Jeremy Pierre

牧者们通常需要花时间辅导那些处在危机中的人，这些辅导也通常需要牧者花时间做出仔细的评估、根据神的话语分享恰当的原则，并且就帮助他们走出困境而给出实际的建议。然而很多时候，牧者们并没有准备好有效地牧养神的百姓经历的这些复杂困难的处境，包括抑郁、淫乱、饮食无序，以及自杀倾向等。本书的写作目的正是为了帮助牧师和教会领袖们理解圣经辅导的一些基础，本书提供了辅导工作从第一次见面到最后结束的一个基本框架和概览，同时也提供了在教会中建立门训文化的一些好建议，附录也可以帮助您知道如何记笔记和一些其他的辅导技巧。

Words of Encouragement for Christians Who Doubt Their Salvation Countless Christians are weighed down with fear that God doesn’t truly love them. Although they have heard and affirmed the gospel, repented of their sins, and turned to Christ, the depths of their sin or long stretches of suffering have eroded away any sense of assurance. Is it possible for Christians to be confident in their salvation? With pastoral wisdom, Jeremy Pierre encourages doubt-filled Christians with the truths of Scripture. He shifts their perspective to see themselves as God sees them, comforts their hearts with the abundant love initiated by God, and teaches them to receive this love through the gifts Christ has given them: God’s word, prayer, and the fellowship of the church. Readers will learn to find rest in the unlimited knowledge and love of Jesus Christ. Short, Accessible Format: A helpful resource for church leaders to give to Christians who are doubting their salvation Sympathetic and Pastoral: Written by a pastor and counselor who has helped many people wrestling with assurance of salvation and has experienced this struggle himself Biblical: Encourages believers with the writings of the apostle John to uncertain Christians

A pastoral guide to dealing wisely with domestic abuse in the local church. This book is intended to equip pastors, church leaders and church members to respond with the heart of God to situations of domestic abuse that occur in their local church. Prioritising the safety of the victim at all times, Jeremy Pierre and Greg Wilson seek to help you be the kind of church leader, church member, friend, parent, sibling, or neighbour who responds wisely. We want the church to be a new normal for those grown accustomed to abuse. A home that doesn’t hurt those inside, but instead welcomes them into the tender care of the Lord. Split into three sections, When Home Hurts begins with an overview to provide a framework for understanding abuse and the people caught up in it, before moving on to advice on how to help in the short and long terms. This very practical, pastoral book acknowledges the reality and the horror of domestic abuse, but also the reality and power of God to heal. It will be a helpful guide to anyone who suspects abuse within their church family but is unsure how to help without making things worse. The five appendices at the end of the book offer helpful answers to difficult questions as well as additional resources. Section 1 – How to Understand Abuse Understanding Your Role as Agent of God’s LoveUnderstanding Abuse DynamicsDiscerning Abuse Dynamics Section 2 – How to Help in the Short Term Caring for the VictimConfronting the AbuserConsidering Collateral Damage Section 3 – How to Help in the Long Term Helping the Move from Victim to OvercomerHelping the Move from Abuser to ServantLeading Your Church to Respond with Wisdom and Compassion Additional Resources: Appendix A – FAQs in the Initial StagesAppendix B – FAQs on Separation, Divorce, and Reunification After AbuseAppendix C – The Authority of Scripture and Abuse ResearchAppendix D – ResourcesAppendix E – Care Advocate Role Description

Pastors spend much of their time counseling people in crisis―a delicate task that requires one to carefully evaluate each situation, share relevant principles from God's Word, and offer practical suggestions for moving forward. Too often, however, pastors feel unprepared to effectively shepherd their people through difficult circumstances such as depression, adultery, eating disorders, and suicidal thinking. Written to help pastors and church leaders understand the basics of biblical counseling, this book provides an overview of the counseling process from the initial meeting to the final session. It also includes suggestions for cultivating a culture of discipleship within a church and four appendixes featuring a quick checklist, tips for taking notes, and more.

Pastors and counselors regularly minister to people whose marriages or families are in crisis. Tempers run high and feelings are brought low when a marriage is hurting or a family is in disarray. Pastors and counselors need practical, biblical help in order to connect their theological training to the reality of modern messy relationships. These how-to training manuals provide relevant, user-friendly equipping for pastors, counselors, lay leaders, educators, and students, enabling them to competently and compassionately relate God's Word to marriage and family life.

Our approach to counseling and personal ministry is often lopsided--we treat people as minds to be taught or problems to be fixed, moving too quickly toward applying biblical solutions without taking the time to love people well and understand their experiences and hurts. The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life provides a comprehensive view of how the heart works and how Christ redeems it. Pierre's faith-centered understanding of people combines with a Word-centered methodology to give readers a practical way to help others better understand their tough experiences and who they are in light of who Jesus is. Pierre guides readers through four key activities--reading, reflecting, relating, and renewing--that will consistently position them to understand everyday human experiences in light of Scripture. Pierre exposes the false dichotomy between the spiritual and seemingly unspiritual parts of the human experience, showing how every thought, feeling, and choice actually expresses the spiritual activity of the heart. He shows how faith in Christ is the means by which the heart begins to respond differently. Faith is not only the entry point for heart change, but also an expression of our everyday, ongoing need for Christ. Pierre's holistic view of counseling--forged by his experiences as a counselor, pastor, and seminary professor--equips readers to understand how everyday beliefs, desires, and commitments shape how we respond to life's biggest struggles and how an active relationship of trust in God is the foundation for lifelong change.

La consejer a b blica, basada en la suficiencia y la autoridadde las Escrituras, es esencial para la salud de la iglesia. He aqu una notable y provechosa introducci n a la consejer a pastoral, rebosante de sabidur a b blica tanto para pastores nuevos comopara los m s experimentados. Todo pastor necesita este libro. R. Albert Mohler Jr., presidente y profesor de teolog acristiana Joseph Emerson Brown en el Southern BaptistTheological SeminaryEste libro es fiel a Dios, reflexivo, y realista acerca de laspersonas. Est escrito de manera clara, sencilla y pr ctica. Todos luchamos. C mo pod is t y tu iglesia aprender a daratenci n a las personas] de la manera correcta? Tomando enserio este libro. David Powlison, director ejecutivo en la ChristianCounseling and Educational FoundationEste libro trata de la manera en que los pastores deben escuchary hablar con los miembros de su congregaci n; un librosobre c mo debemos amar. Es notablemente b blico, pr ctico yrefrescante. Tal vez deber amos considerarlo una lectura requeridapara todos los ancianos noveles. Mark Dever, pastor principal de Capitol Hill BaptistChurch y presidente de 9Marks

A Step-By-Step Guide for Pastors Pastors spend much of their time counseling people in crisis—a delicate task that requires one to carefully evaluate each situation, share relevant principles from God’s Word, and offer practical suggestions for moving forward. Too often, however, pastors feel unprepared to effectively shepherd their people through difficult circumstances such as depression, adultery, eating disorders, and suicidal thinking. Written to help pastors and church leaders understand the basics of biblical counseling, this book provides an overview of the counseling process from the initial meeting to the final session. It also includes suggestions for cultivating a culture of discipleship within a church and four appendixes featuring a quick checklist, tips for taking notes, and more.