Can you believe it? 50 years of Competent to Counsel!
On Friday, September 11 we held a small celebration in the home of Jay and Betty Jane Adams to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Competent to Counsel. Special guests included:
- Dr. Mike Spradlin, President of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
- Dr. John Babler, Newly appointed Charman of the Biblical Counseling Department at Mid-America
- Mr. Nathan Cole, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement at Mid-America
- Pastor Bill Slattery, Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church
- Dr. Dale Johnson, Executive Director of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
- Rev. Donn R Arms, Director of the Institute for Nouthetic Studies
At that time, we presented to Dr. Adams a festschrift in his honor entitled Whole Counsel: The Public and Private Ministries of the Word. Click on the book cover to order your copy from our bookstore.
Click on the audio recording below to rehearse with us and Dr. Jay E. Adams this huge milestone in publishing history. We pray God will bless the next 50 years of Competent to Counsel!
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I want to happily add my congratulations for 50 years! I also want to express my gratefulness for Jay Adams for the influence he has had on my life personally and ministerially. Competent to Counsel was a turning point for me about 8 years ago while counseling men in a drug and alcohol program. From that first read forward, my life and many others lives are different because Jay helped redirect my thinking towards God’s word in understanding the problems people face. God bless you, Dr. Adams!