Biblical Counseling
The Doctor of Ministry and the Doctor of Educational Ministry in Biblical Counseling is designed to equip ministry professionals for leadership in ministering and counseling from a biblical foundation. Specifically, the degree is designed for congregational ministers and leaders who serve in counseling roles.
Are you finding out that real world problems are not always easy to solve? Tired of sending hurting people only to secular counselors? If you are interested in providing biblical answers to the problems your church members face, then this is the degree for you!
This program of study is offered as a 32 Hour D.Min. degree.
Course curriculum includes:
- Project Methodology (1 hour)
- Intro to Doctoral Research & Writing (1 hour)
- Four Foundational Seminars (16 hours)
- Marriage and Family Counseling
- Biblical Counseling Methodology and Skills
- Biblical Counseling and Peacemaking in the Church
- Theological Process in Biblical Counseling
- Contextualized Writing Seminars (8 hours)
- Ministry Research Project or Thesis (6 hours)
This program of study is also offered as a 46 Hour D.Ed.Min. degree.
Course curriculum includes:
- Project Methodology (1 hour)
- Intro to Doctoral Research & Writing (1 hour)
- Four Foundational Seminars (16 hours)
- Marriage and Family Counseling
- Biblical Counseling Methodology and Skills
- Biblical Counseling and Peacemaking in the Church
- Theological Process in Biblical Counseling
- Two Educational Seminars (12 hours)
- Applied Empirical Research
- Foundations of Teaching
- Contextualized Writing Seminars (8 hours)
- Ministry Research Project or Thesis (8 hours)
Now that you’ve discovered which program concentration is right for you we invite you to explore your next steps over on our admissions info page. Here you will find our admissions prerequisites, application deadlines, ministry field essays and more.
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