Christian peer counseling

by Joan Sturkie

The church encounters so many problems today. A single pastor supported by one of two staff members cannot handle the counseling load of an individual church. The reasonable alternative is that we can address this need ourselves and learn how to counsel our people. Peer counseling is an idea whose time has come. It's up to each of us to take a stand and help those around us. At the same time, peer counseling is not a radical program. Its roots are deep in the history of the church. This book is a practical guide to Christian peer counseling. Joan Sturkie and Gordon R. Bear describe how to set up a peer counseling program in your church or organization. At the same time, this book is motivational, instructional, and inspirational. It motivates by appealing to our urges to assist in the ministries of our churches, and it encourages those of us already involved in those ministries. It also stimulates people outside church programs to accept peer counseling as a way through which Christian