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. ( )