Siang-Yang Tan

I have thought about pursuing a career in Christian counseling so I thought that Lay Counseling would be a good read for an inquiring mind. I have to admit that this book was extremely hard to get through because it reads like a textbook but the information it contains is wonderful. Any church leader or Christian counselor would benefit greatly from this resource.

This book has everything from the need for a lay counseling ministry to all the details that goes along with building a lay counseling ministry and everything in between. We as Christians are called to help one another and this book is a wonderful reminder of how to "bear one another's burdens."

If counseling doesn't interest you I would not recommend this book but if it does I would highly recommend it. There is so much information it's almost overwhelming if you read it straight through but if you read it a little at a time and use it as a reference it is invaluable.… (mere)

I read this book over the course of a week and thoroughly delved into it, not so much because its words were profound, but because the authors do a great job of helping the reader understand what it takes to walk in the Spirit daily. They discuss basic disciplines like prayer, bible study, fellowship, witnessing, solitude, and sacrifice and help the reader understand how each discipline draws us to the Holy Spirit. They also explain how to balance our role in drawing near to God and the Spirit's role in empowering us for God's glory so that we can lose more of ourselves and become like Christ. We are going to use this book in our Christian small group study. I would highly recommend it to all who are serious about yielding to the Spirit consistently and pursuing all of your resources in Christ! FIVE STARS!!… (mere)