Students wanting to enter the 36-credit Master’s Degree in Christian Counseling program must have completed a Bachelor Degree or an equivalent of 138 credit hours. The Master’s Degree in Christian Counseling prepares students for advanced professional competence in a Christian community.

 

Upon the successful completion of the Master’s Degree in Christian Counseling, the students should be able to:
 

• demonstrate competence in communicating the Word effectively in a variety of settings
   

• exercise skill in managing conflict
   

• identify best practices for individual and corporate spiritual growth and formation
   

• develop leadership skills that serve the ministry needs of the local church in the twenty-first century
   

• communicate God’s truth clearly, accurately, and convincingly
   

• develop advanced skills in Biblical Studies and Christian counseling in preparation for significant senior leadership in the ministry
   

• provide the educational foundation for further study in Christian Counseling.
   

• help people realize personhood wholeness in every area of human life – spirit, mind, and body
   

• formulate an integrative counseling approach, incorporating proven counseling techniques with a sound Biblical and theological understanding of the ministry of counseling
   

• acquire a Biblical worldview by studying God’s revelation in counseling
   

• acquire an understanding of the various types of counseling toward the goal of Biblical integration within the framework of Christian principles and practice
   

• provide Biblical guidance, sustenance, healing, and reconciliation to individuals, couples and families in either church or para-church settings
   

• provide specialized training to augment persons already in ministry or to equip lay leaders
   

• articulate the church’s Biblical mandate to care for persons
   

• nurture healthy individuals and relationships
   

• use research methods and resources in the discipline
   

• formulate appropriate research questions