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His Power, Our Weakness: Encouragement for the Biblical Counselor Kindle Edition

by Beth Ann Baus (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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With refreshing and often raw honesty, Beth Ann Baus pulls back the curtain on her personal life and long experience as a Biblical Counselor to guide other counselors toward more effective servanthood. She weaves the biblical narrative of Moses and the Israelites’ wandering in the desert into each chapter, deftly comparing their challenges and struggles to those of the modern day counselor.

Each chapter includes practical sections on scriptural tools, encouragement, and questions for personal reflection. One need not be a Biblical Counselor to profit from this work, but those seeking to improve their service to the wounded and hurting in the counseling room will come away greatly enriched.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BHQ321Q7
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 8, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 690 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0BHMPMGD2

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- #1,666 in Christian Counseling & Recovery
- #2,920 in Christian Discipleship (Kindle Store)
- #3,576 in Christian Pastoral Resources (Kindle Store)

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Practical Sanctification

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024

As an ACBC training center director, I'm glad Beth wrote this resource and I highly recommend it. Her book helps the young counselor understand he or she is not "the only one" experiencing challenges in counseling as well as providing refreshment to those with hundreds of hours of admonishing.

God is not just working through you to help your neighbor, He is sanctifying you, too. Using Scripture, Beth offers a number of personal growth scenarios to help the reader grow in Christ. His Power, Our Weakness is a testament to practical biblical sanctification and the pursuit of helping others.

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A thirst-quenching letter of encouragement to all who counsel according to Scripture

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2023

Beth Ann Baus has written a thirst-quenching letter of encouragement to all who counsel according to Scripture. One of the chapter titles hits on the main idea of this book: When the Counselor Needs Counseling. Anyone working in a helping profession (i.e. social workers, clergy, social services, counseling, etc.) knows that it is draining. It attempts to suck out every last drop of emotional, physical, and mental energy. But unlike the fields of social work and psychology, helping people biblically isn't merely a profession or community service; it's Christian discipleship. Pastors, biblical counselors, and ministry leaders aren't necessarily the experts. First and foremost, they are fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who come alongside and help struggling believers in need. But what if the leaders need counseling? Enter Beth Ann Baus.

Through the Scriptures and her own counseling experience, the author provides (as the book's subtitle suggests) encouragement for the biblical counselor. Her examination of the life of Moses fits with any ministry leader. Just as Moses led the people of God, even while they were grumbling and complaining, those leading in various capacities in ministry leadership need to be reminded that Jesus is the savior, not us. We are God's messengers, not the Messiah. We are just as tempted to grumble and complain about God's imperfect people. The author gives practical and biblical counsel on how to deal with unmet expectations, spiritual warfare, burnout, feelings of failure, the temptation to gossip, and more. Worth the price of the book (though all of it's contents are life-giving) are the tools at the end of each chapter. The author includes a section called "What's in your toolbox?," which includes Scriptures to equip biblical counselors to counsel. Another section is "Encouragement." These are pointed truths and reminders from the Bible as a whole on how God works both in the counselor and counselee. Lastly, the section on "Personal Reflection" guides the counselor through introspection to examine his or her own heart in practical application.

The author writes with the biblical counselor in mind (i.e. anyone counseling using the Scriptures as the final authority) and not just pastors and ministry leaders. In one sense, every Christian is a biblical counselor. The question is whether or not the counsel given for everyday life is actually biblical. Through all of her personal anecdotes of counseling failure and discouragement, she only draws attention to her own experience in order to point counselors to the true source of authority and strength in biblical counseling: the Word of God through the power of the indwelling Spirit. Female counselors will naturally connect well with this book, as many of the counseling case examples are from counseling women, but male counselors can also glean much from the biblical wisdom she weaves into each chapter.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who aspires to lead others in following Christ. Not only do you need it, but I do as well. The work of ministry is often draining and discouraging. Discouragement is the work of our adversary, the Devil. If he can take out God's workers through discouragement, he has won. This book joins the fight against that tendency. Every minister of the gospel needs to be filled with truth from God's Word and strength from God's Spirit.

DISCLAIMER: I did NOT receive this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I purchased this book and know and work with the author. Though this review might be biased, it is honest. I personally know and work with the author. I've seen her in action as a counselor and can confirm everything she writes about. But don't take my word for it. Read it for yourself and be encouraged.

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