Competent Christian Counseling, Volume One: Foundations and Practice of Compassionate Soul Care [Hardcover]

Timothy Clinton (Editor), George Ohlschlager (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 16, 2002

The authoritative new reference guide that equips counselors, pastors and church leaders, and caregivers for an effective ministry of soul care.

Under the guidance of the highly respected American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), more than 40 leading Christian professionals have come together to provide this comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date reference guide for professional and lay counselors, pastors, and leaders in training.
Competent Christian Counseling offers you:
• the best contributions on spiritual formation and pastoral care from Scripture as well as from giants of church history
• the latest research, theory, and successful practice methods in Christian counseling
• a practical, 21st century model of Christian counseling that is not only “counselor friendly,” but also facilitates effective, biblical client change--all geared to help people mature in the ways and wisdom of Jesus Christ.
Competent Christian Counseling, edited by Timothy Clinton and George Ohlschlager, is destined to be regarded for years to come as the authoritative, trustworthy resource for Christian counseling.

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The authoritative new reference guide that equips counselors, pastors and church leaders, and caregivers for an effective ministry of soul care.

Under the guidance of the highly respected American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), more than 40 leading Christian professionals have come together to provide this comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date reference guide for professional and lay counselors, pastors, and leaders in training.
Competent Christian Counseling offers you:
? the best contributions on spiritual formation and pastoral care from Scripture as well as from giants of church history
? the latest research, theory, and successful practice methods in Christian counseling
? a practical, 21st century model of Christian counseling that is not only ?counselor friendly,? but also facilitates effective, biblical client change--all geared to help people mature in the ways and wisdom of Jesus Christ.
Competent Christian Counseling, edited by Timothy Clinton and George Ohlschlager, is destined to be regarded for years to come as the authoritative, trustworthy resource for Christian counseling.

About the Author

Timothy Clinton is president of the nearly 40,000-member American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), the largest and most diverse Christian counseling association in the world. He is president of and maintains a part-time counseling practice with Light Counseling, Inc., in Lynchburg, Virginia and serves as Pastor of Caring Ministries at Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The host of a national radio call-in program called “Christian Counseling Today,” he is the author of Before a Bad Goodbye and The Marriage You Always Wants and executive editor of The Soul Care Bible. Tim holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in pastoral ministries from Liberty University and Ed.S. and Ed.D. degrees in counselor education from the College of William and Mary.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 832 pages
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press; 1 edition (April 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578565170
• ISBN-13: 978-1578565177
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 2 x 9.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Ministry & Church Leadership > Pastoral Counseling

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Professional, authoritative and Biblically sound, October 15, 2004

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Michael Tomek (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Competent Christian Counseling, Volume One: Foundations and Practice of Compassionate Soul Care (Hardcover)

Working as a psychologist in public psychiatry brings with it the demands of treating the more severe end of major mental illnesses as well as the limitations of exploring spiritual dimensions of client's experiences. In exploring the literature relating to Christianity's response to mental illness I've come across many poorly reserched or narrowminded conceptions of major mental illness, accurate psychiatric assessment and treatment, spiritual conceptualisations of presenting problems, spiritual diagnoses combining knowledge from psychiatry and Biblical examples and fomrulating appropriate treatment plans. This book offers extremely well thought out material on the foundations of Christianity's role in viewing mental illness, the importance of utilising God's given knowledge from psychiatry and related fields, as well as the ultimate provision of God's intervention in helping those with a mental illness. Highly recomended for people with training in psychiatry and those exploring the integration between psychiatry and Christianity.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A verry good read, January 23, 2010

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This review is from: Competent Christian Counseling, Volume One: Foundations and Practice of Compassionate Soul Care (Hardcover)

I purchased this book for a college class but I've recommended it to friends not in school. It's full of good information. I was convicted, challenged, and excited by reading. The editrs did a great job.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Resource, January 31, 2007

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Adrian A. Bernal "Honest Reviews" (Victor, ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Competent Christian Counseling, Volume One: Foundations and Practice of Compassionate Soul Care (Hardcover)

Competent Christian Couseling is an excellent resource book for biblical counselors of all types, be it: pastors, lay counselors, clinical, or private sector counselors. However, the book reads more like a compilation of articles and insights that a person can find in Psychology Today, or other counseling magazines. Although it is put together nicely, and it can be very useful in practical application, I feel it does not reach the potential that it can reach.

Students will find this work helpful in their pursuit of a counseling major, although, they may not refer to it much once they are in their own practice.

Overall, the work is good and worth the money and study, but it was not what I had expected.