Strategic Pastoral Counseling
A Short-Term Structured Model, 2nd Edition

A really helpful book in offering an approach to pastoral counseling that takes into account the uniqueness this type of counseling has when compared to other types. It will be a reference book for sure.......more

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It was required reading for a class and I had fairly low expectations as too often Christianity's response to life's struggles is either to blame it on sin and condemn the person or word vomit scripture and comfortless platitudes. Instead, Benner gives a grea......more

A helpful structure for pastoral counseling Strategic Pastoral counseling is a very organized and clear approach to pastoral counseling and offers many practical steps for the busy pastor to ensure that life is not consumed with counseling appointments while also being available to do counseling. I......more

This book gives a good structured model for the pastor to base his counseling ministry off of. I disagree with some points and his suggested use of scripture seems a bit lacking. Also, I found the book to be a little outdated for today. My reason for reading was as a textbook in a basic pastoral cou......more

This book offers sound, practical advice for engaging in pastoral counseling. The first 100 pages are theory and practical strategies, while the last 50 pages present to case studies. The writing is concise and clear, and the strategies presented are easily adapted to a real ministry setting.......more