Religious counselling Books

Finding Mom is a story of tragedy, secrets, and forgiveness. As a six-year-old, Steve Messer found his mother's body after she committed suicide in 1961, and for the next fifty years, he and his family lived in silence about her death and her life. This...

Friendly Counsels: Addressed To Various Characters, In Twenty Familiar Letters is a book written by the Religious Tract Society in 1838. The book consists of twenty letters that offer advice and guidance to different characters, including parents,...

Young, Drunk, and Chased is not just a memoir. Chase Reed has written a comeback story like none other. Have you ever looked death in the face only to come back and feel more alive than ever? Jump into the story of an alcoholic saved by the Grace of...

In Food as an Idol: Finding Freedom from Disordered Eating Pamela K. Orgeron, the Author and Editor, a Board Certified Christian Counselor and an Advanced Christian Life Coach combines her education with her life experience as a recovered bulimic to...

Your mother probably said it maybe your grandmother, too. They parroted the overused maternal maxim: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."They meant well, but let's just say that they were not being...

A timely resource treating addiction holistically as both a spiritual and a pathological conditionSubstance addictions present a unique set of challenges for pastoral care. In this book Sonia Waters weaves together personal stories, research, and...

For authentic Christians, the bad news of Satan and the kingdom of darkness, while serious, is overshadowed by the good news of Jesus and the Kingdom of God.Yes, there is a cosmic clash. Yes, we are in the middle of it. Yes, we need to become equipped to...

Ce livre sur "Les Défis du ministère Pastoral" est un manuel pratique et un guide éducationnelqui vise à sensibiliser et motiver les pasteurs qui sont déjà à l'oeuvre dans la Vigne duSeigneur comme dirigeants des Église, sur la nécessité d'affronter,...

Crossing the Borderline started out as a series of journal entries; some of which were e-mailed to T. R.'s therapist, pastor, and pastor's wife. They encouraged her to expand these stories of advocating for her own mental and emotional health. When this...

Don't Quit Your Church is a foundational philosophy of ministry that serves two distinct purposes. First, it serves as hope for struggling ministers who are suffering from ""perceived failure"" in the ministry and are strongly considering resigning their...

Post-traumatic stress disorder is everywhere. It is increasing in regards to those who are being diagnosed with PTSD and those whom are ministering to ones with PTSD. The good news is that God speaks into the complexities of PTSD through Scripture and...

Do you ever feel hopeless or depressed? Join the club. It's almost impossible to live in this world without experiencing lows from time to time. Some people can overcome these feelings of loss through sheer willpower. However, there are occasions when we...

This guide is to enable and assist those who have and will struggle with their particular seasons of separation. It will help each person to handle their struggle in their own way and use it to help someone else. This book was purposed to make this a...

Life and people can hurt us...deeply. Many suffer in silence fearing that if they open up about what wounded them, they will show a lack of faith somehow.In Healing the Wounded Spirit, Earl and Carl talk openly, honestly, and realistically about the...

What gives some the strength to go through life having to face suffering, while others having all the means to live, find no meaning to live for? The strength of the mind and its ability to search for meaning rests upon its structure. The most important...

Ben and Ann Wilson help couples navigate the painful journey through an affair toward reconciliation and a stronger marriage. They help couples out of their experience as licensed professional counselors, and out of their own story of unfaithfulness,...

We all know what it's like to look into the mirror only to feel overwhelmed with regret and shame. For some, it's a daily occurrence. But for those who've compromised their sexual integrity, it's an ongoing reality.In this book, you'll find a...

Pastors spend much of their time counseling people in crisis―a delicate task that requires one to carefully evaluate each situation, share relevant principles from God's Word, and offer practical suggestions for moving forward. Too often, however,...

A unique approach to understanding the faith traditions of the world and enriching your spiritual counsel. This comprehensive professional resource approaches a wide array of faith traditions from a perspective that blends theology, history and an...

Solid as a Rock is an insightful guide that will help you take solid steps towards building a stronger marriage. The principles included will help you and your mate focus on specific areas to strengthen your relationship including:•  ...

Adultery and sexual sins are the most difficult for any family to overcome. However, when it is Christian family it even more devastating, embarrassing, and potentially irreparable.Diamonds From Despair is a biographical recount of an ordinary Christian...

In this practical handbook for families and churches, Dr. R. Timothy Kearney shows how the healing touch of God can come, frequently through God's people, to children who have experienced sexual abuse.

Everett L. Worthington Jr. provides a model for short-term marriage counseling that is biblical, practical and compassionate. Valuable evaluations of five other major approaches (psychoanalytic, systems, behavioral, cognitive and Christian) are included...

Everett L. Worthington Jr. offers a comprehensive manual for assisting couples over common rough spots and through serious problems in a manner that is compassionate, effective and brief.

In this revised edition Sandra D. Wilson explains the patterns of thinking and feeling common to adult children of dysfunctional families and helps them start on their own journey toward freedom and wholeness.

The birth of a child is important in the lives of women, families, and communities. But as a metaphor for pastoral practice, it is a sadly underdeveloped theme in theology and ministry. The author offers a remedy for this lack with this unique work,...

Dr. Pruyser explores, in depth, the first step in the helping process: the diagnostic assessment of the problem-laden person. The diagnoses that the minister makes cannot be medical or psychiatric, says Dr. Pruyser.

In this book the author explains the relevance and meaning of the ‘heart’ from a Biblical perspective. It details how ‘truth’ ministered to ‘heart beliefs’ is the basis and key to freedom from issues that have not been...

The Hope Recovery Devotional is a 100 day faith-based devotional with practical messages to help you be successful in recovery and to help you grow in your faith. Regardless of where you are in your recovery this faith-based devotional shares...

Is it possible for today's pastor to provide competent counseling to the members of his flock? Should counseling be left to psychologists, psychotherapists, and secular counselors? What should be the primary source of information for the pastor who...

Every counselor will fail. But what does failure mean? What are some principal causes of failure? What can be learned from failure, and what can be done to avoid future failure? Since failure among fallen man-even those redeemed by God's grace-will...