Download or read book Reformulating the Christian Marriage Counseling Model written by Cindy Burrell and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reformulating the Christian Marriage Counseling Model Where Abuse is Involved" takes an in-depth look at the traditional Christian marriage counseling model, explains why it so often fails when abuse has permeated the marriage relationship, and subsequently proposes a more effective, balanced model based on an understanding of God's design for marriage. Unfortunately, the common Christian marriage counseling experience focuses almost exclusively on saving the marriage, no matter how toxic, cruel and ungodly the relationship has become. The book delves into the Scriptures that have been misinterpreted - and therefore misapplied - in a manner that unwittingly empowers abusers and diminishes the suffering of their victims in order to facilitate a predetermined outcome. It is long past time to acknowledge the depth of harm caused by all manner of abuse in our homes, identify the wolves in sheep's clothing among us, come to the aid of those who are suffering, and rise in defense of marriage, family and faith in the light of the fullness of biblical truth. "Reformulating the Christian Marriage Counseling Model Where Abuse is Involved" represents an essential move in that direction.
Download or read book Christian Marital Counseling written by Everett L. Worthington Jr. and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2000-10-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everett Worthington provides a Christian perspective and biblically based theory of marriage and marriage counseling. With an analysis of the individual, the couple and the family, Everett uses techniques drawn from several psychological schools of thought, combined with solid biblical principles to help guide counselors through the process of intervention, assessment and implementation of methods for change.
Download or read book Marriage God s Way written by Daniel Wynter and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Marriage is hard, and marriage is complicated. Anyone who believes otherwise is being unrealistic and will surely be let down at some point in their lives. We are all lost souls, navigating the rocky terrain of our relationships. However, I firmly believe that if you love God, if you learn to obey His patterns as He instructed, and if you are both committed to the covenant you made to Him, then there is nothing you can’t achieve as a married couple.” Daniel Wynter Are you contemplating marriage or are soon-to-be married? Have you been married for a short time or for many years, and you’re struggling to find God’s purpose for your relationship, or perhaps you were never taught it? Marriage God’s Way is a comprehensive, inspirational, and practical guide to achieving maximum success in a marriage that is grounded in faith and values, helping couples to withstand the challenges of life, build a foundation of love, respect, trust, intimacy, and communication, and strengthen not only your relationship with each other but with the Creator. Drawing on the wisdom of the Bible, Christian marriage counsellor Daniel Wynter explores the true purpose of marriage and tips and tools to function within it, including: • God’s original design for the sacred covenant of marriage • the valuable role of both husband and wife in a Christian marriage • the history of the institution of marriage over the years, including a shift from a biblical to world view, and the impact societal change has had on it • the consequences for couples who fail to follow God’s marital commands • ways to model a Christ-Church relationship in your home • applying spiritual principles to your marriage Marriage God’s Way is a powerful blueprint to creating a long-lasting, Christ-centred union that is as enriching as He intended it to be.
Download or read book Beliver s Life System Pages written by Moody Publishers and published by Believers Life System. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in new Holman Christian StandardBible (HCSB) translation!Capture the details of each day's schedule on Two pages! These Two-Page Dated Daily Pages with Scripture will give you ample room to keep track of your many appointments and items to remember, while focusing on a different Scripture verse each day. Additional space is allotted to jot down prayer requests that surface during the day.
Download or read book Counseling Couples in Conflict written by James N. Sells and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you counsel a couple that is heading for divorce by the time they seek help? Building on the research presented in their previous book Family Therapies, Mark Yarhouse and James Sells have developed a resource to train pastors and counselors in restoring high conflict relationships.
Download or read book Marriage Counseling written by Everett L. Worthington Jr. and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-09-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marriages are in trouble today. That is clear. Effective mothods of combating this trend are less evident. Counselors, pastors and social workers need more than mere theories or mere moralizing. They need a practical and comprehensive model for understanding couples and their problems. They need a throughly Christian perspective that is biblical, compassionate and human. Everett Worthington provides this in an integrated, biblically based theory of marriage and marriage therapy with analysis at three levels: the individual, the couple and the family. The model he has constructed, with techniques drawn from the major psychological schools, is standard enough to guide counselors in actual interventions and powerful enough to produce change. A thoroughgoing overview of the assessment process includes practical, workable guidelines for: creating realistic, mutually-agreeable goals for counselor and clients; estimating the number of sessions needed to reach those goals; and planning the actual assessment, intervention and termination sessions. Next Worthington offers specific techniques for enhancing cooperative change, intimacy, communication, conflict resolution and forgiveness within the marriage. But keeping couples from slipping back into old patterns is one of the counselor's most difficult tasks. So Worthington concludes with suggestions for solidifying change and effectively concluding the counseling relationship. Here is a text that will be a standard for counselors, pastors and mental health professionals in the years to come.
Download or read book Marriage Counseling written by Everett L. Worthington and published by IVP Academic. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this text for the professional helper, Everett L. Worthington Jr. provides a model for short-term marriage counseling which is biblical, practical and compassionate. Valuable evaluations of five major approaches to marriage counseling (psychoanalytic, systems, behavioral, cognitive and Christian) are included in an appendix. 382 pages, cloth
Download or read book Marriage Counseling 101 written by Patsy Highland and published by . This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the battle for healthy Christian marriages. The failure of one marriage produces failures throughout the family, with the young people coming from those homes and in the marriages formed by those children. We are unable to estimate the damage done when marriages fail. This is not just happening in the world around us. It is happening in the ranks of ministers, within the families of our congregation and among our own children. We can choose to avoid this crisis, by hiding in our secluded world of stained glass and stately music. Scott Peck in his classic book The Road Less Traveled, stated, avoidance is the beginning of mental illness. 1.He was right. This will drive us crazy! Instead, we can choose to join others on the battlefield. Bo Prosser and Charles Qualls have advised us, "Let's try to frame the discussion around healthy marriages. A healthy marriage is better than a normal marriage." 2 We will have many allies when we do. These are dedicated physicians, psychiatrists, professional therapists, social workers, school counselors and an army of others who have a role in this battle. There are several battle stations we can fill. We can provide training opportunities for those getting married and for the married, coach those trying to do better, and provide first aid for those wounded in this battle. We in the helping professions must also see ourselves as MASH units, picking up the wounded from the battlefield and giving them a chance for healing. This book is designed to inform ministers who want to enter the battlefield as a soldier. 1. Some who read this may choose to enter the counseling ministry with a sense of calling for long-term service. 2. Some who read this may learn enough to give first aid and remember the physician's code of "Heal when you can, do no harm when you cannot." 3. All who come to these pages will be helped in some way to join the battle. Several stations we can fill: Guarding those married and getting married, Coaching for those doing battle, Giving first aid for those getting wounded. While we in the helping vocation of professional counselors see ourselves as the MASH unit, picking up the wounded from behind the front line and giving them first aid and care, we need help. Our best allies are ministers. Some of them are on the battlefields, while many are cloistered in their cathedrals unaware of the battle scene. We intend for this book to be a practical guide for ministers in marriage counseling, presented in everyday language. You will indicate to us to what degree we were successful by your response to the call to help build healthy Christian marriages.
Download or read book Models of Marriage and Family Therapy written by Thomas Frederick and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Cellular Communication Approach to Brief Marriage Counseling written by Ronnie L. Parson, Sr. and published by . This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes use of cellular communication principles to present a concise and accessible counseling model for marriage couples as well as individuals in any covenant based relationship (nucleus family, church family, synagogue, & etc). The counseling model was derived from a special population: African American Pentecostal-Apostolic (AAP-A) clergy couples. A brief comprehension of AAP-A clergy couples uniqueness is presented as a self-understanding profile for counseling considerations. The Biblical theme of expressive love serves as an overarching framework for understanding the personhood in need as well as the key to maintaining marital health. The concept of love as a therapeutic essential is highlighted by sampling views and uses of love by prominent pioneers of psychology. Family systems theory provides a suitable framework for underscoring expressive love in a counseling context. Although the marriage counseling model is derived from a special population, it is adaptable for use with all married couples. Since expressive love is at the heart of this model, the approach is suitable for assisting anyone desiring to discover the true foundation of a wholesome and lasting marriage. Christian workers would benefit from the use of the Biblical based Love Communication Tower, as a means of improving communication within the fellowship. The model is also adaptable for aiding individuals experiencing a breakdown or blockage in communication, to begin to reestablish healthy communication. Dr. R.L. Parson Sr. is a marriage counselor, and senior Pastor of The Living Church Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Of The Apostolic Faith Inc., Charlotte North Carolina. Also, Ronnie is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at William L. Bonner College, Columbia, South Carolina, where he also teaches Pastoral Counseling. He received his Doctorate of Ministry in Marriage and Family Counseling from Gordon Conwell Theological seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. He presently resides in Charlotte, with his wife, friend, confidant, and greatest supporter, Rubina B. Parson.
Download or read book A Therapy Model for Marriage Counseling written by William R. Boone and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Restoring Hope written by Robert Paul and published by Focus on the Family Publishing. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serving more than ten thousand couples over a span of more than twenty years, Hope Restored is the comprehensive model for Christian marriage counselors, therapists, and others seeking to help marriages in distress. The clinical team at the Focus Marriage Institute who developed the remarkably successful program Hope Restored: A Marriage Intensive Experience has created this guide, which provides a replicable model for working with couples in marital crisis. This professional resource contains numerous intervention and therapeutic strategies that you can apply to your personal therapy style, the unique individuals you serve, and the specific relational circumstances. Section 1 examines the key concepts, principles, and skills presented, along with their potential application. Section 2 dives deeper into the process of therapy and application, considering goals and objectives, the therapeutic relationship, the role of psychoeducation, sequencing, marriage dynamics, and more. Section 3 considers theological and psychological assumptions as well as foundations of the model and marital therapy research context. Designed for the Christian marriage counselor or therapist; others, including pastors and lay leaders with a heart for marriage restoration, will find this proven model to be a valuable resource that stands the test of time.
Download or read book The Christian Marriage Counseling Workbook written by Dustin Largent and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian Marriage Counseling Workbook is for couples preparing for marriage, but with Biblical concepts relevant to all marriages. Biblical explanation is given to help the couple understand why God's way of marriage is the best way. The workbook addresses such topics as engagement, Jesus and the church, marriage roles, communication, money, sex, kids, in-laws, parenting as a couple, struggling to conceive and more. It includes discussion questions to help the reader better understand themselves and fiancé.
Download or read book Developing a Process of Biblical Counseling Technique in Marriage and Family Therapy for Pastor and Christian Worker Using Structural Therapy as a Model written by Dale Franklin Hansen and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Christian Marriage Counseling Workbook written by Dustin A. Largent and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christian workbook for couples preparing for marriage or wanting to strengthen their marriage. The workbook addresses such topics as the definition of marriage, the three marriage killers, kids, in-laws, engagement and more. The workbook includes discussion questions.
Download or read book The Biblical Model of Marriage in Preventing Divorce written by Aviva B. Gafford Williamson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this thesis project is to provide methods for married couples to follow as it relates to Ephesians 5:25-33 and Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling. As divorce rates increase and couples struggle to remain in their marital union, this project brings relevant data, information, research, and solutions to couples so they can maintain. This project provides insight from the perspectives of couples and ministers as it relates to characteristics of a healthy marriage, the current state of marriages, common marital issues, biblical principles, and solutions to resolve problems so that couples can have healthier marriages based on what God envisioned marriage to be. Researching methods included data analysis of interviews, surveys, and feedback from a focus group session. Acknowledging the importance of implementing effective marriage counseling combined with interventions that demonstrate suitable approaches to possessing healthier, biblically based marriages that prevent couples from divorcing is necessary. This research project stands to influence other marriage counselors, pastoral counselors, ministers, pastors, and Christian counselors in their plans to direct married couples and design plans for couples to flourish. For couples, the newly created course will allow them to gain ways to sustain their marriages using better mechanisms to maneuver through the marital journey and life.
Download or read book Marital Counseling written by H. Norman Wright and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biblically-based, behavioral, cognitive approach to marital counseling.
