Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives With God'S Changeless Truth

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives With God'S Changeless Truth

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling is a comprehensive guide that will equip God?s people to use biblical truth to change lives. More than that, this book will increase people?s confidence in the sufficiency and relevancy of God?s Word to address real-life issues in a multitude of counseling situations. Readers of this book will:Understand clearly why they should embrace biblical counselingBe encouraged to trust God?s Word to provide rich insight for living in the midst of even the most difficult challengesEnjoy the relevant, pastoral, and theological teaching they have come to appreciate from such noted authors as James MacDonald, John Piper, Mark Dever, and Elyse FitzpatrickThe 28 chapters blend theological wisdom and practical expertise. The first half of the book emphasizes a practical theology of biblical counseling; the second half highlights a practical methodology of biblical counseling.Though accessible to all Christians, the book will especially appeal to pastors and church leaders, counseling practitioners, students, and educators.About the AuthorStephen Viars earned his DMin degree in biblical counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary and has served as a pastor and biblical counselor for more than 20 years at Faith Baptist Church and Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries in Lafayette, Indiana. He serves as the president of the board of the Biblical Counselors Coalition, the vice president of the board of National Association of Nouthetic Counselors, and is a frequent speaker at conferences, colleges, and seminaries in the United States and abroad.James MacDonald