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Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands: People in Need of Change Helping People in Need of Change.
We might be relieved if God placed our sanctification only in the hands of trained professionals, but that is not his plan. Instead, through the ministry of every part of the body, the whole church will mature in Christ.
Paul David Tripp helps us discover where change is needed in our own lives and the lives of others. Following the example of Jesus, Tripp reveals how to get to know people, and how to lovingly speak truth to them.
We might be relieved if God placed our sanctification only in the hands of trained professionals, but that is not his plan. Instead, through the ministry of every part of the body, the whole church will mature in Christ.
Paul David Tripp helps us discover where change is needed in our own lives and the lives of others. Following the example of Jesus, Tripp reveals how to get to know people, and how to lovingly speak truth to them.
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Paul David Tripp
128 books1,434 followersPaul was born in Toledo, Ohio to Bob and Fae Tripp on November 12, 1950. Paul spent all of his growing years in Toledo until his college years when his parents moved to Southern California.
At Columbia Bible College from 1968-1972, (now Columbia International University) Paul majored in Bible and Christian Education. Although he had planned to be there for only two years and then to study journalism, Paul more and more felt like there was so much of the theology of Scripture that he did not understand, so he decided to go to seminary. Paul met Luella Jackson at College and they married in 1971. In 1971, Paul took his first pastoral position and has had a heart for the local church ever since. After college, Paul completed his Master of Divinity degree at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary (now known as Philadelphia Theological Seminary) in Philadelphia (1972-1975). It was during these days that Paul’s commitment to ministry solidified. After seminary, Paul was involved in planting a church in Scranton, Pennsylvania (1977-1987) where he also founded a Christian School. During the years in Scranton, Paul became involved in music, traveling with a band and writing worship songs. In Scranton, Paul became interested in biblical counseling and decided to enroll in the D.Min program in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul then became a faculty member of the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) and a lecturer in biblical counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul has also served as Visiting Professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
In 2009, Paul joined the faculty of Redeemer Seminary (daughter school of Westminster) in Dallas, Texas as Professor of Pastoral Life and Care.[1]
Beginning in June, 2006, Paul became the President of Paul Tripp Ministries, a non-profit organization, whose mission statement is "Connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life." In addition to his current role as President of Paul Tripp Ministries, on January 1, 2007, Paul also became part of the pastoral staff at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA where he preached every Sunday evening and lead the Ministry to Center City through March, 2011 when he resigned due to the expanding time commitments needed at Paul Tripp Ministries.
Paul, Luella, and their four children moved to Philadelphia in 1987 and have lived there ever since. Paul is a prolific author and has written twelve books on Christian living which are sold internationally. Luella manages a large commercial art gallery in the city and Paul is very dedicated to painting as an avocation.[2] Paul’s driving passion is to help people understand how the gospel of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ really does speak with practical hope into all the things they will face in this broken world. Paul is a pastor with a pastor’s heart, a gifted speaker, his journey taking him all over the world, an author of numerous books on practical Christian living, and a man who is hopelessly in love with Luella.
At Columbia Bible College from 1968-1972, (now Columbia International University) Paul majored in Bible and Christian Education. Although he had planned to be there for only two years and then to study journalism, Paul more and more felt like there was so much of the theology of Scripture that he did not understand, so he decided to go to seminary. Paul met Luella Jackson at College and they married in 1971. In 1971, Paul took his first pastoral position and has had a heart for the local church ever since. After college, Paul completed his Master of Divinity degree at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary (now known as Philadelphia Theological Seminary) in Philadelphia (1972-1975). It was during these days that Paul’s commitment to ministry solidified. After seminary, Paul was involved in planting a church in Scranton, Pennsylvania (1977-1987) where he also founded a Christian School. During the years in Scranton, Paul became involved in music, traveling with a band and writing worship songs. In Scranton, Paul became interested in biblical counseling and decided to enroll in the D.Min program in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul then became a faculty member of the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) and a lecturer in biblical counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Paul has also served as Visiting Professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
In 2009, Paul joined the faculty of Redeemer Seminary (daughter school of Westminster) in Dallas, Texas as Professor of Pastoral Life and Care.[1]
Beginning in June, 2006, Paul became the President of Paul Tripp Ministries, a non-profit organization, whose mission statement is "Connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life." In addition to his current role as President of Paul Tripp Ministries, on January 1, 2007, Paul also became part of the pastoral staff at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA where he preached every Sunday evening and lead the Ministry to Center City through March, 2011 when he resigned due to the expanding time commitments needed at Paul Tripp Ministries.
Paul, Luella, and their four children moved to Philadelphia in 1987 and have lived there ever since. Paul is a prolific author and has written twelve books on Christian living which are sold internationally. Luella manages a large commercial art gallery in the city and Paul is very dedicated to painting as an avocation.[2] Paul’s driving passion is to help people understand how the gospel of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ really does speak with practical hope into all the things they will face in this broken world. Paul is a pastor with a pastor’s heart, a gifted speaker, his journey taking him all over the world, an author of numerous books on practical Christian living, and a man who is hopelessly in love with Luella.
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April 21, 2013
This is a fantastic book!
Often times illustrations or stories in a book detract from the overall quality in the book; they are usually comprised of fluff, intended only to add pages to the book. Thankfully, Tripp’s book does not do that. Every illustration powerfully or clearly brought a point or truth home. His illustrations and stories obviously stem from many years of his own personal sanctification journey and also his own ministry to others.
Tripp throughout the book emphasizes the role of ‘homework’ in the task of coming alongside the counseling process in a powerful and transformative way. I very much appreciated this practical insight of assigning ‘homework’ to the counselees. Too often people are under the impression that their meetings with the counselors are the most significant times in their attempts at life and mind renewal.
That, of course, is true in a sense as the counselor uniquely comes alongside the counselee with the searchlight of Scripture and begins to ask the right sort of questions that expose sinful thoughts, attitudes, and such. But the real battle continues (often times in full force) once the counselee leaves their meetings. Throughout the week that individual is confronting his or her struggles at a constant rate.
The astute counselor, then, strategically assigns homework that best suits the counselee given their unique contexts. It puts the responsibility on the lap of the counselee, ensuring that they diligently own the work to which they have already professed commitment to.
Additionally, 'homework' provides a wonderful opportunity for follow-up conversation with the counselor. In other words, the sanctification process is not operating in a vacuum; in real and tangible ways it is occurring within the daily life of the counselee. The homework only serves as an aid and accountability to that end.
Time and again as I read through this book I was convicted with how much I can be selfish in ministering to others. On any given day I can serve others as long as it does not interfere with my hobbies or cross into my comfort zone. It is painful to write those words, but they are true. This book has impressed upon me the reality that personal ministry is exactly that: personal. As Tripp states, “We offer people a living, loving presence that puts real flesh and blood on the presence of the Lord” (131). We are indeed the instruments in the Redeemer’s hands, called to incarnate the presence of Christ in an honest and powerful manner.
Another key insight I gleaned from this reading was the fact that as counselors we are simply in the task of showing fellow sinners what is already taking place in their own hearts. We are not called to be those who stand over people, positioning ourselves as sanctification gurus; we instead are sinners called to minister to fellow sinners as we apply the Bible into the various and often messy matters in their lives.
As I read Tripp’s book, I could not help but pick up on the pastoral tone with which he communicates. There’s an evident love for the Word of God and for people as one reads, which is instructive for me as I seek to minister to others.
I must strive to serve others out of the abundance of my own communion with God as he shapes and transforms my life into the image of Christ.
Often times illustrations or stories in a book detract from the overall quality in the book; they are usually comprised of fluff, intended only to add pages to the book. Thankfully, Tripp’s book does not do that. Every illustration powerfully or clearly brought a point or truth home. His illustrations and stories obviously stem from many years of his own personal sanctification journey and also his own ministry to others.
Tripp throughout the book emphasizes the role of ‘homework’ in the task of coming alongside the counseling process in a powerful and transformative way. I very much appreciated this practical insight of assigning ‘homework’ to the counselees. Too often people are under the impression that their meetings with the counselors are the most significant times in their attempts at life and mind renewal.
That, of course, is true in a sense as the counselor uniquely comes alongside the counselee with the searchlight of Scripture and begins to ask the right sort of questions that expose sinful thoughts, attitudes, and such. But the real battle continues (often times in full force) once the counselee leaves their meetings. Throughout the week that individual is confronting his or her struggles at a constant rate.
The astute counselor, then, strategically assigns homework that best suits the counselee given their unique contexts. It puts the responsibility on the lap of the counselee, ensuring that they diligently own the work to which they have already professed commitment to.
Additionally, 'homework' provides a wonderful opportunity for follow-up conversation with the counselor. In other words, the sanctification process is not operating in a vacuum; in real and tangible ways it is occurring within the daily life of the counselee. The homework only serves as an aid and accountability to that end.
Time and again as I read through this book I was convicted with how much I can be selfish in ministering to others. On any given day I can serve others as long as it does not interfere with my hobbies or cross into my comfort zone. It is painful to write those words, but they are true. This book has impressed upon me the reality that personal ministry is exactly that: personal. As Tripp states, “We offer people a living, loving presence that puts real flesh and blood on the presence of the Lord” (131). We are indeed the instruments in the Redeemer’s hands, called to incarnate the presence of Christ in an honest and powerful manner.
Another key insight I gleaned from this reading was the fact that as counselors we are simply in the task of showing fellow sinners what is already taking place in their own hearts. We are not called to be those who stand over people, positioning ourselves as sanctification gurus; we instead are sinners called to minister to fellow sinners as we apply the Bible into the various and often messy matters in their lives.
As I read Tripp’s book, I could not help but pick up on the pastoral tone with which he communicates. There’s an evident love for the Word of God and for people as one reads, which is instructive for me as I seek to minister to others.
I must strive to serve others out of the abundance of my own communion with God as he shapes and transforms my life into the image of Christ.
September 15, 2024
Fantastic book on ministry and helping others follow Jesus. I read it via audio, and a bit too sporadically to take notes or remember key insights - so I’m hoping some of it stuck in my head regardless of my uncareful listening.
Having said that, the audio Narrator George Sarris became painful to listen to. He’s one of those narrators who doesn’t read with the natural voice that they speak with regularly - he feels the need to make each sentence very dramatic. While it was fine at first, it began to sound like he was mocking the book by being overly dramatic - and it was very hard to listen to. At the same time - maybe I just have a personal tick about that sort of thing.
Having said that, the audio Narrator George Sarris became painful to listen to. He’s one of those narrators who doesn’t read with the natural voice that they speak with regularly - he feels the need to make each sentence very dramatic. While it was fine at first, it began to sound like he was mocking the book by being overly dramatic - and it was very hard to listen to. At the same time - maybe I just have a personal tick about that sort of thing.
December 12, 2025
Tripp presents a compelling, biblical vision for Christian ministry - each member of the local body being used by God to change each other more and more into the image of their Redeemer. Every church member should read this book.
Here are just a few quotes from the book's Preface which summarize the main point well:
* "Many of us would be relieved if God had placed our sanctification in the hands of trained and paid professionals, but that simply is not the biblical model. God’s plan is that through the faithful ministry of every part, the whole body will grow to full maturity in Christ. The leaders of his church have been gifted, positioned, and appointed to train and mobilize the people of God for this “every person, everyday” ministry lifestyle."
* "The paradigm is simple: when God calls you to himself, he also calls you to be a servant, an instrument in his redeeming hands. All of his children are called into ministry, and each of them needs the daily intervention this ministry provides."
* "That is what this book is about: how God uses people, who are themselves in need of change, as instruments of the same kind of change in others. This book’s goal is not just that people’s lives would be changed as they give help and receive it. The goal is to help change the church’s very culture."
* “We could never hire enough paid staff to meet the ministry needs of the average local church."
Here are just a few quotes from the book's Preface which summarize the main point well:
* "Many of us would be relieved if God had placed our sanctification in the hands of trained and paid professionals, but that simply is not the biblical model. God’s plan is that through the faithful ministry of every part, the whole body will grow to full maturity in Christ. The leaders of his church have been gifted, positioned, and appointed to train and mobilize the people of God for this “every person, everyday” ministry lifestyle."
* "The paradigm is simple: when God calls you to himself, he also calls you to be a servant, an instrument in his redeeming hands. All of his children are called into ministry, and each of them needs the daily intervention this ministry provides."
* "That is what this book is about: how God uses people, who are themselves in need of change, as instruments of the same kind of change in others. This book’s goal is not just that people’s lives would be changed as they give help and receive it. The goal is to help change the church’s very culture."
* “We could never hire enough paid staff to meet the ministry needs of the average local church."
February 10, 2012
I highly recommend it. The author, Paul David Tripp, has a humble attitude, realizing that we are all broken vessels and we need each other for our sanctification. He gets to the root of our human problem by asserting that we are all worshipers - if not of God then of something in His place. We can see how personal trouble and relational disorders come from wrongly-directed worship.
Tripp definitely keeps God at the center of his attempts to help others in need, and does not add to the message of Christ but teaches us rather to apply more of Christ as the only true and lasting solution to life's struggles.
Tripp definitely keeps God at the center of his attempts to help others in need, and does not add to the message of Christ but teaches us rather to apply more of Christ as the only true and lasting solution to life's struggles.
August 26, 2024
Should be required reading for all believers, specifically those serving on staff at a church or any type of formal ministry/teaching.
September 28, 2021
9/24-28/21- rereading/listening for exam
Read mostly the week of 9/6-11/21 for school and want to reread slowly soon!
Absolutely excellent!
5/5 🌟
Read mostly the week of 9/6-11/21 for school and want to reread slowly soon!
Absolutely excellent!
5/5 🌟
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January 28, 2025Although this was a helpful, biblical book, I would suggest friends read Good and Angry first. It teaches a lot of the same themes and is shorter, clearer, and more precise.
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May 31, 2012Quotes that sturck me as I read:
Ch. 1: THE BEST NEWS: A REASON TO GET UP IN THE MORNING
"We must not offer people a system of redemption, a set of insights and principles. We offer people a Redeemer. In his power, we find the hope and help we need to defeat the most powerful enemies. Hope rests in the grace of the Redeemer, the only real means of lasting change." (pg. 8)
"In rejecting a biblical view of people, the world eliminates any hope of answering the 'what is wrong?' question accurately." (pg. 9)
"Sinners tend to respond sinfully to being sinned against." (pg. 11)
"Sin not only causes me to respond sinfully to suffering, it causes me to respond sinfully to blessing." (pg. 12)
"Independence, self-sufficiency, and self-absorption lead us to think of ourselves first and to climb over the fences between ourselves and our desires." (pg. 14)
"Sin also produces foolishness in us. Foolishness believes that there is no perspectives, insight, theory, or 'truth' more reliable than our own." (pg. 14)
Ch. 1: THE BEST NEWS: A REASON TO GET UP IN THE MORNING
"We must not offer people a system of redemption, a set of insights and principles. We offer people a Redeemer. In his power, we find the hope and help we need to defeat the most powerful enemies. Hope rests in the grace of the Redeemer, the only real means of lasting change." (pg. 8)
"In rejecting a biblical view of people, the world eliminates any hope of answering the 'what is wrong?' question accurately." (pg. 9)
"Sinners tend to respond sinfully to being sinned against." (pg. 11)
"Sin not only causes me to respond sinfully to suffering, it causes me to respond sinfully to blessing." (pg. 12)
"Independence, self-sufficiency, and self-absorption lead us to think of ourselves first and to climb over the fences between ourselves and our desires." (pg. 14)
"Sin also produces foolishness in us. Foolishness believes that there is no perspectives, insight, theory, or 'truth' more reliable than our own." (pg. 14)
March 7, 2024
Overall, this is a very helpful book in understanding the theology and practice of biblical counseling. The appendices at the end are repetitive but still contain very useful information.
October 9, 2025
If you love God READ THIS BOOK! We are all in ministry and instruments and vessels to honor and glorify our King!!! Love this book so practical and helpful. PDT ❤️
February 11, 2019
I would benefit from reading this book again and again.
January 14, 2026
“The hope we offer people is more than a set of strategies. Our hope is Christ! In him alone do lost, confused, angry, hurt, and discouraged people find what they need to be and do what God intends. We are not gurus. We are nothing more than instruments in the hands of a powerful Redeemer. The hope and help we offer is always focused on him. The most important encounter in ministry is not the person’s encounter with us, but his encounter with Christ. Our job is simply to set up that encounter so that God would help people seek his forgiveness, comfort, restoration, strength, and wisdom.”
February 27, 2025
One of the most foundational books I've ever read and Tripp's best work, in my opinion. I have carried the paradigms for soul care found in these pages with me for many years and they have served me and (I hope) others so well. Each time I read Instruments, I am more equipped and emboldened to enter in to people's struggles as one who struggles. Truly a masterpiece. 3rd time read. 5/5.
January 25, 2023
“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.”
2 Peter 1:3-4
This book echoes those verses, Christ is sufficient, His word is sufficient!
2 Peter 1:3-4
This book echoes those verses, Christ is sufficient, His word is sufficient!
January 1, 2026
Buzzer beater.
Tripp is so simple and encouraging, always presenting the Gospel at the center of life as it should be!
Tripp is so simple and encouraging, always presenting the Gospel at the center of life as it should be!
February 3, 2024
Read for school—2nd time reading this and now, 15 years later, it’s still a huge encouragement. It’s not just for for counselors. I’d encourage everyone to read it. It’s filled with gospel truths and reminded me that every relationship has a purpose. In a time where I’m bombarded with messages about how relationships are there just to fulfill me, I am so grateful to read this and know there’s purpose in it all and it’s not about me.
September 19, 2025
4.5 stars.
Paul Tripp is just so simple, and for that reason, he consistently reminds me of simple Gospel truths that I often forget. A wonderful read for Christians of all ages.
Paul Tripp is just so simple, and for that reason, he consistently reminds me of simple Gospel truths that I often forget. A wonderful read for Christians of all ages.
October 8, 2025
Excellent! A good foundation for Biblical counseling in daily life, and an encouragement to me in many areas of my own life.
July 29, 2019
Perhaps what I am about to say needs to be qualified: this is the third Paul Tripp book I've read this year.
I appreciate Tripp's ministry and I know many speak of how this book and many others have been beneficial, however I seem to struggle to connect with him as an author/reader. I find him particularly wordy and disconnected in his presentation. It's more a stylistic critique than anything.
This book is helpful at times, a few chapters and sections were educational, though for the most part there wasn't anything that I hadn't already heard or read elsewhere. That being said, I realize that this book has served as the bedrock for many other additional resources.
I'd encourage others to read this but it could easily have been 100 pages shorter and more punchy.
Regarding the actual content, this books provides a basic introduction to Christian relationships and how to help others in their Christian walks. It certainly is an introduction and not much more. It's fairly wide reaching but could have spent more time with case studies and not just short stories and illustrations here and there. The other thing Tripp seems to do in his books is present some scary scenario with hardly ever sharing how it resolved (or didn't) or progressed, leaving the reader with some cliff-hangers.
I think if I could have it my way I'd substitute this book for Welch's 'Side by Side' and Powlison's 'How Does Sanctification Work' and maybe also Emlet's 'Prescriptions and Descriptions' (to address the medical side). All three books make up less than this one and would present just as good a picture whilst covering more ground.
I appreciate Tripp's ministry and I know many speak of how this book and many others have been beneficial, however I seem to struggle to connect with him as an author/reader. I find him particularly wordy and disconnected in his presentation. It's more a stylistic critique than anything.
This book is helpful at times, a few chapters and sections were educational, though for the most part there wasn't anything that I hadn't already heard or read elsewhere. That being said, I realize that this book has served as the bedrock for many other additional resources.
I'd encourage others to read this but it could easily have been 100 pages shorter and more punchy.
Regarding the actual content, this books provides a basic introduction to Christian relationships and how to help others in their Christian walks. It certainly is an introduction and not much more. It's fairly wide reaching but could have spent more time with case studies and not just short stories and illustrations here and there. The other thing Tripp seems to do in his books is present some scary scenario with hardly ever sharing how it resolved (or didn't) or progressed, leaving the reader with some cliff-hangers.
I think if I could have it my way I'd substitute this book for Welch's 'Side by Side' and Powlison's 'How Does Sanctification Work' and maybe also Emlet's 'Prescriptions and Descriptions' (to address the medical side). All three books make up less than this one and would present just as good a picture whilst covering more ground.
January 26, 2021
Sooo many extra words...
I want to say up front, I like books with a lot of words, if the author says something. Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands is a fine book, in that the content is ok, but Tripp just seemed to go on and on and not say much. Long, irrelevant illustrations, extended scripture quotations as filler, and sentences that seemed to be a thousand Twitter quotes in a row rather than coherent thoughts made this book extremely cumbersome to read. I've read it twice now, and I don't even know what I'd recommend instead because it feels too scattered to know what to choose instead.
I want to say up front, I like books with a lot of words, if the author says something. Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands is a fine book, in that the content is ok, but Tripp just seemed to go on and on and not say much. Long, irrelevant illustrations, extended scripture quotations as filler, and sentences that seemed to be a thousand Twitter quotes in a row rather than coherent thoughts made this book extremely cumbersome to read. I've read it twice now, and I don't even know what I'd recommend instead because it feels too scattered to know what to choose instead.
August 14, 2023
This book remains the gold standard of biblical counseling texts. It contains a wealth of counseling techniques, biblical truths, and humbling realities that each biblical counselor simply must know. The beauty of Tripp’s model for biblical discipleship is that it is not for professionals only. This book certainly helps professional counselors, but it is equally helpful to church Elders, discipleship leaders, and laymen who simply want to fight the wave of pain and hurt in the Church today.
July 8, 2025
This book has been on my list for quite a while. I had so many expectations from it. As a whole, it delivers good principles to take. However, some parts about the biblical counseling the author is promoting I do not agree with, finding too narrow to help someone resolve their life issues leading them towards Jesus. On the same note, I felt that some chapters were just for filling and not consistent, presenting the same ideas with different words.
March 26, 2013
I LOVED this book. I think almost every page has highlighting or notes of some sort. This book is for everyone, truly life-changing, and I especially found it helpful as a parent. Tripp is so full of grace, and you can't help but feel his passion for his subject and his compassion for his readers.
March 19, 2017
Loved this one. Hard to read and then put away in a bookshelf, though. This is a book that needs to be revisited many times.
October 12, 2022
Such a helpful manual for interpersonal ministry as a church member!
May 16, 2024
Literally everyone needs to read this book. Immensely practical. I don’t know of a better book to read for applying the gospel to your life and the lives of fellow brothers and sisters.
August 25, 2025
Took me 5 years to finish, but still 5 stars
March 7, 2024
I read this book as a bit of a first step into thinking more seriously about pastoral care. I really enjoyed its emphasis on biblical personal ministry being for all Christians who want to learn how to honestly help each other grow in faith and understanding. The further I got through this book, the more convinced I was by it. Whilst this is quite a long book, I’d recommend reading all of it, including the appendices which were actually long and detailed and enough to feel like another chapter. This book is radically Bible-driven but also impressively applicable. I will leave you with my favourite quote from the book, which will hopefully encourage you to read it for yourself…
“Biblical counsellors stand apart from all other systems in that they believe God is the One who changes people. The distinctive of biblical counselling is its trust in a redeeming God who had the power to change the human heart. The biblical counsellor sees himself not as the creator of change but as an instrument in the hands of the One who can create change superior to anything a counsellor or counsellee could ask or imagine.”
“Biblical counsellors stand apart from all other systems in that they believe God is the One who changes people. The distinctive of biblical counselling is its trust in a redeeming God who had the power to change the human heart. The biblical counsellor sees himself not as the creator of change but as an instrument in the hands of the One who can create change superior to anything a counsellor or counsellee could ask or imagine.”
September 24, 2023
finally finished!!! This is a lonnnnng book but full of helpful reminders and invaluable wisdom. PDT uses lots of illustrations and some are the same as his book How People Change that I read this summer. definitely recommend for all Christians, especially those who work in ministry!!
February 27, 2025
A clear, comprehensive, and holistic vision of what the heart of ministry is. A comforting reminder that God is committed to our change, and the change of those in our care. As we grow in this truth, we learn more of the loving, sovereign, and personal care that the redeemer has for his people.
I'm excited to refer back to this book, treating it as a guide for any and all ministry endeavors.
I'm excited to refer back to this book, treating it as a guide for any and all ministry endeavors.
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