Christian Counseling is a much neglected discipline. And yet
everyone looks to church leaders for guidance and counsel. This
means that the leader must be well equipped and prudent
—especially in this day and age. Study the classical personality
types (choleric, phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholic). Also learn
the ABCs of pastoral counseling—when to advise and
when to refer, working with professionals when necessary. Learn
about Family Systems and other invaluable approaches. This short
course aims to equip us to equip the body of Christ
to be “competent to counsel.” When is a condition a medical
matter, and when is the issue “unrepented sin”? Should we ever
advise church members to come off their medication?
What should we do when the thin line between responsibility and
victimization seems tenuous at best? Learn from Drs. Mike and
Mary Shapiro, clinical psychologists with extensive
experience in counseling and forensic psychology. Counseling is
not an option; it is a crucial area of ministerial training. The
goal: to come to view persons, in the context of
counseling and evangelism, as whole persons—spiritually,
mentally, and emotionally.
- Christian Counseling is a much neglected discipline. And yet everyone looks to church leaders for guidance and counsel. This means that the leader must be well equipped and prudent —especially in this day and age. Study the classical personality types (choleric, phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholic). Also learn the ABCs of pastoral counseling—when to advise and when to refer, working with professionals when necessary.
Learn about Family Systems and other invaluable approaches. This short course aims to equip us to equip the body of Christ to be “competent to counsel.” When is a condition a medical matter, and when is the issue “unrepented sin”? Should we ever advise church members to come off their medication? What should we do when the thin line between responsibility and victimization seems tenuous at best?
Learn from Drs. Mike and Mary Shapiro, clinical psychologists with extensive
experience in counseling and forensic psychology. Counseling is not an option; it is a crucial area of ministerial training.
The goal: to come to view persons, in the context of counseling and evangelism, as whole persons—spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.
