Critical Stages of Biblical Counseling: Gettings Started, Breaking Through, Finishing Well

n nThis book is a trilogy in which Dr. Adams leads both the novice and experienced n counselor through the three key counseling sessions (or stages) which are common n to the entire counseling process.n nGetting Started: The First Sessionn nWhat you do in the first session will set the tone for what follows--for good or for n ill. If done well, it will help the counselee to gain confidence in your minister to n him and, more importantly, in the Word of God and the God of the Word.n nBreaking Through: The Turning Pointn nThe turning point in counseling sessions is that point at which the counselor sees the n beginning of appreciable, observable change--a change of knowledge, of n understanding, of determination, of conviction, or of commitment. A turning point is n crucial because true Christian change--of the sort that pleases God--always n involves a closer approximation of the thoughts and life of the counselee to the n ways of God presented in the Scriptures.n nFinishing Well: Terminationn nThis final section concerns those basic issues that have to do with closing out a series n of counseling sessions--how to know when, how to do it, and how to follow up.n