Jay E. Adams is the director of Advanced Studies at Westminister Theological Seminary in California and the Dean of the Institute of Pastoral Studies at the Christian Counseling and Educa tional Center. Adams is a frequent lecturer at ministerial congresses both here and abroad. He has published over 50 books, among which are Competent to Counsel, The Christian Counselors Manual, and The Biblical View of Self-Esteem, Self-Love, and Self-Image.