Off the Agenda: Gary R. Collins

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October 15, 2007

Gary R. Collins

Meet Gary Collins, a Building Church Leaders editorial advisor and a contributor to Off the Agenda.

Gary R. Collins is a licensed clinical psychologist with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University. He is the author of about 200 articles and more than 50 books, including The Biblical Basis of Christian Counseling and Christian Coaching: Helping Others Turn Potential into Reality. His classic textbook, Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide, appears in several languages and has been revised in an updated and expanded third edition published in 2007. An accompanying Christian Counseling Casebook will appear later in the year.

Gary grew up in Canada, served for 20 years as professor of psychology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and for eight years headed the 15,000-member American Association of Christian Counselors, which he co-founded. He also founded, and for eight years edited, Christian Counseling Today magazine and was general editor of all 42 professional books published in the “Christian Counseling Resources,” and “Contemporary Christian Counseling” series.

He is a graduate of the Institute for Life Coach Training, maintains a small coaching practice, and frequently travels overseas and within North America to speak on coaching, leadership, trends in Christian counseling, and related issues.

Posted by Matt Branaugh at 8:01 AM on October 15, 2007