Religious counselling Books

Humanity is in trouble and it's not looking good for our future. The way we use our minds has caused untold damage through personal anxiety, national disruption, and the threat of global annihilation. This book reveals how we innocently misuse...

If you are ready to live your life free of guilt and shame, and learn how to walk in spiritual freedom, this book is for you.From her childhood days to her life as a mother and struggling wife, Ashley D. Wille searched for answers.Yet true and lasting...

1 Corinthians 16:14 says to do everything with love. This book uses love to delicately approach the subjects that are most often avoided in everyday conversation. We Overcome All Things is a great book for the individual seeking healing and restoration,...

Ministry to and with the Elderly is a "must-read" for seminary students, clergy, and local church leaders who provide pastoral support and programs to meet the needs of the older adult. It provides valuable information concerning the physical, mental,...

This is a practical resource for pastors, counselors and individuals needing guidance and strategies for career direction, career transitions, career crisis and job searching. Specific struggles and choices encountered on the career development journey...

Si quiere alcanzar a los jóvenes y ver que Dios cambia sus vidas, esta detallada guía le mostrará cómo. Avanzando en torno a los propósitos fundamentales de evangelización, discipulado, compañerismo, ministerio y adoración, Ministerio de Jóvenes con...

This book is an edited volume of works that have predominated over the past several decades in contemporary pastoral theology. Through the writings of nineteen leading voices in the history of pastoral care, Dykstra shows how each contributor developed a...

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...

What Keeps You from Loving Someone God Loves So Much? How might your life change if you really believed God loves you-not just in your head but down where it counts, in your heart?Imagine how different things could be: The lies you've believed...

Ronald Nydam acquaints the pastoral counselor with some of the struggles that adopted people confront in their development and in their adult lives. Drawn from the compelling stories of people who have been adopted, this book provides an intelligent and...

The church is in need of a thoroughly developed understanding of human experience in relation to the divine to deal successfully with the complex issues that are part of life in today's world. Contributors to this timely volume speak to that need as they...

What do you do when a parishioner tells you that his or her marriage is in trouble? What should you say? What resources can you turn to? In this helpful book for clergy, Charles Rassieur provides some clear and practical answers. Pastors will find in...

Exceedingly Abundantly was written specifically for Christians who desire to break free from the curse of debt. Having credit is not necessarily a bad thing; credit is often required to operate within this world's financial system. It is the misuse and...

Foundations of Pastoral Counselling offers a completely new approach to its subject, through an integration of philosophical ideas, theological thought, and psychotherapeutic psychology.Using the work of philosophers including Martin Buber, Simone Weil...

Welcome to Junkbox Diaries.What is a junkbox? A person who is just so all consumed by addiction and drugs that they do not care about what goes into their body. They don't shower, they barely eat, and the only sleep they get is a result from a high...

What happens when you deconstruct your faith? Aside from all the theological messiness it brings, deconstruction brings with it a lot of personal trauma. Friends and family often distance themselves. Your church sometimes removes you from the pews. And...

Have you been harmed by toxic religion? Learn how to recover and reclaim your life.Psychologist Marlene Winell is uniquely qualified to address the subject of this book. In addition to her personal experience with leaving fundamentalist religion, she has...

To successfully help those under our care, we must address the complete person. The person must be balanced in the areas of his or her spiritual, personal, family, and community views. An incorrect view of God can be as damaging as an imbalance of view...

This book may read like a novel, but John Brian Passler lived it. Growing up in a home with changing and uncertain core values, John was a mischievous child, and later, a troubled teen. He takes us through his U.S. Air Force experiences in Viet Nam and...

There is nothing quite so valuable as a book that is rooted in difficult and real personal experience, constructed with sound theological thinking, and applied in a practical manner. That combination is rare, but Richard Voelz manages it in this book...

Hypnosis is a controversial practice with many myths about its power and dangers. 'Hypnosis, Healing and the Christian' cuts through the confusion to present a balanced defense of the use of hypnosis by Christians, arguing that it is a powerful tool in...

With the floodgate of response from readers of Friesen's "Uncovering the Mystery of MPD" comes this cutting edge book of true stories of Multiple Personality clients told in their own words. A testimony to the healing power of God-centered therapy, "More...

Using biblical narratives, the Beatitudes and Erick H. Erikson's life cycle theory, Donald Capps reveals ways to combat the deadly sins by nurturing saving virtues. With his work rooted deeply in the Bible, Capps attempts to show comparisons that link...

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Friesen uncovers the the spiritual and psychological implications for the treatment of Multiple Personality clients. A useful and educational source book for equipping Pastors, therapists and lay counselors in their...

This book explores the relationship of clergy to Twelve Step programs. Field research of pastors in the Florida Keys found that they are unsure if addiction is a disease or a sin, and whether the Twelve Steps are based on Christianity. Lessons learned...

Todo tiene un origen, algunos entendidos afirman que no habrá final, porque todos al llegar allí nos desintegraremos, volviendo a la esencia de aquello de lo que fuinos formados, pero Dios afirma, que fuimos hechos del polvo de la tierra y de nuevo en...

A road to freedom for those struggling with addiction. You can be free! RICH: Recovery in Christ Heals is a biblical manual for those struggling with addiction(s) to set them free through the word of God and train them to show others how to be free. This...

Asegure el éxito de su matrimonio antes de casarse, creado por los doctores Les y Leslie Parrott, expertos en relaciones, es un amplio programa de matrimonio diseñado de forma específica por una pareja para las parejas de hoy. Es más que un simple libro;...

Despite what some would have us believe, Christianity is not limited to the religious right and its exclusive claims. More and more spiritual sojourners are being drawn back to the simple teachings of Jesus. There they encounter a whole new way of...

Embark on a journey of faith, emotional growth, and personal transformation with 'The Emotionally Intelligent Woman: A 31-Day Devotional.' This book, by Dr. Marie Grace, a professor, author, and devout Christian, deepens your spiritual and emotional...