Las personas afligidas necesitan ayuda. Pero, en ocasiones, las personas que quieren ayudar a los que sufren necesitan mayor informaci n acerca de los problemas que les presentan. Consejer a b blica: 40 temas cr ticos proporciona las respuestas. Este libro brinda a los pastores, consejeros profesionales, l deres de j venes y los creyentes en general una amplia gama de informaci n para ayudarles en situaciones de consejer a (tanto formales como informales). Los temas tratados incluyen las adicciones, el perd n, el abuso sexual, la preocupaci n y muchos m s. Para cada uno de los 40 temas tratados el lector encontrar un esquema til en ocho partes que identifica: (1) s ntomas y patrones t picos, (2) definiciones e ideas claves, (3) preguntas que hacer, (4) instrucciones para la conversaci n, (5) pasos a seguir, (6) sabidur a b blica, (7) oraciones de muestra, y (8) recursos recomendados.

Hurting people need help. But sometimes those who are faced with helping the hurting could use a little more information about the problems that needy people bring to them. The Quick-Reference Guide to Biblical Counseling provides the answers. This A-Z guide provides pastors, professional counselors, youth workers, and everyday believers with access to a full array of information to aid them in (formal and informal) counseling situations. Issues addressed include addictions, forgiveness, sexual abuse, worry, and many more. Each of the forty topics follows a helpful eight-part outline and identifies: (1) typical symptoms and patterns, (2) definitions and key thoughts, (3) questions to ask, (4) directions for the conversation, (5) action steps, (6) biblical insights, (7) prayer starters, and (8) recommended resources.

Seasoned counselors and professors Ron Hawkins and Tim Clinton offer a comprehensive guide that empowers Christian counselors by clarifying their task: to help people take possession of their souls...

• through the power of the Spirit
• under the authority of the Word
• in a supportive community of accountability
• that they may be like Christ

The authors address head-on today's enticing new imitations of true peace and tantalizing opportunities for people in pain to anesthetize themselves. But they also highlight the foundation of hope: God loves, he empowers, and he refuses to abandon his passion for connection with his children.

Case studies illustrate how to help people take possession of the thinking self, the feeling self, the decision-making self, the physical self, and the relational self. This comprehensive plan for effective intervention is perfect for lay counselors, students, and professionals looking for ways to integrate their faith and practice.

This is the first book written from the viewpoint and experiences of an 'orphanage tourist'. Framed by my time working at a HIV orphanage, I look at the dangers of the current fad of orphanage tourism and the creation of an orphan culture which is being supported by orphanage tourism. Cambodia has never recovered from the murderous Khmer Rouge years. I review the wider problems within Cambodian society which are perpetuating the break down of an already torn social fabric: forced evictions, the impact of sex trafficking, the current state of the Kingdom under a dictatorship, violent crime and the ongoing exploitation of women and children. I also detour into Indonesian ghost movies, Buddhist ceremonies, and my own absurd and probably dangerous predicament. If you are interested in Cambodia, thinking about some kind of orphanage tourism, or wishing to travel in Cambodia, this book will give you a perspective you won't get in the travel guides.