The Biblical Counseling Movement After Adams (Heath Lambert)

The Biblical Counseling Movement After Adams

Those inside and outside of the biblical counseling movement recognize growing differences between the foundational work of Jay Adams and that of current thought leaders such as David Powlison. But, as any student or teacher of the discipline can attest, those differences have been ill-defined and largely anecdotal until now.

Heath Lambert, the first scholar to analyze the movement’s development from within, shows how refinements in framework, methodology, and engagement style are changing the face of the biblical counseling movement as we know it — producing a second generation of counselors who are increasingly competent to counsel. Find out how the biblical counseling movement has changed and improved and how the present-day leadership differs from the leadership of the past, in a respectful effort to evaluate and advance the efficacy of biblical counseling.

Endorsements:

“Having been a part of biblical counseling for some twenty-five years, I greatly appreciate and whole-heartedly endorse Dr. Lambert’s incredible work. He informs the novice, the veteran, and the critic on how the great heroes of the biblical counseling movement have built upon one another. He shows how an understanding of the movement must proceed from both historical and biblical contexts. And, as he reflects on the past one hundred years of church history, Lambert contributes a clear perspective on present day biblical counseling by demonstrating its strengths and weaknesses. He does this work in a way that leaves readers challenged, more unified, and strengthened in their faith and resolve concerning the sufficiency of the Scriptures.”
— Stuart W. Scott, Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling, Southern Seminary; author, The Exemplary Husband and Biblical Manhood

“Like any significant church movement throughout ecclesiastical history, the biblical counseling movement has been subject to many changes and considerable growth. It has become a worldwide, multi-cultural agent of change for the Church of Jesus Christ. Heath Lambert has written an amazing account of key influences that God, in his perfect sovereignty, has brought about in this movement. This factual account is an important contribution to understanding how and why the biblical counseling movement has had such a profound and lasting impact. It is a must read for anyone who desires to understand this movement.”
— John D. Street, Chair, MABC Graduate Program, The Master’s College and Seminary

Table of Contents

1. The Birth of a Biblical Counseling Movement and the Need for Growth
2. Advances in How Biblical Counselors Think About Counseling
3. Advances in How Biblical Counselors Do Counseling
4. Advances in How Biblical Counselors Talk About Counseling
5. Advances in How Biblical Counselors Think About the Bible
6. An Area Still in Need of Advancement

About the Author

Heath Lambert (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is executive director of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.  He also serves as Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida.  Heath is a visiting faculty member at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Heath is also co-author of Transforming Homosexuality with Denny Burk.  He and his wife Lauren and their three children live in Jacksonville.