Counsel for Couples, Jonathan D. Holmes
Counsel for Couples, Jonathan D. Holmes
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Counsel for Couples
A Biblical and Practical Guide for Marriage Counseling

Author: Jonathan D. Holmes, Alistair Begg

Narrator: Jon Watson, Carson Wishart

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 02/22/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Many pastors feel ill-equipped to handle the challenges that arise when a couple is going through marital difficulties. If you are or have been in this situation before, this book shows church leaders how to counsel married couples from both a logical and biblical perspective.Author and pastor Jonathan Holmes offers you a practical guide to get started with the first sessions and then offers specific guidance on nine of the most common topics that come up in marriage counseling.In Counsel for Couples, Holmes provides you with:a biblical methodology that navigates you through the world of marriage counseling based on God’s worda theological counseling approach addressing the deepest of marital issuesadvice from several respected voices in the biblical counseling communityIn each chapter, you'll meet a new couple dealing with a different issue, much like the people in your church, office, and neighborhood.Whether you're a novice or already knowledgeable, Counsel for Couples provides theologically sound and biblically practical tools to help you as you help couples in need.

About Jonathan D. Holmes

Jonathan Holmes serves as the pastor of counseling at Parkside Church in Ohio and is the founder and executive director of Fieldstone Counseling.  He serves on the council board for the Biblical Counseling Coalition and is a frequent speaker at conferences and retreats. He graduated from The Master’s University with degrees in Biblical Counseling and History and has his M.A. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Jonathan is the author of The Company We Keep: In Search of Biblical Friendship and has also written for The Gospel Coalition, Care Leader, Covenant Eyes, and Journal of Biblical Counseling. He and his wife, Jennifer, have four daughters, Ava, Riley, Ruby, and Emma. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys traveling, reading, and gardening.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caroline on February 23, 2023

This book is a must-read for anyone hoping to offer biblical counsel to couples. It provides a solid foundation for counseling from the Scriptures and practical instruction to pastors as well as those involved in lay counseling. I think some counseling books struggle to find a healthy balance betwee......more

Goodreads review by Eric on June 21, 2022

Great tool for anyone doing counseling.......more

Goodreads review by Blake on January 11, 2022

One of the areas of counseling in the church that seems to be fairly well covered is in Marriage and Family issues. Some books that are published are very helpful tools for men and women who are struggling in their marriage and some books are very helpful for people who are doing marriage and family......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on October 31, 2020

This is an absolutely FANTASTIC resource! I’d give it more than 5 stars if I could. Every pastor (especially new ones like myself) need to read it and keep it close for reference. I took multiple counseling courses in seminary including an elective on marital and premarital counseling, but I feel li......more

Goodreads review by Josh on July 19, 2022

A really excellent introduction to marriage counseling as well as a variety of common topics in marriage counseling. I’ll come back to this one time and time again.......more

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