Lay Counseling is a counseling classic that will guide you in developing and maintaining a thriving and active lay counseling and caring ministry. This updated edition has been revised to reflect the latest counseling research and to include many of the changes in counseling over the past twenty-five years. It is useful for those interested in starting or leading a lay counseling ministry as well as those researching or studying how lay counseling programs work. It provides the help that you need to begin, to continue, and to revise and existing lay counseling program, along with several useful forms and questionnaires. Rather than limiting you to a specific program, this resource assists you in choosing and formulating a ministry plan by providing a comprehensive survey of the programs, literature, and resources that are currently available. - back of the book.