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As we celebrate our 50th anniversary, we have reprinted this interview from 25 years ago with two of CCEF’s founders: Jay Adams and John Bettler. Our fifty years of growth has been significantly shaped by the dialogue between these two men. This interview will give you a feel for their personalities, their relationship, and the substance of their interactions. It will also give you insight into the founding DNA of this ministry.

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.

25 Years of Biblical Counseling: An Interview with Jay Adams and John Bettler

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