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The drift of the Southern Baptist Convention beginning in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries into a reliance upon psychological professionalism (secular anthropology) rather than being true physicians of the soul (biblical anthropology) for pastoral ministry is a microcosm of what has happened in almost every church and ecclesiastical organization in the world. Christian counseling became a form of modern esoteric Gnosticism. Scholarly theology has taken a back seat to psychology. . . . Johnson's historical analysis of 'professionalizing' counseling in the church serves as a passionate warning for those committed to pastoral care and counseling in the church. This is a much-needed book! --John D. Street, Chair, BC Graduate Program at The Master's University & Seminary, and President, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors Board of Trustees For those who love the church, the care of souls, and contemporary history, The Professionalization of Pastoral Care is important reading. I am grateful for Dale Johnson's work here and am glad to see this book in print. --Jason G. Duesing, Provost, Midwestern Seminary

The drift of the Southern Baptist Convention beginning in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries into a reliance upon psychological professionalism (secular anthropology) rather than being true physicians of the soul (biblical anthropology) for pastoral ministry is a microcosm of what has happened in almost every church and ecclesiastical organization in the world. Christian counseling became a form of modern esoteric Gnosticism. Scholarly theology has taken a back seat to psychology. . . . Johnson's historical analysis of 'professionalizing' counseling in the church serves as a passionate warning for those committed to pastoral care and counseling in the church. This is a much-needed book! --John D. Street, Chair, BC Graduate Program at The Master's University & Seminary, and President, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors Board of Trustees For those who love the church, the care of souls, and contemporary history, The Professionalization of Pastoral Care is important reading. I am grateful for Dale Johnson's work here and am glad to see this book in print. --Jason G. Duesing, Provost, Midwestern Seminary

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T. Dale Johnson Jr. is Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and executive director of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.

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