The Gospel for Disordered Lives: An Introduction to Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling
Overview
The Gospel for Disordered Lives, reminds readers that the gospel—the heartbeat of the Bible—brings life changing hope and power to real people with real problems. The authors believe God in his Word speaks more deeply and more powerfully than the mental health world. This volume provides an introductory guide to the theory and practice of Christ-centered biblical counseling. This book is intended to serve as a foundational textbook for bachelors and masters-level students in Christian colleges, universities, seminaries, and graduate schools. While not aimed at those pursuing state licensure, the book provides a Bible-based perspective that these students can adapt in their broader ministry context.
- Supplies an introductory guide to the theory and practice of Christ-centered biblical counseling
- Provides a foundational textbook for bachelors and masters-level students in Christian colleges, universities, seminaries, and graduate schools
- Features a Bible-based perspective that these students can adapt in their broader ministry context
Top Highlights
“What is biblical counseling? We close with this simple definition: It is the Christlike, caring, person-to-person ministry of God’s Word to people struggling with personal and interpersonal problems to help them know and follow Jesus Christ in heart and behavior amid their struggles.” (Page 20)
“Second, we don’t counsel Mandy who has been abandoned by her husband, but Mandy who has been abandoned by her husband and is responding to that experience in a specific way—a way we must labor to understand.” (Page 171)
“While our knowledge as biblical counselors is not perfect, it is meaningful and sufficient and can be justified by showing how our source of truth satisfies consistency, coherence, comprehensiveness, and congruity. Based on the Bible’s inspiration, inerrancy, sufficiency, and authority, it satisfies those criteria. As a result, biblical counseling emerges from biblical knowledge. Instead of merely being a filter to trap error, the Bible is the driving force, the builder, and the engine producer for our system of care. As Isa 40:8 says, ‘The grass withers, the flowers fade, but the word of our God remains forever.’” (Pages 46–47)
“But it doesn’t share their limitations of clinical detachment, dual relationship avoidance, state-licensure, nonbiblical diagnoses, and other professional trappings (even when biblical counseling is done by specially trained professionals).5 Nor is biblical counseling the exclusive domain of professional therapists. It’s the domain of all believers: pastors, wise parents, spouses, roommates, neighbors, and spiritual brothers and sisters in our churches.” (Pages 10–11)
- Title: The Gospel for Disordered Lives: An Introduction to Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling
- Authors: Robert D. Jones, Kristin L. Kellen, Rob Green
- Publisher: B&H
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 550
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Counseling; Pastoral psychology; Applied psychology
- ISBNs: 9781430076926, 9780805447873, 9781087727479, 0805447873, 1087727472, 1430076925
- Resource ID: LLS:GSPLDSRDRCNSLNG
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-09T17:47:22Z