Zondervan Counseling Collection

The Zondervan Counseling Collection features the lifetime work of counselor Jay E. Adams. These volumes promote nouthetic counseling, which is biblically based and focuses on the person of Jesus Christ. This collection contains the following titles:

• Competent to Counsel: Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling: A classic in the field of Christian counseling since 1970, this book establishes the basis for and an introduction to a counseling approach known as nouthetic counseling – the use of biblically directed discussion to bring about change. A great resource for pastors, students, laypersons, and Christian counselors.
• The Christian Counselor’s Manual: The Practice of Nouthetic Counseling: The Christian Counselor’s Manual is a companion and sequel to Competent to Counsel. This volume applies the nouthetic counseling principles to a wide range of issues, topics, and techniques, and contains a number of helpful resources for Christian counselors.
• A Theology of Counseling of Christian Counseling: More than Redemption: This book is a theological study of Christian counseling that connects biblical doctrine with practical living. Adams demonstrates how theological themes have vital implications for counseling theory and practice.