Jared S. Poulton

08/10/2026

Pre-order your copy today.

Hanover Press: https://hanoverpress.com/product/van-tils-counseling-movement/
Amazon: https://link.amazon/B06kmKwkl

08/05/2026

Thankful for the time I was able to spend with the RYS team at their 2026 convention!

Our first two Convention workshops on Evangelism and Digital Defense are now live on YouTube!
Hear from Dr. Jared Poulton and Dr. Eric Watkins as they tackle these weighty topics. We encourage you to share them with your family, friends, and church members. These messages are edifying for believers of all ages and are a wonderful opportunity to continue benefiting from the teaching presented at Convention.
Over the next couple of weeks, we'll be uploading all of our Convention sessions and workshops, so be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be among the first to watch each new release.

Watch, subscribe, and share using the links below!

Wisdom for Witnessing - Dr. Eric Watkins
https://youtu.be/-OLc_Tml7J8?si=k8jGtGet8Kmtt8ev
Digital Defense - Dr. Jared Poulton
https://youtu.be/x5AvoykLRq4?si=1VE_Fq7oTLdw-qj-

08/03/2026

Christ and Counseling: The Dale Johnson Episode

Our team talks with Dr. Dale Johnson from the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors about the current state of the biblical counseling movement.

You can listen to our conversation here:

https://christandcounseling.substack.com/p/episode-2-dr-dale-johnson

08/01/2026

My first book, Van Til's Counseling Movement, drops in a month.

You can purchase it at Hanover Press or at Amazon in the comments below. 👇👇

Here are several endorsements:

“In the Biblical Counseling movement, Jay Adams is certainly a key figure and often associated with the work of Cornelius Van Til. However, as Jared Poulton helpfully demonstrates, there are some major differences between the two men–differences that are not often recognized. This work will not only help the reader know more about these two important Christian thinkers, but also offer some critical evaluation of Adams’ work, thus providing some necessary critical engagement with the Biblical Counseling movement as a whole. I highly recommend this work for anyone who wants to think carefully about Biblical Counseling and to provide a richer biblical and theological grounding to the movement.” – Stephen J. Wellum

“Anyone familiar with biblical counseling knows the significance of Jay Adams and his writings. Jared Poulton addresses the question of how and to what extent Cornelius Van Til shaped Jay Adams’s approach to counseling. More than that, Dr. Poulton carefully and skillfully examines how well Jay Adams applied Van Til’s presuppositional approach to the field of counseling. The biblical counseling movement currently finds itself in the midst of titanic discussions about what makes biblical counseling truly biblical. Poulton’s thorough research equips all of us to answer that question more accurately.” – Bob Kellemen

07/31/2026

07/29/2026

I enjoyed having this conversation with Dr. Fesko.

We had the privilege of talking with Dr. J. V. Fesko about his newest book, Theological Foundations for Counseling (Baker Academic). Dr. Fesko serves as Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson.

Check out this exclusive Q&A with Dr. Fesko. https://reformedcounseling.org/article/theological-foundations-for-counseling/

07/22/2026

Looking forward to joining the MARS podcast in several weeks to talk about my new book.

https://hanoverpress.com/product/van-tils-counseling-movement/

The countdown is on. MarsCast returns this August! Until then, we're looking back at five listener favorites from the past 250 episodes. Whether you've been with us since episode one or you're just discovering the podcast, these episodes struck a chord and got people talking.

Catch up (or re-listen) wherever you get your podcasts, and get ready for a big lineup this August and beyond:

Dr. Venema on Calvin and Servetus
Dr. Paul Ipema on the pastoral call process
Dr. Beach on conditional forgiveness and repentance
Dr. Marcus Mininger on Christ and culture
Dr. Strange in two special series with Jared Poulton on Van Til and the biblical counseling movement, and with Dr. Lane Tipton on Eastern Orthodoxy

Which of these episodes was your favorite? Drop it in the comments 👇

07/22/2026

Today's book review considers Carl Trueman's newest work, The Desecration of Man, which helps Christians to connect the moral confusion surrounding us today to modern society's rejection of God.

https://reformedcounseling.org/article/book-review-the-desecration-of-man/

Get your copy today! https://amzn.to/4frkxJs

07/17/2026

Thankful to play a small part in this program.

Check out our Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling degree program, which equips counselors for compassionate care grounded in the sufficient word of God.

Students in this program also have the opportunity to complete the IRBC Biblical Counseling Certification alongside the completion of their degree.

https://www.cbtseminary.org/degree-programs/mabc