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David Powlison

Author, Speaker

David Powlison served as CCEF’s executive director (2014-2019), a faculty member, and senior editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He held a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary. David wrote extensively on biblical counseling and on the relationship between faith and psychology. His books Seeing with New Eyes and Speaking Truth in Love probe the implications of Scripture for how to understand people and how to counsel. The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context explores the background and development of CCEF’s mission. David is survived by his wife Nan, their three children and spouses, and seven grandchildren.

Books Written by David Powlison

JBC Must Reads: On Suffering Featured Image

JBC Must Reads: On Suffering

David Powlison, Ed Welch, Esther Liu, Jayne V. Clark, Lauren Whitman, Paul David Tripp

Take Heart: Daily Devotions to Deepen Your Faith Featured Image

Take Heart: Daily Devotions to Deepen Your Faith

The Pastor as Counselor: The Call for Soul Care Featured Image

The Pastor as Counselor: The Call for Soul Care

JBC Must Reads: On Conflict Featured Image

JBC Must Reads: On Conflict

Aaron Sironi, Alasdair Groves, Bill Smith, David Powlison, Kristin Silva, Lauren Whitman, Steve Midgley

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Conflict Featured Image

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Conflict

Aaron Sironi, Alasdair Groves, Bill Smith, David Powlison, Kristin Silva, Lauren Whitman, Steve Midgley

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Anxiety Featured Image

Digital JBC Must Reads: On Anxiety

Aaron Sironi, David Powlison, Ed Welch, John F. Bettler, Kimberly Monroe, Kristin Silva, Mike Emlet, Paul Randolph, Todd Stryd

Gus Loses His Grip: When You Want Something Too Much Featured Image

Gus Loses His Grip: When You Want Something Too Much

Safe and Sound: Standing Firm in Spiritual Battles Featured Image

Safe and Sound: Standing Firm in Spiritual Battles

Blog Posts by David Powlison

Why Pastors Have a Unique Responsibility to Counsel Featured Image

Why Pastors Have a Unique Responsibility to Counsel

Weakness: The Doorway to True Strength | Transcript Featured Image

Weakness: The Doorway to True Strength | Transcript

Updates From David Powlison Featured Image

January 17, 2019

Updates From David Powlison

An Open Letter to the Suffering Christian Featured Image

An Open Letter to the Suffering Christian

Videos Featuring David Powlison

David Powlison’s Conversion Story Featured Image

David Powlison’s Conversion Story

David on next steps for CCEF Featured Image

December 18, 2018

David on next steps for CCEF

Is Sexual Renewal a Simple or Complex Process? Featured Image

Is Sexual Renewal a Simple or Complex Process?

Is God Far Away When He Feels Far Away? Featured Image

Is God Far Away When He Feels Far Away?

Podcast Episodes Featuring David Powlison

Psychiatric Disorders & the Church Featured Image

September 20, 2018

Psychiatric Disorders & the Church

Alasdair Groves, David Powlison

Reading Scripture with David Powlison Featured Image

Reading Scripture with David Powlison

Alasdair Groves, David Powlison

Borderline Personality Disorder and Your Church Featured Image

January 29, 2018

Borderline Personality Disorder and Your Church

Alasdair Groves, David Powlison

Best of Psychology with David Powlison Featured Image

November 13, 2017

Best of Psychology with David Powlison

Alasdair Groves, David Powlison

JBC Articles Written By David Powlison

A Man’s Identity Featured Image

A Man’s Identity

Biblical Counseling in Local Churches and Parachurch Ministries Featured Image

August 31, 2019

Biblical Counseling in Local Churches and Parachurch Ministries

David Powlison, Heath Lambert

The Right Kind of Weakness Featured Image

August 31, 2019

The Right Kind of Weakness

Breaking New Ground Featured Image

Breaking New Ground

Courses Instructed by David Powlison

Dynamics of Biblical Change Featured Image

Dynamics of Biblical Change

Alasdair Groves, David Powlison

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