Soul-Care: God's Path of Redemption and Restoration: Tracing the path of soul-care through the Bible, history and the local church - Softcover

Pike, Dr. Gordon D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1530311926 ISBN 13: 9781530311927

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

The theme of redemption is tied up with restoration, the reinstatement of humans to their original glory and the renewal of all creation. Restoration implies the recovery of something lost and the reestablishment of a condition which was previously enjoyed. Thus to be gripped by the wonder, power and sheer audacity of redemption, we need to examine that which was lost, the original condition to which God is restoring his people and creation. The argument of this book is that the narrative of redemption that we find in the Bible is the way that God offers restoration to humanity. As such, it provides the signposts that the ministry of soul-care must follow. The book also proposes that soul-care should be the primary objective of Christian counseling and an essential part of local church ministries in the mutual support believers give to each other.

About this title

About the Author

Gordon D. Pike was born in the United States and raised in Canada. He has been a pastor in Canada and Venezuela and an educator in the United States and Costa Rica. Gordon has earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Society and Religion from Oxford Graduate School, Dayton, TN and is the Associate Academic Dean and professor of Pastoral Counseling in ProMETA, an online Masters degree program in Spanish.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1530311926
• ISBN 13: 9781530311927
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162
• Editor: Anderson Dr. Keith R., Hand Dr. Herbert