Be Not Anxious

<DIV>As Allan Cole knows firsthand both personally and pastorally Christians are not immune from anxiety and many believers go to their church leaders for support and solace. This helpful book draws on narrative approaches to theology and counseling to suggest how pastoral caregivers may effectively minister to anxious persons.<br style=color: rgb(57 49 19); font-family: Verdana Arial sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(248 245 238); /><br style=color: rgb(57 49 19); font-family: Verdana Arial sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(248 245 238); /><I>Be Not Anxious</I> provides pastors and other caregivers with a basic understanding of anxiety including how to identify those suffering from it and how to get at what is making them anxious. Cole focuses both on cognitive-based methods and on common faith practices -- church membership frequent worship prayer Bible reading service and confession -- showing how these may provide relief from anxiety. By addressing the roles of both psychiatry and ministry as co-liberators from anxiety he leads the pastor and the faith community in helping disquieted souls to find rest.</DIV>