How Do I Help a Hurting Friend?

"People have problems," writes Rod Wilson. And when it's a friend or loved one, we naturally want to help. Unfortunately, many Christians do not have the necessary resources they need to resolve the problem. Until now. How Do I Help a Hurting Friend? is a kindhearted, comprehensive, and practical guide to ministry through friendship. With over twenty-five years of experience, Rod Wilson sheds light on how to help others by illustrating that people need to be understood. He provides succinct descriptions of five core problems (self-image, grief, depression, burnout, and a dysfunctional family), describes what it's like to experience each, offers biblical advice on how to approach the problem, and gives practical ways one can help. For anyone who has a friend with problems, this insightful and compassionate book will fill the widening gap in ministry resources.

Rod J. K. Wilson is president of Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and coauthor of Exploring Your Anger and Helping Angry People. Along with his professional counseling work, he's spent his career in academia in both teaching and administrative posts. He and his wife, Bev, live in Burnaby, British Columbia.