Resources for Christian Counseling

Logos Bible Software offers a wide range of titles on the subject of Christian counseling. The electronic versions of these books make these editions even more valuable than ever. You can now build up an extensive library to better assist you as you help others deal with their struggles.

With Logos you can combine resources from various publishers and search throughout your entire library for your topic of choice in no time. Find relevant and applicable information about marriage, stewardship, abuse, pastoral ministry and so much more. Adding a collection or even a single title will add a greater dimension to your counseling—with only a few clicks of your mouse.

Biblical Counseling Collection (30 Vols.)

Hope for the Heart Biblical Counseling Library (100 Vols.)

This 30 volume collection of biblical counseling titles is an amazing compilation of Christian counseling resources. The Biblical Counseling Collection features some of Jay E. Adams' outstanding counseling titles, including The Christian Counselor's Manual, Competent to Counsel, and A Theology of Christian Counseling. It includes works from 21 different authors, including Steve Farrar, Elizabeth George, Jerry Bridges, and Lou Priolo.

This collection includes informative studies on general Christian counseling, as well as very focused works on women's and men's counseling needs, counseling victims of sexual abuse, eating and diet issues, dating, working through struggles with sexual sin and anger, and developing a deeper walk with God. A fantastic resource for the library of a pastor or Christian counselor, the Biblical Counseling Collection adds a new dimension to your Logos Bible Software. These expert resources are combined with the tools of the Logos Bible Software system, including topical searching for studying specific areas of biblical counseling, and linked references to other titles in your Libronix library.

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For more than twenty years, June Hunt has worked to provide biblically-based counseling and help and encouragement to thousands of Christians through the ministry of Hope for the Heart. Now, Logos is pleased to offer the 100-volume Hope for the Heart Biblical Counseling Library, a massive set of biblically-centered counseling resources for pastors and laypersons.

The Hope for the Heart Biblical Counseling Library uses tools to help people breach spiritual barriers on their way to freedom in Christ. Each book presents God’s heart on a particular problem or issue and reveals ways to walk in spiritual victory in a simple, easy-to-read, outline format. This format gives definitions, characteristics, causes, and steps to solution for real life topics, while reinforcing the importance of Christ-centered living. Each book is packed full of real-life examples, biblical illustrations, and practical strategies for facing some of today’s toughest challenges.

This massive 100-volume library contains helpful books on today’s toughest issues, including:

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Pure Life Collection (12 Vols.)

Classical Pastoral Care (4 Vols.)

The Pure Life Collection is the result of many years of confronting and conquering the addiction of sexual sin. Today Christians are being inundated with pornography and other forms of sexual sin explicitly displayed on the television, at the movies, in books, and on the Internet. How do Christians stay pure in the sight of God in an unholy, corrupt world? Is it possible for believers in this modern era to be in the world, but not of it?

Pure Life Ministries testifies to the sobering fact that sexual sin can and does destroy lives, homes, churches, careers and one’s relationship with God. It affects pastors and lay people alike, regardless of one’s economic or social status. It is an epidemic that the Church must face squarely and honestly. The Pure Life Collection includes nine books and three videos, providing pastors, counselors, lay leaders and those who suffer with sexual sin valuable, scripturally sound answers to address this dreadful addiction and provide healing.

Titles Include:

• Out of the Depths of Sexual Sin
• Living in Victory
• At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry
• A Biblical Guide to Counseling the Sexual Addict
• Breaking Free From Habitual Sin
• Overcoming Insecurity
• ... and more.

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The purpose of this series is to present in plain English the most indispensable texts of pastoral writers prior to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Its goal is the care of souls, viewed historically. To this end, Classical Pastoral Care features selected short passages from these writers on a number of important issues that face today’s pastor. Pride of place is given to patristic sources, although medieval and Reformation authors are scarcely overlooked. Concise introductions preface thoughtfully organized thematic sections, and each text is linked with companion texts through insightful analysis.

Although our modern concept of pastoral counseling is relatively new, the wisdom of Christian thinkers of centuries past can be directly applied to believers today. What did Saint Thomas Aquinas write about behavioral change strategies? How can Origen add to your care for the emotionally ill?

Classical Pastoral Care is pastoral care as understood, practiced and set forth by key writers of the Christian tradition. The series presents especially those rare texts that have a gem-like quality, that one often hopes to find easily but for which much reading is often necessary. The search has often required extensive digging in a given period or series before coming across just that text that best embodies the pastoral tradition, that brightly illuminates its subject, or profoundly grasps the point, or states it more subtly than before. This has been the joy and vexation of this editorial effort, similar to panning for gold in a deserted stream, only rarely coming across the bright nugget.

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Moody Counseling Collection (10 Vols.)

Broadman & Holman Marriage and Family Collection
(19 Vols.)

What does the Bible teach us about healthy marriages and thriving relationships? And how does the ministry of the church overlap with the practice of Christian counseling?

The 10-volume Moody Counseling Collection explores the endless connections between psychology and theology, as well as the practice of counseling as a vital ministry task. This collection brings you ten books focused not only on general topics, but on specific concerns as well—such as premarital counseling, family counseling, counseling of women, alcoholism, and more.

The volumes in this collection offer practical advice from a biblical perspective for pastors and counselors to apply in their own congregations and counseling sessions. What’s more, the Logos edition of the Moody Counseling Collection allows you to search by topic and author for more focused study—giving you quick access to the tools you need and making this a vital resource for pastors and counselors.

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Something is wrong with our culture’s understanding of marriage. In a world where marriages end and families split, what does God say about relationships? And what does the Bible teach about maintaining healthy marriages and reconciling broken families?

These 19-volumes offer you the tools to help your marriage and your family not merely survive—but flourish. The books in this collection provide practical relationship advice, all from a biblical perspective. You’ll learn about wise parenting, love and sex, wedding planning, dealing with the divorce, and caring for aging parents.

Whether you find yourself in a healthy relationship or whether your family is tearing itself apart—the Broadman & Holman Marriage and Family Collection can help you mend fractured relationships and strengthen existing ones. Give your marriage and your family the chance to thrive with the practical advice and rich wisdom offered by the most seasoned counselors the Church has to offer.

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The Five Love Languages Collection (7 Vols.)

Preaching & Leadership Collection (18 Vols.)

The Five Love Languages Collection brings together the mega-selling Five Love Languages titles. In these seven volumes, relationship counselor Gary Chapman equips you with the tools you need to determine—and utilize—the love languages you and those close to you speak. You’ll learn to demonstrate your love to your spouse, children, and teenagers using the love languages they understand. Moreover, you’ll be able to show how they can most effectively communicate love to you—by teaching them the love languages you respond to best.

Also included is Chapman’s The Five Languages of Apology. Apologizing means more then just saying you’re sorry. This volume will teach you to speak in the five languages of apology: Expressing Regret, Accepting Responsibility, Making Restitution, Genuinely Repenting, and Requesting Forgiveness. It will also teach you to apply these languages to specific situations, including apologizing in the family, in a dating relationship, in the workplace, and to yourself.

Perfect for couples, singles, counselors, and pastors, The Five Love Languages Collection will enhance the way you communicate and experience love—forever!

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This collection of 18 resources is designed with the working pastor in mind. It will hone the effectiveness, quality, and focus of any pastor's ministry, whether they are just starting out or have decades of experience behind them. With nearly 3,300 pages of material written out of the life experiences of dozens of pastors, this collection is nothing if not practical!

The titles in this collection will help you in three basic areas of ministry: preaching, leadership, and administration.

Titles Include:

• Practical Wisdom for Pastors
• Lessons in Leadership
• Christian Ministries And The Law
• Ethical Dilemmas in Church Leadership
• ... and more.

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Roy Zuck Vital Issues Series (12 Vols.)

Baker Counseling Collection (3 Vols.)

The Roy Zuck Vital Issues Series draws upon the wisdom and research of dozens of esteemed evangelical scholars and writers to address the many issues and challenges of contemporary living. The articles in this collection were thoughtfully selected by general editor Roy B. Zuck from the hallowed pages of the Bibliotheca Sacra and published to commemorate both the sesquicentennial of the journal's founding in New York (1843–1993), and its diamond anniversary at Dallas Theological Seminary (1934–1994). The insightful words of the archetypal writers featured in these volumes address questions faced by everyone who sincerely seeks to be more Christ like and to please God.

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The Baker Counseling Collection provides biblically sound insight and practical methodology for those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of psychology. These volumes will help you develop a true knowledge of psychology from a Christian perspective. Further develop your counseling ministry with the aid of these essential works. With Logos, these volumes are completely accessible and searchable on your computer. Prepare for lessons, or counseling sessions, with the benefit of your entire Logos library!

Learn time-honored, field tested methods from some of the most respected names in Christian counseling including: Frank B. Minirth, Paul D. Meier, Donald E. Ratcliff, and David G. Benner.

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Foundations for the Family Series

Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling, Second Edition

This four-book series combines the knowledge of more than 30 contributors with expert perspectives on Christian families. The books attempt to describe biblical foundations for manhood and womanhood and answer many of the questions that face our congregations. Why is our nation experiencing a crisis in family identity? What does the Bible say about true masculinity and true femininity and how does that affect our world? The editors hope these books "show how faithfulness to Scripture regarding manhood and womanhood results in a ministry that does not run from but faces and resolves the tough problems that confront people in their lives as men and women today."

The Foundations for the Family Series addresses:

• Building strong marriages
• Gender roles and sexual intimacy within marriage
• Raising masculine boys and feminine girls
• Confronting domestic violence
• Reaching out to singles
• Homosexuality
• Leadership and submission
• ... and more.

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The Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling, Second Edition incorporates the latest findings from the most capable authors on key topics, issues, and movements in the field of psychology. With over 1,400 entries (articles and cross-references), this massive volume has everything the Christian psychologist or counselor needs to identify disorders, trends, techniques, and other essential concepts. And each article has been reviewed for the second edition to reflect the current literature in the field.

Establishing itself as one of the premier resources for pastors, counselors, and Christian psychologists, this second edition has an added benefit for pastors and counselors: to address the unique challenges they face, a new category of articles exploring the many aspects of pastoral care and counseling has been added. These include articles on grace and pastoral care, the role of the Holy Spirit in counseling, legal issues in counseling, and pastoral care of the sick.

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Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal

This unique book-length bibliography enables the reader to bring known biblical counselors into the home via book, audio cassette, video cassette, and the World Wide Web. Painstakingly researched over a 15-year period, it is a gold mine of biblical wisdom. The 5,700 titles by 2,300 authors include little known and hard to find books, for example, 273 Reformed classics. The breadth of the collection evidences the interrelationship of absolute truth, life, moral behavior, the law, freedom, obedience, social stability, and the positive sanctions of God. Therefore, it is a strong apologetic for the biblical Christianity of our forefathers, that aimed to be true to Christ.

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Biblical Counseling for Today: A Handbook for Those Who Counsel from Scripture

Believers are wise to be skeptical of much that is done in the name of counseling in secular settings. Even under the umbrella of "Christian counseling," one has heard horror stories of cases where God's Word has been misused. But Jeff Watson makes a strong case in this volume for the legitimacy of marrying "biblical" and "counseling."

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Celebrating Christian Marriage

In recent years, the topic of Christian marriage has been a headline issue for the Christian Church. Every major branch of the Christian Tradition has found itself readdressing this central tenant of Christian theology in order to best define itself in the new millennium.

With essays from over twenty-five experts and theologians from many different countries and denominational affiliations, Celebrating Christian Marriage is more than a collection of essays, it is truly a source-book for a Christian theology of marriage.This collection of expert research, analysis and discussion may be the most significant ever assembled on this subject.

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The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis

Too often in the life of the church, theological reflection and the practical matters of leading and serving have been considered independently. The result has been the impoverishment of both Christian faith and Christian practice.

In this groundbreaking book Ray Anderson reflects theologically and practically on preaching, worship, ethics, social justice, therapy, family, homosexuality, burnout in ministry, reconciliation in relationships and theological education itself. The result is The Shape of Practical Theology, a new and renewing foundation for engaging in Christian ministry.

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Biblical Directionism

In this book the pastor, counselor, teacher, church leader, and student will quickly learn a simple, proven, and powerful method of counseling that is wholly biblical and totally reliable. The five-step method of Biblical Directionism will help both the student to begin on a rock solid foundation and the professionally trained to focus on the real issues.

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Building Your Church Through Counsel and Care

One of the best definitions of leadership is “being willing to take responsibility for someone else.” While pop culture encourages people to break free from obligation to anyone but themselves, Christians who have heard the call of God know that ministry is about caring for others. Care is more than an emotion, a general warm feeling toward people, or an affection for a few individuals. Pastoral care implies ensuring basic needs of the flock are met—all with a purpose of cultivating mature Christian character.

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Caring for People God’s Way

This book presents Christian counseling in a systematic, step-by-step manner that outlines the process as practically as possible. It then applies the process to the most common issues faced by Christian counselors: personal and emotional issues, trauma, grief, loss, and suicide.

The book consists of four parts: 21st Century Christian Counseling, Counseling for Personal and Emotional Issues, Addictions and Impulse Control Problems, and Counseling for Grief and Trauma.

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Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide

This proven guide in pastoral counseling has been extensively expanded and revised by the author to include recent developments and research, new resources, and attention to newly urgent needs such as AIDS, eating disorders, homosexuality, and violence. Written with clarity and sensitivity, this volume builds on biblical foundations and the best resources of professional psychology. It reflects the insights the author has gained from many years of Christian counseling.

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Curing the Heart

This book is really a text book for anyone involved or interested in Christian counseling. Both the authors teach the subject at a theological seminary in the States. Their influences include Jay Adams, a leading Christian psychologist, and Francis Schaeffer.

Only a biblical framework can explain the "why?" of human behaviour. The approach is therefore holistic as it tackles the heart of the human problem- the problem of the human heart.

The model of psychology presented is very much more prescriptive than anything in secular counseling, or in many Christian circles, but the authors are consistent in their approach and they have been teaching the material for many years. Included are helpful appendices to aid the reader.

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Introduction to Biblical Counseling: A Basic Guide to the Principles and Practice of Counseling

In recent years, many in the church have disdained the Bible as the guidebook for living, and instead sought the help of psychologists and secular methods for explaining the difficulties of life. Yet when believers need help in dealing with their sin, to whom can they turn? An Introduction to Biblical Counseling is the perfect manual for instructing the willing servant how to counsel from God's Word. This basic guide to the principles and practices of counseling will reinforce your confidence in the sufficiency, superiority, and practicality of Scripture for dealing with all the issues of life.

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Mastering Pastoral Counseling

You’ve known the joy of unraveling a problem, of saving a marriage, of guiding a young life, of becoming bonded with your people. Yet you’ve also known the weariness and frustration of insoluble and complex and unremitting difficulties, of midnight emergencies, of failures, divorces, fights, and problems, problems, problems. In Mastering Pastoral Counseling you’ll discover invaluable resources for reducing your frustration and increasing your effectiveness. This book looks at counseling from your perspective as a pastor, not from the professional counselor’s view.

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No More Hurting: Life Beyond Sexual Abuse

SEXUAL ABUSE can be a bewildering and deeply uncomfortable topic. New reports on the issue are greeted with a shake of the head as we think 'How can that happen?' But have you ever then let your mind drift on to more comfortable topics with the next news item?

We have witnessed many fast-selling books in recent years about abuse but, although we admire the courage of the writer in surviving their ordeal, we are not always left with answers. This book is a thoroughly Christian response to issues surrounding sexual abuse. It is a frank and much needed look at a complex situation that affects more people than we want to believe.

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Pastoral Ethics: A Guide to the Key Issues of Daily Living

Pastoral Ethics offers clear and practical guidance on the ethical and theological dimensions of the dilemmas to be faced in counseling situations. The volume covers 20 major contemporary issues including marriage, family, forgiveness, divorce, business, power, science, health, bereavement, sexuality and the environment.

Ministry to the morally confused is a vital part of the work of Christian pastors and counselors. So many difficult ethical issues crowd in on us in daily life that we need a resource to point out biblical, practical ways to understand and interpret such issues.

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Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling

A handy reference tool for counselors, pastors, and teachers that lists applicable Scripture on a wide range of ninety-three topics including adultery, alcohol, bitterness, church discipline, depression, fear, homosexuality, lust, mixed marriages, priorities, temptation, waiting on the Lord, and many others. All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version but can be linked to other versions in the Logos Library. This tool has been widely used for one on one to assist those with emotional and spiritual needs and in preparation for sermons and classes.

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Resources for Christian Counseling

This book presents current research and practical tools for counseling contemporary problems. The authors in this series deal with a broad range of human concerns from a biblical perspective. Comprehensive and practical, this series is a valuable resource for anyone who has the responsibility of counseling others.

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Totally Sufficient: The Bible and Christian Counseling

Christian counselors agree that the Bible's message of salvation can radically change lives. Scripture can lead even the most unlikely people to faith but when it comes to everyday problems. Is the Bible really enough? Can we say that scripture is sufficient for every counseling situation? Here we have more than a dozen highly trained counselors, medical experts and pastors who are highly respected in there fields. Every one has at least one doctorate relevant to the area they examine in this book. Their answers to the questions stated above are enlightening, thought provoking and surprising.

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What the Bible Says About…Suffering

This useful volume is a logical presentation of the subject which allows an individual to understand why, how, and even the benefits of suffering. It offers a systematic theology grounded in scripture that can be utilized in place of psychological programs currently being used for counseling. The subject of suffering is handled solely from the biblical viewpoint; there has been no attempt to modify God’s Word to make it compatible with human philosophies, psychology, sociology, religious views or public opinion.

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What the Bible Says About…Child Training

This book will define parental accountability, authority, and responsibility, as well as describe the nature of a child and explain his biblically-defined stages of development. The unique aspect of this book is that the author accepts the Bible as absolute truth and infinitely superior to any human system of thinking. The subject of child training is handled solely from the Biblical viewpoint. The system of child training presented herein has been used by thousands of families with dramatic results. The author has added comments, examples, and anecdotes to this second edition. It also includes four appendixes and a bibliography.

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What the Bible Says About…Being a Man

This insightful book helps direct the reader onto a path toward balanced, Biblical manhood and sets forth the characteristics God expects from Christian men, such as honesty, courage, loyalty, self-discipline, leadership and above all, godliness. In this helpful guide you will study how the Bible defines true manhood, and how you can overcome any personal, off-balanced training you may have received regarding what a man should be.

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Safe in the Arms of God

Every parent who has lost a child has dealt with disturbing, haunting questions. Why my child? Where is my baby now? Will I ever see my child again? Renowned Bible expositor John MacArthur tackles the question of infant death (in the womb or following birth) in his trademark style—with detailed attention to Scriptures that hold the answers. No death occurs apart from the purposes of God. MacArthur assures readers, just as no life occurs apart from the purposes of God. This comforting book is certain to bring consolation to those experiencing this most painful loss.

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Christian Focus Counseling Collection (8 Vols.)

Jesus said, in describing his ministry, that He had come to "preach good tidings to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to open prison to those who are bound." The Christian Focus Counseling Collection comprises eight volumes of material to help aid you in leading people towards wholeness without pat answers, and without platitudes.

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