Effective Biblical Counseling: A Model for Helping Caring Christians Become Capable Counselors
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A model of counseling that can be gracefully integrated into the functioning of the local church.
In Effective Biblical Counseling, Gold Medallion Award-winning author Dr. Larry Crabb asserts that counseling is simply a relationship between people who care and that its goal is to free people to better worship and serve God.
This book will show you how to help people achieve obedience and character growth in their lives, and establish a sense of personal worth and security along the way. Dr. Crabb says, "I believe that God has ordained the local church to be his primary instrument to tend to his people's aches and pains. In writing this book I have tried to be of practical help to Christians who want to be more effective in ministering to their suffering brothers and sisters."
Top Highlights
“Sorting through this ‘stream of unconsciousness,’ a simple organization emerges: people have one basic personal need that requires two kinds of input for its satisfaction. The most basic need is a sense of personal worth, an acceptance of oneself as a whole, real person. The two required inputs are significance (purpose, importance, adequacy for a job, meaningfulness, impact) and security (love—unconditional and consistently expressed; permanent acceptance).” (source)
“4. Teach the client what to fill his mind with: The ‘Tape Recorder’ Technique.” (source)
“2. Encourage expression of emotions surrounding the belief.” (source)
“My belief should be obvious that the critical change in helping a person live effectively involves altering his Basic Assumption, the third element in this model. Every problem in the model can be avoided completely if the basic assumption is in line with revealed truth.” (source)
“1. Identify where the wrong assumption was learned.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : Effective Biblical Counseling: A Model for Helping Caring Christians Become Capable Counselors
- Author: Crabb, Larry
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publication Date: 2014
- ISBN: 9780310515883