Caring for the Souls of Children
by Amy Baker | Book Summary
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Author: Amy Baker
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Although the issues that are addressed in counseling children may be unique, both the foundation of our counsel as well as the ultimate hope counselors must seek to offer are the same as when one counsels adults. "The struggles, the desires, and the source of hope for children are no different than the struggles, desires, and source of hope for adults." (p. 2) To help ensure that counselors are able to effectively offer that ultimate hope, Caring for the Souls of Children provides readers with a methodology of counseling, an overview of childhood development, and instruction in how to address common problems found within the world of counseling children. |
Amy Baker is an experienced biblical counselor and author. Baker is the ministry resource director at Faith Church, an instructor and counselor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries, a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and the author of numerous other biblical counseling resources.
Baker edited this volume and is joined by numerous other authors from the world of biblical counseling including: Jonathan Holmes, Edward T. Welch, Kevin Carson, Garet Higbee, Charles Hodges, Marty Machowski, Pam Bauer, and Joni Eareckson Tada. Each of these authors brings with them an impressive amount of experience within the biblical counseling movement.
Caring for the Souls of Children
by Amy Baker
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Amy Baker |
| Publisher | New Growth Press |
| Date | 2020 |
| Pages | 296 |
Overview:
The prospect of counseling children can seem initially daunting, and many may quickly assume it is a task that ought to be left in the hands of experienced professional counselors. Yet, this task is not as daunting as it may initially seem.
Although the issues that are addressed in counseling children may be unique, both the foundation of our counsel as well as the ultimate hope counselors must seek to offer are the same as when one counsels adults. "The struggles, the desires, and the source of hope for children are no different than the struggles, desires, and source of hope for adults." (p. 2)
To help ensure that counselors are able to effectively offer that ultimate hope, Caring for the Souls of Children provides readers with a methodology of counseling, an overview of childhood development, and instruction in how to address common problems found within the world of counseling children.
Amy Baker is an experienced biblical counselor and author. Baker is the ministry resource director at Faith Church, an instructor and counselor at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries, a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and the author of numerous other biblical counseling resources.
Baker edited this volume and is joined by numerous other authors from the world of biblical counseling including: Jonathan Holmes, Edward T. Welch, Kevin Carson, Garet Higbee, Charles Hodges, Marty Machowski, Pam Bauer, and Joni Eareckson Tada. Each of these authors brings with them an impressive amount of experience within the biblical counseling movement.