This resource, written by late counselor David Powlison, seeks to gracefully and humbly encourage pastors to think of counseling as a relational and pastoral task focused on the care and cure of the souls of Gods people.
David Powlison(19492019)was a teacher, a counselor, and the executive director of the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. Hereceivedhis PhD from the University of Pennsylvaniaand was also the senior editor of theJournal of Biblical Counseling. He wrote a number ofbooks, includingHow Does Sanctification Work?;Making All Things New; andGod's Grace in Your Suffering.
Edward T. Welch(PhD, University of Utah) is a counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. He has been counseling for more than 35 years and has written extensively on the topics of depression, fear, and addictions. His books includeWhen People Are Big and God Is Small,Crossroads: A Step-by-Step Guide Away From Addiction,Running Scared: Fear, Worry and the God of Rest,Shame Interrupted, andSide by Side. He blogs regularly at CCEF.org.
