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By the 1950s, pastors had begun to feel like they were not experts at helping people, shifting everyone over to professional therapists. So the author thinks that was a mistake. They claim that biblical counseling is not simple but rather, a profound view of life through a practical biblical lense. In short, the church does not have to outsource soul care to a billion-dollar industry, it has what it needs in the Bible for soul-care.
Yes, such a shift was tragic. However, currently, there is an increasing interest in the biblical counseling movement.