The latest 9Marks e-journal is devoted to counseling and the church. I won't highlight everything below (so go to the site to read the whole thing).
Below are a number of print interviews done with the teachers at CCEF (Christian Counseling
and Education Foundation).
Looking at the Past and Present of Counseling
An interview with David Powlison
Can biblical counseling draw from the Puritans? How are churches today doing at counseling? What is CCEF doing that's unique?
Cultivating a Culture of Counseling and Discipleship
An interview with Tim Lane
Tim Lane talks about counseling from the pulpit, the ideal church, recovery groups, promoting discipleship, and more.
Sorting Out the Spiritual and the Physical in Counseling
An interview with Michael Emlet
Former medical doctor and now CCEF instructor Michael Emlet discusses his own background and what pastors should make of the mind-body connection in their counseling.
Premarital Counseling, Pornography, and Marriage
An interview with Winston Smith
Today's buzzword for marriages is "compatibility." But counselors and couples need more wisdom than that, especially as pornography attacks marriage like never before.
What Should Pastors Do with Fear, Medication & Addiction
An interview with Ed Welch
Welch considers questions like, Should pastors give more thought to fear? Are psychiatric medications unbiblical? Should pastors keep their hands off the psychiatric issues?
