An intense "self-examination" experience in which one examines such issues as the source of problems, self esteem, trials, love, anger, fear and change.
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We live in a culture that teaches us a great deal about prosperity, success, and the need to understand ourselves but has little to say about building and maintaining decent, life-giving relations. This course offers valuable insight into what God says about relating to the people around us and covers topics such as singleness, the roles of husbands and wives, forgiveness and tough love.
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How do I understand Scripture that I might Biblically work through my own difficulties as well as be an encouragement to others? Scripture for Life addresses these issues and teaches principles of inductive Bible study while using a workshop approach.
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"Is there a Biblical model for parenting?" Book after book talks about the difficult task of training children. The objective of this course is to clarify some specific Biblical principles in regard to parenting. This course does not answer all questions, but it helps you to construct a foundation that you can build upon and allows you to evaluate your relationship with your children in light of the Gospel of Grace. This eight week course requires some independent study each week.
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This course focuses on the application of Biblical concepts to counseling situations. Lecture, discussion, and weekly workshop sessions provide practical, understandable ways to interpret and apply Scripture. This course is only offered in the Fall quarter.
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This course provides a Biblical framework with which to make connections between Biblical truth and issues such as: the nature of our call to counsel one another as Christians, the relationship between emotional problems and spiritual problems, the experience of a true change of heart, the counseling of non-believers, and the presentation of the Gospel in the context of a counseling relationship. This course is only offered in the Winter quarter.
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Building on concepts learned in Framework 1, and teaching the students how to use them in counseling. A case study approach in which the student reviews Biblical Problem Solving and analyzes a set of BPS homework papers. This approach emphasizes the development of analytical skills in understanding problems and the application of Biblical principles to solve those problems. The student is required to continue to learn appropriate Scriptures for counseling. This course is only offered in the Spring quarter.
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We may know what many of the concepts of Biblical counseling are but struggle as to the practical application of these concepts. Methodology for Biblical Counseling I provides a broad methodological process for counseling. One purpose of this course is to show the student how to plan and manage a counseling case. Topics covered to teach the student to lead a counseling case include planning and execution of each successive session as it moves toward completion. Lecture, group discussion and case studies are the approaches used. The student is expected to take part in all discussions.
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Building upon principles and process taught in MBC I, students learn how to apply these concepts within specific areas of counseling. The student is taught how to begin a case through an assessment, how to plan and direct the sessions week to week, and how to complete the case. Special types of counseling issues are discussed in this course such as depression, anger, suicide, substance abuse, psychosis, etc. Lecture, group discussion and case studies are the approaches used. The student is expected to take part in all discussions.
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This course offers specific direction on how to counsel married couples. Each session provides tools and illustrations to provide help for each marriage partner to walk closer with God and thereby grow into becoming God's representative in their marriage relationship. Biblical counseling models are introduced and illustrated through various counseling case studies. This course addresses "idols of the heart" and the motivation behind developing six relational skills. Homework consists of studying Scripture, application exercises, and reading chapters in the text to prepare for group discussion. Lecture, group discussion and counseling case studies using the information presented are the approaches used.
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A part of our new Life Coaching program.
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