Joyfully Counseling People with New Hearts

by Jay E. Adams

This volume should help biblical counselors everywhere grasp the true biblical idea of heart, with the confidence that as they do they will be able to deal with the hearts of their counselees as God intends. This book should also encourage pastors to recognize the necessity of counseling in their pastoral ministry, since it is a vital part of the ministry of the Word. Indeed, when understood and practiced biblically, counseling can become one of the most exciting, rewarding, and even joyful activities!

79 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2008

About the author

Jay Edward Adams is a Reformed Christian author. He has written over 100 books and these have been published in sixteen languages.
He received a Bachelor of Divinity from Reformed Episcopal Seminary, a Bachelor of Arts in Classics from Johns Hopkins University,a Masters in Sacred Theology from Temple University, and a PhD in Speech from the University of Missouri.
Adams' book Competent to Counsel launched the nouthetic counseling movement, a movement whose aim was to use strictly biblical counseling methods. He is the founder of the Intitute for Nothetic Studies.

Reviews

[Marc Plazola · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dr. Adams writes this book in response to the biblical counseling circles that have entertained the widely accepted doctrine known as, "idols of the heart." Adams tends to overemphasize his ideas in this book (i.e., ideas that are questionable). For the most part, I agree with Adams's understanding of the "heart" when it comes to Scripture; but I'm not sure if I agree with his application of the "heart" in counseling. For the most part, I'd say it's worth the read!