02292cam a2200253Ia 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036020001500077020001800092035003600110040008400146050002300230082001700253100002600270245008400296260007200380300002900452504004100481505055500522520090501077650002501982650003102007ocm37925168 OCoLC20241210055200.0971112s1981 nju b 000 0 eng d a0875520707 a9780875520704 a(OCoLC)37925168z(OCoLC)9451615 aLOSbengcZAAPAdOCLdBAKERdYDXCPdSGBdOCLCQdOCLCFdOCLCQdOCLCOdITCdZAAPA 4aBV4409b.A32x 1981 4a253.5bA214r1 aAdams, Jay E.,d1929-10aReady to restore :bthe layman's guide to Christian counseling /cJay E. Adams. aPhillipsburg, N.J. :bPresbyterian and Reformed Pub. Co.,c�1981. aviii, 111 pages ;c22 cm aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aWho should counsel? -- Goals, attitudes and dangers -- What is counseling? -- Ready to restore -- What about unbelievers? -- The counseling process -- Twenty-five basic principles -- Discipline : a two-edged sword -- Help on data gathering -- A biblical analysis of the problem -- Finding the biblical solution -- Implementing a biblical plan -- Follow through : working the plan -- Using homework -- Problems frequently faced -- How to grow as a counselor -- Conclusion -- Appendices. The personal data inventory -- The counselor's topical worklist. aHere, at last, is a guide to Christian counseling written specifically for laymen. Dr. Adams wrote this book in response to hundreds of requests from Christian laymen and pastors. It provides help in a form that is both simple and nontechnical, yet biblical and comprehensive. Although Ready to Restore is simple and easy to use as a beginning textbook, unlike many simple books it is neither simplistic nor superficial. Its contents are the fruit of the author's arduous Bible study as well as his long and successful ministry of the Word in counseling. The chapters comprise a true picture of Christian counseling in a coherent and systematic way. This book can be used effectively for individual study, but the content, scope, format, and language have been especially designed for textbook use in Bible colleges, churches, Bible study groups, prayer meetings, or older youth groups. - Back cover. 0aPastoral counseling. 7aPastoral counseling.2fast