Street - Men Counseling Men

The church today needs menmen who are spiritually mature, who know Gods Word and can translate truth into life, who love and live like Jesus. Men Counseling Men is a work that can help transform your men and your church. Dr. John Street has served Christ well with this collection of essays. What a delight to read the words of men who believe that a sufficient Christ, revealed in His sufficient Word, can thoroughly equip men for every good work. May God use it for His glory and the strengthening of His church.

Tim Pasma, Pastor, LaRue Baptist Church, Fellow in the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors

Men Counseling Men is an important book. We live in a Christian culture in great need of godly men to shepherd one another and their families. This book is a rich resource to help meet this need. I am happy to commend it.

Dr. Heath Lambert , Professor and Department Coordinator for Biblical Counseling, Boyce College

A monumental achievement! Men Counseling Men is a biblical, Christ-centered resource that will further equip men to engage in authentic discipleship ministries within the context of the local church and for the purpose of helping other men grow in Gods transforming grace. John Street has pulled together the collective wisdom of highly qualified men throughout this book, which should be valued by all who want to develop dynamic mens ministries for the glory of God.

Rick Wilson , Pastor of Grace Covenant Church, Beavercreek, Ohio and Director of Titus School for Leadership Development

Men in todays church face two significant challenges: finding the courage and wisdom needed to shepherd men through the issues of temptation and struggle pervasive in our society, and the total lack of sound biblical resources that equip them to address these issues from a biblical perspective. Men Counseling Men offers sure counsel from those who have been refined by the realities of pastoral ministry and will enable men to move toward their spiritual brothers with confidence. The topics covered in this book will help godly fathers, brothers, and husbands encourage and exhort the men in their lives with both truth and love.

Dr. Mark Tatlock , Executive Vice President and Provost, The Masters College

Men Counseling Men is a good book that has, as its practical working methodology, the need to disciple men with the deepest roots within the richest soil of all: Holy Scripture. I rejoice that each of the authors of this volume believe in the total sufficiency of the Bible for the vital ministry of showing men their sins and the only lasting solutions for them. May this helpful manual equip many for the goal of seeing our Savior, Jesus Christ, as the one true image to which Christians must conform their lives.

Lance Quinn , Pastor of Grace Advance, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California

I commend Dr. John Street for assembling such a championship team of writers to produce this superb volume for men (Proverbs 27:17). The authors major on the certainty of powerful, biblical truth rather than manipulative, psychological technique. The books content proves to be both preventative and corrective, as well as personal and practical. A must read label should be stamped on every cover.

Dr. Richard Mayhue , Executive VP and Dean of The Masters Seminary

John Street and his team have made a significant contribution to men who want to help one another grow in Christ. Reading this book is like going out for a steak dinner with your best buddies. Forget the frills and doiliesthis is a meal for real men who intend to get to a more authentic place in their relationship with the Lord, together. Feasting on the Word with your friendsthere are few things better than that. Bring a hearty appetitesteak sauce optional.

Steve Viars , Senior Pastor, Faith Church, Lafayette, Indiana

I have great memories of teaching biblical counseling at The Masters College and supervising a few of these men with their writing projects. I thought at the time, These topics are so well done that they ought to be published to help others with their various struggles in the faith . In Gods providence (and thank you, John) it has happened, and Im delighted to recommend this book with its wide scope of practical topics to churchmen everywhere.

Dr. Stuart W. Scott , Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version), copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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MEN COUNSELING MEN

Copyright 2013 by John D. Street Jr.

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Men counseling men/John D. Street, Jr., general editor.

p.cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-7369-4926-2 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-4927-9 (eBook)

1. Church work with men. 2. MenPastoral counseling of. 3. Pastoral counseling. I. Street, John D., 1952-

BV4440.M46 2013

259.0811dc23

2012028982

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To the thousands of biblical counseling students, both undergraduate and graduate, who have studied at The Masters College and Seminary, and to their counseleesmay this book be a blessing! To Jesus Christ belongs all the glory and honor, both now and forever. Amen!