Light for the Way; A Guide to Pastoral Counseling by author Kathy Ann Camarillo, D.Min. is a Christian counseling guide written to help churches build a strong pastoral counseling ministry. Dr. Camarillo begins by defining the characteristics of pastoral counselors; they are Christian leaders whose hearts are fully surrendered to God and are committed to obedience to God's Word. These leaders express their discipleship and evangelism by meeting counselees where they are in life, inviting them into a relationship with the Lord, and encouraging them to build and grow their faith. Within, pastoral counselors are led through the counseling process and are provided critical information for counseling today's most pressing life issues including marriage, parenting, blended families, domestic violence, separated persons, spiritual warfare, cultural influences, suicide, trauma, and grief and loss. Pastoral Counseling provides the opportunity to speak truth into the lives of those who are hurting, confused, and hopeless.