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| Book Review: Jay Adams's Competent To Counsel |
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| Saturday, 27 June 2009 | |
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More info... By Johnny Kicklighter  It wasn't until the early 1970's when I was introduced to Jay Adams that I begin to see a great distinction between generic counseling and genuine biblical counseling. I was 21 years old at the time when the pastor of our new formed church bought and read Adam's book "Competent to Counsel." My pastor raved on the significance of the book and proceeded to indoctrinate our small flock with its contents. I didn't fully understand his zeal at the time, and it wasn't until I was older that I came to appreciate his feelings.
Our pastor served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force who was coming to the end of his career. Most of our congregation was young military Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs). The day came when I was eventually transferred and left that church. As I progressed in my military career, it was expected that NCOs would be counselors to their subordinates. Our profession military education devoted entire chapters and lectures on non-directive or eclectic counseling techniques. Maslow's hierarchy of needs was drilled into our heads. We were warned to avoid |
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