Caring for the Souls of Children

Coming alongside struggling children can feel like an uphill battle.Yet children struggle with the samedesiresadults struggle with, are lured by the sameliesadults fall preyto, andcan find hope in the same source adults can find hopeinJesus.This manual helps counselors share Christthe way, the truth, and the lifewhile tailoring interactions and teachings to the understanding of children.

Caring for the Souls of Childrenequips counselors, parents, pastors, andother helperswho love children,to boldly trust in the sufficiency of Scripturefor counseling.Edited by counselorand author Amy Baker, this in-depth resourcebegins with anoverview offoundational principles forcounseling children and addresses adifferentcounselingtopicin each subsequent chapter.Topics addressed include a wide variety of general and specific issues that children face including anxiety, anger, abuse, suicidal thoughts and actions, self-harm, shame, grief, disability, disease, sexual identity, and many others.

Articles are written by a wide range ofbiblical counselors, authors,and pastors who have worked with children for many yearsincluding:

• Amy Baker
• Julie Lowe
• Marty Machowski
• Jessica Thompson
• Jonathan Holmes
• Michael R. Emlet
• Garrett Higbee
• Edward T. Welch
• Kevin Carson
• Harvest USA
• Charles Hodges
• Joni and Friends
• BobKellemen
• Pam Bauer