{"id":20480,"date":"2020-07-02T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=20480"},"modified":"2020-07-02T05:30:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T10:30:25","slug":"family-counseling-is-complex-heres-your-step-by-step-training-manual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=20480","title":{"rendered":"Family Counseling Is Complex! Here\u2019s Your Step-by-Step Training Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Word from Bob&mdash;Announcing My Two Newest Books!<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>My two newest books are now available for pre-order! Baker Books will release them in late summer 2020. They are:<\/p>\n<p>  <em><a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/The-Marriage-and-Family-Counseling-Bundle-1.jpg\"><\/a>Gospel-Centered Family Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/writing\/gospel-centered-family-counseling\/\">Click here to learn more<\/a>. And <a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/store\/gospel-centered-family-counseling-an-equipping-guide-for-pastors-and-counselors\/\">click here to pre-order<\/a> your autographed copy at 35% off.<em>&nbsp;<\/em>   <em>Gospel-Centered Marriage Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors<\/em>: Click <a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/writing\/gospel-centered-marriage-counseling\/\">here to learn more<\/a>. And <a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/store\/gospel-centered-marriage-counseling-an-equipping-guide-for-pastors-and-counselors\/\">click here to pre-order<\/a> your autographed copy at 35% off.<em>&nbsp;<\/em>   Though these books are beneficial separately, you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/store\/bundle-9-the-marriage-and-family-counseling-bundle\/\">purchase them together at 40% off here<\/a>.<strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong> Read yesterday&rsquo;s post on <em>Gospel-Centered&nbsp;<strong>Marriage&nbsp;<\/strong>Counseling<\/em>:&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2020GCMCManual\">Marriage Counseling Is Hard! Here&rsquo;s Your Step-by-Step Training Manual<\/a><\/em>  <strong>Counseling Is Complex; Family Counseling Is Beyond Complex!<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>I <em>enjoy<\/em> individual counseling. While messy and complex, listening to, engaging with, and entering into a person&rsquo;s soul struggle is an honor. While exhausting and demanding, journeying together with another person to Christ&rsquo;s healing hope is a joy.<\/p>\n<p>However, for many years, like some of you, I <em>endured<\/em> counseling <em>families<\/em>. Counseling individuals is complex enough. Where do you start? What do you listen for? How do you compassionately speak truth in love? How do you relate God&rsquo;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve written Gospel-Centered Family Counseling to provide hands-on training in biblical family counseling.<br \/>\nThe post Family Counseling Is Complex! 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