How does a person learn to counsel others with the truth of God's Word? Bob Kellemen believes that the best way to learn counseling is by doing it-by giving and receiving biblical counseling in the context of real, raw Christian community. Gospel Conversations explores the four compass-points of biblical counseling: Sustaining: "It's Normal to Hurt." Healing: "It's Possible to Hope." Reconciling: "It's Horrible to Sin, but Wonderful to Be Forgiven." Guiding: "It's Supernatural to Mature." These four compass points combine to equip readers to develop twenty-two ministry relational competencies-the "how to" of caring like Christ. This book serves as a practical training manual that can be used for lab and small group interaction. Gospel Conversations is the second volume in The Equipping Biblical Counselors Series, a comprehensive relational training curriculum for the local church that provides a model for equipping God's people to change lives with Christ's changeless truth. This two-volume series weaves together comprehensive biblical insight with compassionate Christian engagement.

Everyone talks about the personal ministry of the Word, but how do we make one-another ministry truly biblical? Gospel-Centered Counseling equips readers to change lives with Christ s changeless truth. It does so by examining life s seven ultimate questions and then guiding readers on a journey that explores the biblical, gospel-centered narrative of:

• The Word: What is truth? Where can I find answers?
• The Trinity: Who is God? Can I know Him personally?
• Creation: Who am I? What makes people tick?
• Fall: What went wrong? Why do we do the things we do?
• Redemption: Can I change? How do people change?
• Glorification: Where am I headed? How does our future destiny impact our present reality?
• Sanctification: How can I help? How can I change lives?"

Bob Kellemen builds on the foundation of the written Word and provides a gospel-centered resource for understanding people, diagnosing problems, and prescribing biblically-based solutions.

Gospel-Centered Counseling is the first volume in The Equipping Christian Counselors Series, a comprehensive relational training curriculum for the local church that provides a model for equipping God s people to change lives with Christ s changeless truth. This two-volume series weaves together comprehensive biblical insight with compassionate Christian engagement."