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This work is sure to be one of the best resources for all those who need counseling and burden-bearers who desire to come alongside those in their hour of greatest need.

Jerry Wragg
Senior Pastor, Grace Immanuel Bible Church; President, The Expositors Seminary, Jupiter, Florida

When I was a student in seminary I sat in with a wise pastor giving counsel to someone in need. I thought, “He is just sharing truth from the Bible and applying it to this man’s situation. I can do that!” This book has the same effect. As you walk through the practical demonstrations of applying these common biblical categories, you will be equipped and inspired to say, “Hey! I can do that, too.”

John Crotts
Pastor, Faith Bible Church, Sharpsburg, Georgia; author, 'Hope: Living Confidently in God'

The author invites readers to think deeply through six foundational theological topics that apply to virtually every life situation. Engagingly written, saturated with Scripture, and informed by a rich knowledge of Christian literature, this is an essential guide for anyone seeking a straightforward, faithful approach to counseling.

Igor Gerdov
Pastor, Good News Baptist Church; Samara Center for Biblical Training, Samara, Russia

What sets this book apart is its accessibility without sacrificing theological depth. Pastors, elders, counselors-in-training, and thoughtful lay believers will find it instructive, usable, and immediately applicable.

John D. Street

This approach is both simple and profoundly effective. In my own ministry, I have seen it bring genuine help to individuals within the church, and it has significantly shaped the way I counsel. 

Jason Winslade
Pastor, Redemption Church, Christchurch, New Zealand; National Leadership, New Zealand Biblical Counselling Association

Moorhead provides six, key principles that every counselor needs to know in this book that is uniquely theological and practical. Good theology leads to good counseling, and Directive Biblical Counseling helps us with both.

Greg E. Gifford
Associate Professor, The Master’s University, Santa Clarita, California

... a very helpful biblical, theological, and practical resource for counseling believers well.

Anne Dryburgh
Author and counselor

... a theologically rich, pastorally wise, and highly practical guide that demystifies counseling for ordinary Christians and church leaders. Rooted in Scripture, it offers a clear, repeatable method that keeps God’s glory and the gospel at the center of biblical change.

Andrew Rogers
Professor and Program Coordinator of Biblical Counseling, Boyce College, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

... Moorhead provides his readers a clear, directive framework that helps counselors embark on the task of biblical counseling with confidence. 

Keith Evans
Associate Professor of Christian Counselling, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina

If you are therefore looking for a seasoned and competent biblical approach to counseling fellow Christians, you can now look to this volume as one of your best resources.

Lance Quinn
Executive Vice-President, The Expositors Seminary

I commend [this book] to you knowing that it has been put to use in a local church context and has been proven exceedingly fruitful. I was greatly helped by reading it and I’m confident you will be, too.

Sean DeMars
Pastor, Glory Community Church, Decatur, Alabama; host, Room for Nuance podcast

... a clarion call to recover the conviction that soul care belongs to the local church, done by ordinary Christians armed with Scripture, prayer, and Spirit-wrought compassion.

Paul Tautges
Senior Pastor, Cornerstone Community Church, Cleveland, Ohio and Author of ‘Comfort the Grieving’

Directive Biblical Counseling provides a highly structured model of care tailored to the role of a pastor. Jonathan Moorhead tailors his book toward a short-term, six or seven sessions, goal-focused counseling relationship and provides practical guidance for how to maximize the instructional value of each meeting.

Brad Hambrick
Pastor of Counseling, The Summit Church, Durham, North Carolina

Biblical counseling is intensive discipleship. Jonathan Moorhead provides an appropriate foundation to help beginners build an appropriate framework for biblical soul care. Seasoned counselors would do well to revisit these principles and learn from the practical wisdom he demonstrates in the case studies. Jonathan captures simple but profound foundations of biblical counseling anchored in the text of Scripture that guides and guards our practice.

T. Dale Johnson, Jr.
Executive Director, ACBC & Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri

Walking through six major themes that occur in numerous counseling cases, Moorhead systematically provides the practical tools that help one shepherd the saints into the truth that transforms lives. I commend this resource to all who desire to counsel biblically.

Abner Chou
President, The Master’s University and Seminary, Sun Valley, California

... a must read and practice for every soul care ministry.

Dave Deuel
Senior Research Fellow - Special Projects, The Biblical Counseling Coalition

This book is exceptionally well written .... A very helpful resource for anyone involved in counseling or pastoral care.

Alexander Strauch
Author, 'Biblical Eldership'