings on discipline and the monastic life ever penned. These writings have inspired countless believers to holiness, humility and self-discipline and have helped shape the life and witness of the Church....
Appraisal of the Growth of the Christian Faith in Igboland
A Psychological and Pastoral Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2012
The Igbo people in Nigeria continue to make some movements toward Christianity, but many fail to practice the faith properly. Tribal traditions and old beliefs continue to be mixed with Christian concepts. By exploring the problem from a psychological and pastoral perspective, author Bartholomew N....
Personhood and Presence
Self as a Resource for Spiritual and Pastoral Care
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
The greatest asset which people in pastoral care offer in a caring relationship is themselves, or to be more precise, the aspects of self which they have reflected upon. Offering oneself to other people in order to provide companionship along the road of life, especially when the particular stage...
Moral Injury
Restoring Wounded Souls
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
If we can share our burdens, we can bear them. If we can bear them, we can change the circumstances that brought them about. In a world where anything goes, people have a hard time deciding what is right and what is wrong. Pastors have a hard time helping people discern right and wrong because the...
by James E. Hightower, Peter Ferguson
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
The Out of the Depths series addresses common pastoral crises in a faithful, encouraging, and factual manner that provides support to parishioners in crisis beyond the initial pastoral conversation. These inexpensive 64-page booklets can be given out to parishioners when they bring their recent...
Waiting for Good News
Living with Chronic and Serious Illness
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Support and wisdom when serious illness strikes
Sally Wilke gets it. She has lived with and through the serious chronic illness of someone she cared deeply about. And she has provided pastoral care to individuals and families in similar situations. Waiting for Good News captures her hard-won,...
Uncovering Spiritual Narratives
Using Story in Pastoral Care and Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2014
All cultures use story as a way to make sense of life. Yet for many, only a single story line is seen as the “real truth.” Using narrative therapy as a caregiving approach can help individuals uncover multilayered narratives that are far more complex and liberating. Drawing on theological approaches...
Family Systems and Congregational Life
A Map for Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
Experienced pastor and seminary teacher R. Robert Creech helps pastoral leaders increase their effectiveness by applying family systems theory to congregational life and ministry. Creech introduces readers to the basic concepts of Bowen Family Systems Theory, applies family theory to the work of...
by James E. Hightower, Matt Kelley
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
The Out of the Depths series addresses common pastoral crises in a faithful, encouraging, and factual manner that provides support to parishioners in crisis beyond the initial pastoral conversation. These inexpensive 64-page booklets can be given out to parishioners when they bring their recent diagnosis,...
by Willie Richardson, Zondervan
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
The gospel brings liberty to men, women, and children bound by every conceivable sin and affliction. Psychology provides a tool for applying the power of the gospel in practical ways. Drawing on biblical truths and psychological principles, Counseling in African-American Communities helps us—Christian...
by John G. Kruis
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013
Now in its fourth edition, this classic reference book helps counselors, pastors, and individual Christians with specific personal needs find sound scriptural guidance for resolving problems and growing in faith. The updated cover and packaging will attract new buyers to this already popular reference tool.
Caring for Souls
Counseling Under the Authority of Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Caring for Souls is a helpful primer on the intersection of psychology and Scripture. How psychology fits into Christianity is a thorny and often confusing subject for many. There is a great deal of disagreement even among experts. In Caring for Souls, Gary Bredfeldt and Harry Shields address the...
by June Hunt
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Save over $40 when you buy all 36 June Hunt Hope for the Heart Biblical Counseling Library Minibooks. A $143 value for just $99.• Adultery: The Snare of an Affair• Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Breaking Free and Staying Free• Anger: Facing the Fire Within• Anorexia And Bulimia: Control That Is Out...