Drawing from a wide range of resources and experts in Christian soul care, this book is a well-researched, easy-to-read, and practical guide for students and counselors both inside and outside of biblical counseling who want to better understand its aspects, methods, and goals. Biblical Counseling Basics equips readers with practical skills for one-another ministry and engages them with their divine call to counsel. Since God first spoke words of life to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, counseling has been a foundational to God's people. The most basic questions of psychology who we are, why we do what we do, and how do we change are answered in God's words to his people. In the Bible God speaks profoundly to each person about the most important things in life. In Biblical Counseling Basics , Dr. Jeremy Lelek offers a comprehensive approach to biblical counseling, beginning by retracing the movement's history, then exploring its basic tenets, and finally providing helpful insight for the future of biblical counseling. Helping to connect the dots between soul care and theology, and including real life case studies, this resource encourages readers to apply theology to current issues and the here-and-now needs of others. Biblical Counseling Basics encourages counselors that the use of the Bible is central to their practices and development. Offering the Bible as the preeminent resource to address even the most complex mental and emotional struggles, Biblical Counseling Basics reminds readers that the finished work of Jesus Christ is the greatest hope for all believers. “Lelek’s book does what no other biblical counseling book does. It gives you a helpful history, it defines what it really means to counsel bibli­cally, and it offers guidance for the future of soul care. If you have been called to care for people, this book should be in your library.” Paul David Tripp, President of Paul Tripp Ministries; author of New Morning Mercies “This is more than biblical counseling basics. It is a wise telling of the history of biblical counseling, a useable systematic theology for counsel­ors, and a thoughtful welcome to those who don’t quite know what to make of it all. Thank you, Jeremy, for moving us ahead.” Ed Welch, Faculty member at CCEF; bestselling author of Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love “When an accident left me a quadriplegic, I collapsed emotionally. I vaguely knew that the Bible probably contained answers, but I had no idea where to look. Thankfully, I was introduced to a biblical counselor who made all the difference. He wasn’t a trained professional; he simply loved Jesus and wanted to make him a reality in my life. Friend, you have the same counseling potential. It’s why I love Biblical Counseling Basics . Want to help wounded people find life-giving hope? This book is for you!” Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends International Disability Center “ Biblical Counseling Basics is an excellent primer for distinctly Christian counseling, as it clearly explicates the necessity and relevance of Scripture in the care of souls. Written in a narrative style, within the framework of a robust evangelical theology, it challenges readers to love struggling people with the mercy and grace of God in Christ.” Sam R. Williams, Professor of Counseling, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary “Blessed are the peacemakers’ (Mt. 5:9). One way to make peace is by listening to others. This book uniquely demonstrates the biblical virtue of peacemaking by its author’s willingness to listen to and value those inside and outside the biblical counseling movement—even those with whom he disagrees. What a gift to us all! May it have wide influence among biblical counselors, supporters (like me), and those Christian counselors who themselves have listened too little to biblical counselors.” Eric L. Johnson, Senior Research Professor, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary “Jeremy Lelek has given a gift to the church and, frankly, a gift to me. As I read Biblical Counseling Basics , I found myself saying, ‘Oh, now I understand.’ I understood why some counseling (mine included) didn’t work and why some counseling (mine included) did. It wasn’t true or false because it worked or didn’t work . . . it worked or didn’t work because the basics were either true or false, biblical or pagan, from God or from the dark side. This book is so very important, and every Christian needs to read it. You will not only say, ‘Oh, now I understand,’ you will rise up and call Jeremy Lelek blessed for having written it.” Steve Brown, Distinguished author, Christian broadcaster, and visiting professor of Practical Theology at Knox Theological Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary “Bringing together the historical narrative of the biblical counseling movement and the eternal truths of Scripture that are preeminently relevant to the emotional, mental, and relational struggles of our day, Biblical