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Biblical Counseling

Comprehensive Approach

The Biblical Counseling focus is designed to prepare men and women for counseling ministries in church, parachurch, and community settings. The program utilizes courses in Bible, theology, and biblical counseling to provide the student with a knowledge and use of the Holy Scriptures concerning God, man, and man's problems. A practicum or internship and a counseling project build upon this curriculum to equip the student to find counseling solutions that are consistent with the counseling model which is biblical in nature. As such, Calvary teaches and practices a counseling approach and methodology that grow out of biblical principles regarding human growth and development, behavioral changes, and problem solving.

Objectives

  • That the student be able to articulate a biblical philosophy of counseling.
  • That the student demonstrates in his life the Christian character qualities necessary for a biblical counseling ministry.
  • That the student acquires a basic knowledge of the counseling process.
  • That the student be able to identify people problems.
  • That the student develops communication skills needed for counseling one-on-one and in small group situations.

Program Requirements 60 hrs.

Core 39 hrs.

BI601 Old Testament History - 3 hrs.
BI602 Old Testament Poetry - 3 hrs.
BI603 Old Testament Prophecy - 3 hrs.
BI604 Gospels & Acts - 3 hrs.
BI605 Pauline Epistles - 3 hrs.
BI606 General Epistles & Revelation - 3 hrs.
BI607 Hermeneutics/Inductive Bible Study - 3 hrs.
CO608 Biblical Counseling - 3 hrs.
RT609 Research Methods - 1 hr.
TH610 Systematic Theology I - 3 hrs.
TH611 Systematic Theology II - 3 hrs.
TH612 Systematic Theology III - 3 hrs.
TH614 Dispensational Theology - 3 hrs.
RT690 Thesis - 3 hrs.

Focus 18 hrs.

CO631 Counseling in the Local Church - 3 hrs.
CO633 Family Counseling - 3 hrs.
CO634 Research and Critique of Counseling Sys. - 3 hrs.
CO637 Conflict Management - 3 hrs.
CO638 Biblical Counseling - 3 hrs.
Biblical Counseling Electives - 3 hrs.

Electives 3 hrs.