Counsel With Confidence: A Quick Reference Guide for Biblical Counselors and Disciplers

Counsel for the Heart

by Joel James

When you were learning to ride a bicycle, the hardest part was the first few pedal strokes—those wobbly seconds before you built up enough momentum to maintain your balance. A generous push from your dad was just what you needed to avoid ending up in a heap of elbows, knees, handlebars, and spokes. Counseling is similar. Sometimes you need something to give you some momentum, something to give you the confidence that you’re on the right track. If you’ve ever felt like that, this book is for you.

Counsel With Confidence is a book to guide counselors and church leaders in being well informed and to help them bring about heart-based change in the lives of the people they counsel, through the right application of Scripture.

Genres: Counselling

214 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2018

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will be an invaluable resource when seeking to counsel others. I expect it will often be nearby. I enjoyed reading Part I which contained excellent principles for counseling. I then skimmed the remainder of the book which contains topic-by-topic suggestions for counseling in various areas. This is a fantastic summary of many of the basic tenets of biblical counseling. 4.5 stars!

[Justin Genus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Joel James is always enjoyable and accessible. Doesn’t suffer from the overly polemical approach of many biblical counseling works. Points to more thorough resources to help you develop your thinking further.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellently organized overview, reminders, and guidance for a wide range if counseling situations. Recommend!

[Jenny Bergren · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must for any Biblical counselor or discipler. Very helpful!

[Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tremendously practical, richly Biblical, and highly accessible.