Rethinking Biblical Counseling
Why Soul Care Belongs in the Local Church
Published on 20. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
130 pages
978-1-966741-32-9 (ISBN)
Description
Biblical counseling has recovered the sufficiency of Scripture for soul care, but has it fully reflected the New Testament's design for how the church shepherds souls? In this thoughtful examination, Rick Thomas explores whether modern counseling structures have unintentionally professionalized what Scripture embeds within covenant community. Affirming the fruit of Scripture-centered care, he calls pastors and leaders to re-examine context, authority, specialization, and scalability. Rethinking Biblical Counseling is not a rejection of training, but a call to alignment. If soul care belongs within the local church, under elder oversight and through every-member ministry, then reform is not rebellion but a call to faithful obedience.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
174 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-966741-32-9 (9781966741329)
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Rick Thomas launched the Life Over Coffee global training network in 2008 to bring hope and help for you and others by creating resources that spark conversations for transformation. His primary responsibilities are resource creation and leadership development, which he does through speaking, writing, podcasting, and educating. In 1990 he earned a BA in Theology and, in 1991, a BS in Education. In 1993, he received his ordination into Christian ministry, and in 2000, he graduated with an MA in Counseling from The Master's University. In 2006, he was recognized as a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).