{"id":25160,"date":"2020-10-05T11:01:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T16:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=25160"},"modified":"2020-10-05T11:52:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T16:52:12","slug":"help-and-hope-for-couples-and-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=25160","title":{"rendered":"Help and Hope for Couples and Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This week the blog is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/bakerpublishinggroup.com\/books\/gospel-centered-marriage-counseling\/395931\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Baker Books<\/a>, who on September 15, 2020, released a new two-book equipping series by Dr. Bob Kellemen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/writing\/gospel-centered-marriage-counseling\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gospel-Centered <strong>Marriage <\/strong>Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors<\/em><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/rpmministries.org\/writing\/gospel-centered-family-counseling\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gospel-Centered <strong>Family<\/strong> Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors<\/em><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kellemen, a pastor, professor, counselor, and author of over 20 books, had several specific audiences in mind as he penned each book.<\/p>\n<p>First, as I crafted these two books, I pictured <em>pastors<\/em>. The typical pastor had at most one course on counseling, and it\u2019s usually a course on <em>individual <\/em>counseling. Most pastors have never had a single course on <em>how to do<\/em> marriage and family counseling. These pastors increasingly face more difficult and complex marriage and family situations. I crafted these two equipping books as training manuals to increase a pastor\u2019s level of confidence in their competence in Christ to help the couples and families in their churches.<\/p>\n<p>Next, I pictured <em>counselors<\/em>. When I use the word \u201ccounselor,\u201d I\u2019m not just picturing professional Christian counselors or biblical counselors with a degree. In the biblical counseling world, we have 1,000s and 1,000s of trained lay counselors. Also, in the biblical counseling world,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week the blog is sponsored by Baker Books, who on September 15, 2020, released a new two-book equipping series by Dr. Bob Kellemen. Gospel-Centered Marriage Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors Gospel-Centered Family Counseling: An Equipping Guide for Pastors and Counselors Dr. Kellemen, a pastor, professor, counselor, and author of over 20 books, had several specific audiences in mind as he penned each book. First, as I crafted these two books, I pictured pastors. 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