Training
Training the saints to certification in biblical counselingSemester Two: Practice of Biblical Counseling
Semester Two: Practice of Biblical Counseling introduces the practice, problems, and paradigms of biblical counseling. The description, curriculum, and requirements for this course are found below:
Semester Two: Practice of Biblical Counseling
From theological concepts springs counseling practice. Semester Two: Practice of Biblical Counseling provides the second half of our comprehensive academic instruction that challenges a robust comprehension of biblical counseling. God-honoring Biblical counseling demands a bible-saturated methodology. The content of this class discusses counseling practice, discerns counseling models, and discovers biblical problems and their solutions.
| Lesson | Outline |
|---|---|
| One: What Makes Biblical Counseling Biblical | Outline: I. Introduction: What Makes a Competent Biblical Counselor? II. Competence in Rightly Handling the Word III. Character like Christ IV. What is the Goal of Counseling?: The Glory of the Son in the Sanctification of the Saints V. What are the Presuppositions of Biblical Counseling? |
| Two: Models of Counseling | Outline: I. Explore Scripture II. Explain a Grid of Appraisal III. Evaluate Various Models (biblical & secular) Against the Grid IV. Estimate the Profitability of Combining Secular and Christian Models |
| Three: Give Hope/Generate Involvement | Objectives: 1. To realize the impact of giving hope to & gaining involvement from those who need to change. 2. To learn practical actions that convey hope and cultivate involvement. 3. To become a hope-filled counselor who intentionally risks involvement in lives of others for God’s glory and their good. |
| Four: Gather Data/Glean the Problem | Outline: I. Overview of Data Gathering II. Overview of Discerning the Problem III. Detailed Treatment of Listening Well IV. Detailed Treatment of Problem Identification |
| Five: Grounded Instruction/Guided Homework | Objectives: 1. To understand the importance of, not just listening well, but giving biblically grounded instruction to further the counselee’s growth in grace and knowledge of Jesus. 2. To understand that homework is essential to growth and change in holiness. 3. To learn competencies in instruction and assigned homework. |
| Six: Discipline, Legal Duties, Debt | Objectives: 1. Commit to loving church discipline 2. Introduce legal duties with regard to counseling 3. Contrast wealth building versus stewardship |
| Seven: Disease, Determination, and Psychotropic Drugs | Objectives: 1. Gain insight into how to counsel the physically ill 2. Understand the difference between occasions of sin and causes of sin 3. Analyze the efficacy of psychotropic medicines and how to counsel those on them |
| Eight: Depression, Life Dominating Sins, and Demons | Objectives: 1. Understand the characteristics/cause of and cure for depression 2. Understand the characteristics/cause of and cure for life dominating sins 3. Understand Satan’s purposes in bringing pain and Jesus’ solutio |
| Nine: Sanctification in Marriage: Picturing and Becoming Like Christ | Outline: I. God’s Design for Marriage II. God-given Duties (roles) in Marriage III. God-given Delights in Marriage IV. God’s Description of Marriage—A Living Parable V. God’s Destination for couples through Marriage VI. God’s hatred of Divorce |
| Ten: Physical Intimacy: Pleasing and Pursuing God by Pleasing Another | Outline: I. The Language of Hurt II. The Trust Trap III. The Divorce Dilemma |
| Eleven: Avoiding Ambushes: Language of Hurt, The Trust Trap, and Divorce | Outline: 1. Pauline Call to Change 2. Communication a. Complications b. Biblical speech 3. Conflict Resolution Overview |
| Twelve: Sanctification in Parenting | Outline: I. Sanctification: THE Goal of Parenting II. Fathers…do not provoke III. Bring Them Up IV. Bring Them Up in the Discipline, and V. Bring Them Up in the Instruction of the Lord |
| Attendance | 10/12 Classes Required |
| Reading | 1)Training Manual - Semester Two: Practice of Biblical Counseling (purchase from Rod and Staff) 2) Counseling: How to Counsel Biblically by John MacArthur (purchase from retailer) 3) Competent to Counsel by Jay Adams (purchase from retailer) |
| Reports | One, 10pg paper: "Psychology vs. Biblical Counseling" |
| Guide to Written Reports | Download |
| Homework | 4 hours observe counseling |
| Duration | 12, 2 hour classes |
| Calendar | View Calendar |
| Student Guide | Download |
| Fees | Training Manual - $25 Individual Registration - $150 Married Registration - $200 Retake Registration - $50 |
| Register | Register Here |