Counsel for Couples: A Biblical and Practical Guide for Marriage Counseling
If you are or have been in this situation before, this book shows church leaders how to counsel married couples from both a logical and biblical perspective. Author and pastor Jonathan Holmes offers you a practical guide to get started with the first sessions and then offers specific guidance on nine of the most common topics that come up in marriage counseling. In Counsel for Couples, Holmes provides you with:
• a biblical methodology that navigates you through the world of marriage counseling based on God’s word
• a theological counseling approach addressing the deepest of marital issues
• advice from several respected voices in the biblical counseling community
In each chapter, you'll meet a new couple dealing with a different issue, much like the people in your church, office, and neighborhood. Whether you're a novice or already knowledgeable, Counsel for Couples provides theologically sound and biblically practical tools to help you as you help couples in need.
Publisher: Zondervan
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780310576273
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Jonathan Holmes serves as the pastor of counseling at Parkside Church in Ohio and is the founder and executive director of Fieldstone Counseling. He serves on the council board for the Biblical Counseling Coalition and is a frequent speaker at conferences and retreats. He graduated from The Master’s University with degrees in Biblical Counseling and History and has his M.A. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Jonathan is the author of The Company We Keep: In Search of Biblical Friendship and has also written for The Gospel Coalition, Care Leader, Covenant Eyes, and Journal of Biblical Counseling. He and his wife, Jennifer, have four daughters, Ava, Riley, Ruby, and Emma. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys traveling, reading, and gardening.
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A wise, Scripturally-saturated primer on marriage counseling. If you're a pastor in search of biblically-based counseling resources, this should become a well-worn guidebook on your desk. -- MICHAEL R. EMLET, MDiv, MD, faculty and counselor, Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation