The Biblical Counseling concentration offers rigorous and specialized training to prepare men and women for the ministry of biblical counseling. This concentration is designed for pastors and other church leaders who seek to do a significant amount of counseling from the framework of a biblical counseling model.

The degree will be rich with biblical and theological studies, along with practical pastoral training. The degree offers a firm foundation of theoretical and practical preparation for counseling itself, with a strategic array of classes in the most pressing issues of biblical church-based counseling.

Vocational Objectives

• Biblical counseling
• Marriage and family ministry
• Pastorate
• Preaching
• North American missions
• International missions
• Campus/Collegiate ministry

Master’s Level Programs with a Concentration in Biblical Counseling

34305	Biblical and Theological Foundations for Counseling	3
34310	Essential Qualities of the Biblical Counselor or
34320	Christian Theories of the Person	3
35100	Marriage and Family Counseling	3
34330	Typical Problems in Biblical Counseling	3
34325	The Care of Souls in the Congregation	3
35530	Reformational Counseling Training I or
35585	Counseling Observations and Practicum	3
35540	Reformational Counseling Training II or
35590	Counseling Internships	3
40301	Pastoral Ministry1	3
Biblical Counseling Studies		24
Theology M.Div. Core		64
Total Master of Divinity with a Concentration in Biblical Counseling Requirements		88
• Elementary Hebrew (if required)		+3
• Elementary Greek (if required)		+3
• Written Communication (if required)		+2

¹ Pastoral Ministry (40301) is reserved for men. Women will substitute The Practice of Ministry for Women (40302).