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SOME BOOKS TO CHECK FOR FURTHER OPTIONS:

1. Going on Retreat: A Beginners Guide to the Christian Retreat Experience, Margaret Silf, September 2002
2. A Place for God A Guide to Spiritual Retreats and Retreat Centers, Timothy Jones, 2000
3. Handbook for Great Camps and Retreats, Chap Clark, May 2004
4. U. S. and Worldwide Guide to Retreat Center Guest Houses, John Jensen, June 1997 (our of print, limited supply)
5. Catholic America: Self-Renewal Centers and Retreat, Patricia Christian-Meyer, January 1993 (out of print, limited supply)
6. Travelers Guide to Healing Centers and Retreats in North America, Martine Rudee, April 1989 (out of print, limited supply)

 

COUNSELORS:

 

1. International Association of Christian Counseling Professionals: www.iaccp.net/
2. Focus on the Family U. S. Counseling referral database for varying specialties; Counseling Dept.; Canadian Affiliate Office: http://family.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/family.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=13&p_created
3. American Association of Christian Counselors Referral network: www.aacc.net/
4. National Christian Counselors Association: www.ncca.org/
5. Mentoring for Pastors Wives: http:/biblecounselor.com/pastorswives.html
6. Link Care Center for Pastoral Restoration Services: www.linkcare.org/lc_services_pastoral.php
7. 711 Christian Directors: http://search.711.net/Church_-_Pastor_Resources/Counseling?
8. Minirth Meier New Life Clinic The Day Spring Center: www.minirth-meier-newlife.com/
9. Samaritan Counseling Services, Ann Arbor, MI: www.samaritan.cc/
10. Cleanwaters Counseling Ministries for Pastors: www.cleanwaterscounseling.com/CounselingforPastorsMinisersandtheirfamilies.dsp

 

 

BOOKS FOR THE JOURNEY

Ruth Barton, Invitation to Solitude and Silence (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2004).

 

Henry Cloud and John Townsend, Boundaries (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1992).

 

Verdell Davis, Let Me Grieve, But Not Forever (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1994).

 

James Dobson, When God Doesnt Make Sense (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 1994).

 

Emerson Eggerichs, Love and Respect ( Brentwood, TN: Integrity 2004).

 

John Eldredge, Waking the Dead ( Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2003)

 

Richard J. Foster, Freedom of Simplicity (New York: Harper Collins, 1981).

 

Richard J. Foster and James Bryan Smith, editors, Devotional Classics (San Francisco: HarperSanFranciso, 1993).

 

Ken Gire, Intimate Moments With the Savior (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1989).

 

Ken Gire, The Reflective Life (Colorado Springs: Cook Communications, 1998).

 

Archibald D. hart, The Hidden Link Between Adrenaline and Stress (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1995).

 

Archibald D. Hart, A Womans Guide to Overcoming Depression ( Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing Group, 2007); previously published as Unveiling Depression in Women ( Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing Group, 2002)

 

Jack Hayford, Pastors of Promise (Ventura, CA: Gospel Light, 1998).

 

Robert Hemfelt, Frank Minirth, and Paul Meier, Love Is a Choice (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1989).

 

Anne Jackson, Mad Church Disease ( Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2009).

 

Gordon MacDonald, A Resilient Life: You Can Move Ahead No Matter What ( Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2006).

 

Brennan Manning, Abbas Child (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1994).

 

Brennan Manning, A Glimpse of Jesus ( New York: HarperCollins, 2003).

 

Henri Nouwen, Heart Speaks to Heart (Notre Dame, IN: AVE Maria Press, 1989).

 

John Ortberg, God Is Closer Than You Think ( Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2005).

 

John Ortberg, The Life Youve Always Wanted (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1997).

 

Tom Paterson, Living the Life You Were Meant to Live (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998).

 

Eugene Peterson, Working the Angels (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987).

 

Naomi Quenk, In the Grip (Oxford, England: Oxford Psychologists Press, 1996).

 

Robert Quinn, Deep Change (San Francisco: Wiley, 1996).

 

Peter Scazzero, The Emotionally Healthy Church ( Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003).

 

Margaret Silf, Going on Retreat: A Beginners Guide to the Christian Retreat Experience ( Chicago: Loyola Press, 2002).

 

Douglas Weiss, Intimacy ( Lake Mary, FL: Siloam Press, 2003).

 

Dallas Willard, Hearing God (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999).

 

Philip Yancey, Disappointment With God (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1988)

 

Philip Yancey, Where Is God When It Hurts? (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1990)