Counseling on Sexual Issues | A Handbook for Pastors and Other Helping Professionals (Weaver, Preston & Hosenfield)

Practical Guidance for Pastors

Responding to individual or families who have sexual concerns can be one of the most difficult and awkward situations you face as a pastor. Weaver, Preston, and Hosenfeld address a variety of sexual and mental health issues that congregants might experience or confide during your ministry.

Counseling on Sexual Issues: A Handbook for Pastors and Other Helping Professionals provides the accurate and practical information needed when dealing with these matters. This handbook contains easy-to-locate information, case studies, and suggestions for pastoral assessments and responses.

About the Authors

Andrew J. Weaver is an ordained United Methodist minister and a clinical psychologist. He earned his M.Th. from Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University and his Ph.D. from The Wright Institute Graduate School of Theology. He is the associate publisher of Zion's Herald. He has co-authored 11 books.

John D. Preston is professor of psychology at Alliant International University in Sacramento, California, and an active layman in The United Methodist Church. He earned his Psy.D. from Baylor University.

Charlene Hosenfeld, is a Presbyterian laywoman who works as a staff psychologist at Hawaii State Hospital. She also has a private practice in Honolulu, in which she has worked extensively with patients who have sexual and related issues. She received her Ph.D. from Ohio University.

Paperback: 242 pages 
ISBN 978-0-8298-1618-6
2005