Competent Christian Counseling (Volume One): Foundations and Practice of Compassionate Soul Care

Jacket Description/Flap: The authoritative new reference guide that equips counselors, pastors and church leaders, and caregivers for an effective ministry of soul care. Under the guidance of the highly respected American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), more than 40 leading Christian professionals have come together to provide this comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date reference guide for professional and lay counselors, pastors, and leaders in training."Competent Christian Counseling offers you: - the best contributions on spiritual formation and pastoral care from Scripture as well as from giants of church history- the latest research, theory, and successful practice methods in Christian counseling- a practical, 21st century model of Christian counseling that is not only "counselor friendly," but also facilitates effective, biblical client change--all geared to help people mature in the ways and wisdom of Jesus Christ."Competent Christian Counseling, edited by Timothy Clinton and George Ohlschlager, is destined to be regarded for years to come as "the authoritative, trustworthy resource for Christian counseling. Biographical Note: Timothy Clinton is president of the nearly 40,000-member American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), the largest and most diverse Christian counseling association in the world. He is president of and maintains a part-time counseling practice with Light Counseling, Inc., in Lynchburg, Virginia and serves as Pastor of Caring Ministries at Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The host of a national radio call-in program called """Christian Counseling Today," he is the author of "Before a Bad Goodbye" and "The Marriage You Always Wants" and executive editor of "The Soul Care Bible." Tim holds B. S. and M. A. degrees in pastoral ministries from Liberty University and Ed. S. and Ed. D. degrees in counselor education from the College of William and Mary. Publisher Marketing: The authoritative new reference guide that equips counselors, pastors and church leaders, and caregivers for an effective ministry of soul care. Under the guidance of the highly respected American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), more than 40 leading Christian professionals have come together to provide this comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date reference guide for professional and lay counselors, pastors, and leaders in training."Competent Christian Counseling" offers you: - the best contributions on spiritual formation and pastoral care from Scripture as well as from giants of church history- the latest research, theory, and successful practice methods in Christian counseling- a practical, 21st century model of Christian counseling that is not only "counselor friendly," but also facilitates effective, biblical client change--all geared to help people mature in the ways and wisdom of Jesus Christ."Competent Christian Counseling, " edited by Timothy Clinton and George Ohlschlager, is destined to be regarded for years to come as "the" authoritative, trustworthy resource for Christian counseling.

Contributor Bio:  Clinton, Timothy Timothy Clinton is president of the nearly 40,000-member American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), the largest and most diverse Christian counseling association in the world. He is president of and maintains a part-time counseling practice with Light Counseling, Inc., in Lynchburg, Virginia and serves as Pastor of Caring Ministries at Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The host of a national radio call-in program called """Christian Counseling Today," he is the author of "Before a Bad Goodbye" and "The Marriage You Always Wants" and executive editor of "The Soul Care Bible," Tim holds B. S. and M. A. degrees in pastoral ministries from Liberty University and Ed. S. and Ed. D. degrees in counselor education from the College of William and Mary. Contributor Bio:  Ohlschlager, George George Ohlschlager (J. D., M. S. W., University of Iowa) is a psychotherapist, ethicist and writer. He is a certified Christian counselor with the International Board of Christian Counselors and a certified professional Christian counselor and Christian mediator with the American Association of Christian Counselors. Among Ohlschlager's many books and publications are Caring for People God's Way (coeditor with Timothy Clinton and Archibald D. Hart, 2009) and Competent Christian Counseling, Volume One: Foundations and Practice of Compassionate Soul Care (coauthor with Timothy Clinton, 2002).