Pastoral Care & Counseling: Intermediate Study Bundle

by Eric L. Johnson; Logos Mobile Education; Ian Jones; Elyse Fitzpatrick

and

5 more

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2014–2021

Overview

In the Pastoral Care & Counseling: Intermediate Study Bundle you’ll build a deeper understanding of pastoral and biblical counseling, considering their history and their application to pressing issues today. You’ll study counseling models and the interdisciplinary integration of psychology. You’ll also learn effective strategies for ministering to women and for working with couples before and within marriage. These courses will help you develop effective pastoral care and counseling ministries.

Product Details

• Title: Pastoral Care & Counseling: Intermediate Study Bundle
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
• Courses: 10
• Video Hours: 67

CO101 Introducing Pastoral Counseling I: Theory and Practice

• Instructor: Eric L. Johnson
• Publication Date: 2014
• Video Hours: 7

In this introduction, Dr. Eric Johnson identifies the seven pillars of pastoral counseling, essential skills needed, and issues of human development. He emphasizes the biblical view of God and human nature so you can care for others in a way that expresses Christ’s love. This course is beneficial for anyone involved in Christian counseling.

Contents:

Unit 1: The Seven Pillars of Pastoral Counseling—Pillar One: The Glory of God

• The Glory of God
• What Is Glory?
• Everything Is Created for God’s Glory
• Participating in God’s Glory
• Discovering Jesus’ Qualities and Characteristics

Unit 2: The Seven Pillars of Pastoral Counseling—Pillar Two: The Word of God

• The Word of God
• The Importance of Language
• Scripture
• Internalization of Scripture
• Searching Your Library for Devotion, Meditation, and Prayer

Unit 3: The Seven Pillars of Pastoral Counseling—Pillar Three: The Story of God

• The Christian Metanarrative
• Creation
• The Fall
• Redemption
• Consummation
• Studying a Passage with Parallel Resources

Unit 4: The Seven Pillars of Pastoral Counseling—Pillar Four: Union with Christ

• Union with Christ
• Hindrances to Intimacy with Christ
• Aspects of a Personal Relationship with Christ
• How to Enhance Our Relationship with Christ, Part 1
• How to Enhance Our Relationship with Christ, Part 2
• Setting Up a Prayer List and a Reading Plan

Unit 5: The Seven Pillars of Pastoral Counseling—Pillar Five: Self-Examination

• Self-Examination
• Three Great Teachers of Self-Examination
• Søren Kierkegaard: For Self-Examination
• Look in the Mirror, Not at the Mirror
• “It Is I about Whom It Is Speaking”
• Researching the Pharisees with the Factbook Tool
• The Great Danger of “the Journey into Christianity”
• Becoming Aware of and Free of Our Religious Defenses
• Researching Kierkegaard

Unit 6: The Seven Pillars of Pastoral Counseling—Pillar Six: The Dialectic of Law & Grace

• The Dialectic of Law & Grace
• What Is the Law?
• Two Law-Grace Dialectics
• The Paradoxical Nature of the Law-Grace Dialectics
• Collecting and Exporting Bible Verses with Passage Lists

Unit 7: The Seven Pillars of Pastoral Counseling—Pillar Seven: Love & Empathy

• Love Is the Primary Christian Virtue
• Love Is Basic to Human Life
• God Is the Empathic Archetype
• Empathy Fosters Healing of the Soul
• Creating a Collection of Psychology Books

Unit 8: Counseling Skills

• Basic Counseling Skills
• Building a Trusting, Loving Relationship
• Attending Skills
• Asking Good Questions
• Cognitive Listening
• Affective Listening
• What Is Going On in the Heart?
• Why Emotions Are Important
• Studying the Fruit of the Spirit with the Exegetical Guide
• What to Listen For
• Advanced Counseling Skills
• Teaching
• Challenging
• Interpreting
• Dangers in Counseling

Unit 9: Benner’s Five-Session Model for Counseling

• How Much Counseling Is Needed?
• The Introductory Session
• The Problem-Solving Sessions
• The Final Session
• A Case Study Using Benner’s Model for Counseling
• Researching the Seven Pillars of Counseling

Dr. Eric L. Johnson, professor of pastoral care at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, taught courses in psychology, theology, and Christian worldview at Northwestern College in Minnesota for nine years. He has contributed to numerous articles in the field of Christian psychology, arguing for the necessity of theology in both counseling and psychological research.

He is an associate editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology, and in 1998 he was editor for a special issue of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity titled “Psychology within the Christian Tradition.” He authored articles for the Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling and has coedited and contributed to two books: Christianity and Psychology: Four Views and God Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents God. Dr. Johnson wrote Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal.

CO102 Introducing Pastoral Counseling II: Examples in Application

• Instructor: Eric L. Johnson
• Publication Date: 2014
• Video Hours: 5

In this course, Dr. Eric Johnson provides examples of how to help those going through common struggles or major crises. He dissects the four dimensions of human beings—biological, psychosocial, ethical, and spiritual—and describes how the Christian counselor should approach problems of each kind. Dr. Johnson provides a counseling model that promotes healing and always keeps Christ at the center of treatment.

Contents:

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: A Multi-Order, Multi-Perspective Approach to Soul Care

• Humans Are Complex Beings
• Four Dimensions of Human Nature: The Two Basic Dimensions
• Four Dimensions of Human Nature: The Two Higher Dimensions
• Hindrances to Multi-Level Thinking
• Using Topical Analysis Resources to Find Encouraging Bible Passages
• A Triangular Perspective on Christian Psychopathology
• Sin as an Aspect of Psychopathology
• Biopsychosocial Elements as Components of Psychopathology
• Exploring the Concept of Weakness with the Sermon Starter Guide
• Suffering as an Aspect of Psychopathology

Unit 2: The Neuropsychology of Love

• Restoration by Redemption
• Three Main Parts of the Human Brain
• Using Proximity Searching to Explore the Concept of Human Uniqueness
• The Microscopic Structure of Memory
• Memory of Emotions
• Types of Memory
• Attachment
• Insecure Attachment
• Finding Information on Individual Responsibility with the Topic Guide
• Residual Adult Effects of the Four Attachment Experiences
• Other Factors Influencing Social Development
• Searching for Characteristics of God with Basic and Clause Searches
• The Neuropsychology of Christian Soul Healing through Love
• Studying the Greek Word for “Flesh”

Unit 3: Christian Categories of Psychopathology

• The DSM-V and Diagnosis
• DSM-V Mood Disorders
• Schizophrenia, Substance-Related, and Somatoform Disorders
• Dissociative, Sexual, and Gender Identity Disorders
• Eating, Sleeping, Relational, and Personality Disorders
• Ethical Disorders
• Summarizing a Christian’s Understanding of Psychopathology

Unit 4: Uses for the Bible in Counseling

• The Bible Provides Paradigm and Context
• Using the Bible during Counseling Sessions
• Using Reading Plans to Read a New Testament Introduction
• Using the Bible for Counselee Homework
• Using the Bible for Counselee Devotions and Helping the Congregation
• Finding Emotions in the Book of Psalms

Unit 5: Counseling Approaches

• A Model of Christ-Centered Counseling
• Counseling Approaches: Depression
• The Relevance of the Gospel to Depression
• Using a Christ-Centered Model When Counseling People with Depression
• Creating a Personal Book File for the Five-Step Model
• Additional Strategies for Counseling People with Depression, Part 1
• Additional Strategies for Counseling People with Depression, Part 2
• Counseling Approaches: Pornography
• Additional Strategies for Counseling People Who Struggle with an Addiction to Pornography
• Counseling Approaches: Marriage
• Common Problems in Marriage
• Resources for Marriage
• Using the Topic and Sermon Starter Guides to Find Passages on Forgiveness
• Bringing Good out of Difficult Times and Struggles
• Counseling Approaches: Crisis Intervention
• Short-Term Stabilization
• Moving toward Long-Term Treatment
• What about the Possibility of Suicide?

Unit 6: Counseling Considerations

• What about Medication?
• Considerations for the Use of Medication
• What about Psychiatry and Psychotherapy?
• Knowing When to Refer
• To Whom to Refer?

Conclusion

• What’s Wrong with the Human Soul and How to Repair It

Dr. Eric L. Johnson, professor of pastoral care at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, taught courses in psychology, theology, and Christian worldview at Northwestern College in Minnesota for nine years. He has contributed to numerous articles in the field of Christian psychology, arguing for the necessity of theology in both counseling and psychological research.

He is an associate editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology, and in 1998 he was editor for a special issue of the Journal of Psychology and Christianity titled “Psychology within the Christian Tradition.” He authored articles for the Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling and has coedited and contributed to two books: Christianity and Psychology: Four Views and God Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents God. Dr. Johnson wrote Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal.

CO111 Gospel-Centered Counseling

• Instructor: Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Publication Date: 2014
• Video Hours: 7

Learn theological and practical methods for focusing your counseling on Christ’s redemptive work on the cross. With over 24 years of Bible-based counseling experience, celebrated author Elyse Fitzpatrick shows how the gospel applies in everyday situations and emphasizes the power of God’s Word to change lives. This course provides sample case studies that demonstrate how to best counsel and minister to broken and hurting people. Elyse Fitzpatrick imparts how the work of Christ can transform both your life and the lives of those you encounter.

Contents:

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: What Do You See?

• How Do I Imitate God?
• Using Thematic Outlines to Preach or Teach a Passage
• New Testament Indicatives
• Locating All the Imperative Forms in Ephesians 4
• Beloved Child or Begrudging Slave
• Discovering Biblical References for the Term “Beloved”
• Becoming a Beloved Child
• When the Gospel Is Forgotten
• A Case Study: Madeline

Unit 2: Seeing Your Savior

• How Do I See Christ?
• The Gospel in Counseling
• Means of Grace: Hearing the Gospel Preached
• Preaching for Transformation
• Creating a Custom Collection of Counseling Resources
• Means of Grace: Studying Scripture
• Means of Grace: The Sacrament of Baptism
• Means of Grace: The Sacrament of the Lordʼs Supper
• Means of Grace: Fellowship
• Fellowship: Speaking the Truth in Love
• Fellowship: Riches in Jars of Clay
• Finding New Testament References to Loving One Another
• The Hope of Transformation
• Jesus Models Transformational Life
• The Light of Christ Increases

Unit 3: God’s Immeasurable Love

• What Is the Nature of God’s Love?
• Finding Verses that Speak about God’s Love
• Lovelessness: The Root of Disobedience
• Love: The Root of Obedience
• The Nature of God’s Love
• Finding References to God’s Steadfast Love in the Psalms
• The Hope of God’s Love
• The Delight of God’s Love
• The Power of God’s Love
• A Case Study: Doug

Unit 4: God’s Love and Our Hearts

• Who Are the Happy and Sad Moralists?
• The Happy Moralist: Before Jesus
• Conducting a Character Study on the Pharisees with the Bible Facts Tool
• The Happy Moralist: Humbled by the Law
• The Happy Moralist: The Prescription
• The Sad Moralist: Before the Cross
• The Sad Moralist: Submission to Grace
• The Sad Moralist: The Prescription
• Receiving the Love of God: The Gospel-Centered Christian
• A Case Study: Jeannie

Unit 5: Gospel-Centered Counseling

• What Is Gospel-Centered Counseling?
• Counseling from Scripture
• Counseling in Balance
• Counseling in Context
• Counseling from the Gospel
• Transformed by the Gospel: Jacob and Laban
• Transformed by the Gospel: The Welcoming Father
• A Case Study: Ernest

Unit 6: The Gospel and Our Sanctification

• What Is Sanctification?
• Using Bible Concordances to Find References for Sanctification
• Sanctification: Union with Christ
• Sanctification: Joy in Christ
• Sanctification: Rest in Christ
• A Case Study: Pastor Jack

Unit 7: The Gospel and Our Emotions

• Cultural View of Emotions
• Biblical View of Emotions
• Investigating the Meaning of the Term “Heart”
• Emotional Response
• Emotional Transformation
• Emotional Complexity
• Emotional Interpretation
• The Gospel Impact
• A Case Study: Sally and Chad

Unit 8: The Gospel and Our Relationships

• Relational Rootedness
• Relational Understanding
• Relational Transformation

Conclusion

• Gospel-Centered Counseling Summary

Elyse Fitzpatrick has been counseling women since 1989. She is a member of the National Association of Nouthetic Counseling, a retreat and conference speaker, and is the head of Women Helping Women Ministries. Fitzpatrick has a certificate in biblical counseling from CCEEF in San Diego and an MA in biblical counseling from Trinity Theological Seminary.

She is the author of more than 15 books, including Love to Eat, Hate to Eat. Fitzpatrick has developed an extensive curriculum in biblical counseling and has trained students in both North and South America.

PC101 Pastoral Ministry in a Missional Church

• Instructor: Michael W. Goheen
• Publication Date: 2014
• Video Hours: 7

In this course Dr. Michael Goheen examines the identity of the church according to the Bible and then considers the implications of this identity for the church’s mission. Beginning with the concept of a missional community in the OT, Goheen traces God’s work among His people into the NT community of believers and offers perspective on how the ministries of today’s church can be structured to fulfill God’s calling.

Contents:

Unit 1: Missional Church in the Biblical Story

• Starting with the Gospel
• Understanding How Jesus Used the Term “Gospel”
• The Bible as One Story
• How to View the Bible Text without Editorial Additions
• The Story of God’s Mission
• A Missional Hermeneutic
• Unit 1 Quiz

Unit 2: Missional Community in the Old Testament

• The Importance of the Old Testament
• An Overview of the Formation of God’s People
• Two Hermeneutical Lenses
• Blessed to Be a Blessing
• Bringing about the Promise
• A Display People
• Israel in the Land
• Failure and the Prophets
• A People Gathered and Renewed
• Intertestamental Period: Missional Vision Lost
• Unit 2 Quiz

Unit 3: Missional Community in the New Testament

• Jesus Gathers a Community
• Gathering and the Arrival of the Kingdom
• Finding the Metaphorical Uses of “Sheep”
• Jesus Restores the Missional Vocation
• Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
• Jesus Commissions His Gathered People
• A Witnessing Community
• Exaltation: Lordship of Christ
• Pentecost: Spirit of Mission
• Jerusalem Community
• A Distinctive Community
• Gathering Israel
• Antioch Church
• Using the Logos Deluxe Map Set
• A Missional Church in Acts
• Missionary Encounter with Culture
• Studying the Ministry of Barnabas Using the Bible Facts Tool
• Continuing the Story
• Unit 3 Quiz
• Midterm Exam

Unit 4: Pastoral Ministry in a Missional Church: Nurturing Ministries

• Nurturing Ministries in a Missional Church
• Nurturing New Life
• Scripture as a Tool of God’s Mission
• Preaching Christ
• Preaching the True Story of the World
• Preaching to Confront Other Stories
• Preaching a Gospel That Is the Power of God
• Preaching to Orient God’s People Outward
• Worship in a Missional Church: Thick and Comprehensible
• Worship Thick Enough to Nourish a Missional Church
• Worship and the Book of Revelation
• Researching Worship and the Roman Emperor in Revelation
• Sacraments: Nourishing a Missional Congregation
• Unit 4a Quiz
• Worship: Orienting the Church Upward and Outward
• Worship: Comprehensible Enough to Be Understood
• Fellowship: Gifts
• Fellowship: “One-Anothering”
• Creating a Categorized List of Uses of Allelon in the New Testament
• Prayer in the Missional Church
• Using the Topical Index of An Exposition on Prayer in the Bible
• Training Parents for Their Task
• Pastoral Care
• Unit 4b Quiz

Unit 5: Pastoral Ministry in a Missional Church: The Calling of the Church in the World

• The Calling of the Missional Church
• Missional Analysis of Culture, Part 1
• Missional Analysis of Culture, Part 2
• Missional Engagement with Culture
• Being a Distinctive Community
• Pastoral Task in Shaping a Distinctive Community
• The Importance of Training People for Their Calling in the World
• Training the Local Congregation for Their Calling
• Evangelism, Part 1
• Evangelism, Part 2
• Involvement in the Neighborhood
• The Gospel of Charity in the Early Church
• Mission and Missions
• Missions and the Local Congregation
• Unit 5 Quiz

Unit 6: Pastoral Ministry in a Missional Church: Organizing to be Missional

• Importance of Structures
• Small Groups and the Life of the Church
• Missional Communities
• Importance of Leadership
• Two Resources Useful for Studying Early Church Leadership
• Leadership Training
• Unity and Mission
• Examples of Missional Ecumenicity
• Budgetary Issues of a Missional Church

Unit 7: Conclusion

• Next Baby Steps
• Missio Dei: It Is God Who Works
• Unit 6–7 Quiz
• Final Exam

Dr. Michael W. Goheen, professor of missiology at Calvin Theological Seminary, served as the Geneva Chair of Worldview Studies at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia, and teaching fellow in mission studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.

He has taught worldview, biblical theology, mission, and world Christianity at Redeemer University College and Dordt College. He began his professional life as a church planter and pastor in the Toronto area. He is also recognized as a leading scholar on the thought of Lesslie Newbigin.

Dr. Goheen has authored several books, including A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church in the Biblical Story (Baker, 2010) and As the Father Has Sent Me, I am Sending You: J.E. Lesslie Newbigin’s Missionary Ecclesiology (Zoetermeer, 2000). He also coauthored the best-selling Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story (Baker, 2004), Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview (Baker, 2008), and The True Story of the Whole World: Finding Your Place in the Biblical Drama (Faith Alive, 2009). He has also coedited two volumes on globalization and the gospel, and on the unity of the church.

Dr. Goheen lives in the Vancouver area where he is minister of preaching at New West Christian Reformed Church. He’s been married to his wife, Marnie, for 33 years and has four married children and four grandchildren.

PD171 Biblical Soul Care

• Instructor: Tim Clinton
• Publication Date: 2015
• Video Hours: 8

For those who have a passion for helping others and who would appreciate the foundation of Bible-based counseling training, Dr. Timothy Clinton offers PD171 Biblical Soul Care. PD171 presents the intersection of psychology and faith in the practice of counseling and explores the increasing need for a response to the stresses of twenty-first century American life. The course draws on numerous biblical passages to augment psychology’s explanations and treatment suggestions for a distressed person’s needs and is replete with examples from Dr. Clinton’s experience as a practicing counselor. This course will help you become better prepared for the counseling demands in your ministry and life in general.

Contents:

Unit 1: Becoming a Life Coach

• A Calling to Help People
• Modern Day Life: People Are Hurting, Part 1
• Modern Day Life: People Are Hurting, Part 2
• People Are Searching
• Answering God’s Call
• Strength for the Journey
• Developing an Eternal Perspective
• Bible Passages for Developing Soul Care

Unit 2: Attachment Model

• Made for Relationships
• Attachments vs. Close Relationships
• You/Me Model
• Ambivalent Attachment
• Disorganized Attachment
• Secure Attachment
• Breaking Free

Unit 3: “A” Model

• A Model for Breaking Free
• Losing Heart
• Aloneness
• Alienation
• Adulteries of the Heart
• Recovery of the Heart
• Attachment

Unit 4: Lessons Learned in the Counselor’s Chair

• You Can’t Treat What You Don’t See
• Entering into the Darkness Is Dangerous and Difficult Work
• The Past Isn’t the Past If It Affects the Present
• It’s about Light, Not Darkness
• You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have
• It’s All about Relationships
• It Takes a Village

Unit 5: Change Your Life

• New Year’s Resolutions
• Stay Teachable; Take Action
• Be Passionate; Choose to Be Happy
• Be Forgiving and Compassionate; Be Persistent

Unit 6: Love on the Rocks

• Marriage on the Rocks
• Everyday Pressures That Tear at Love, Part 1
• Everyday Pressures That Tear at Love, Part 2
• Distancing
• Disaffection
• Trading Our Sorrows for New Life
• Love and Safety
• United with Purpose

Unit 7: Personal and Professional Considerations

• Knowledge
• Helping Skills
• The Heart
• Mistakes
• Pain
• Counseling as Discipleship
• Core Skills
• Common Impediments to Healing

Unit 8: God and You

• What We Know about God
• What God Knows about Us
• God Knows Our Future

Unit 9: Suffering

• God Never Wastes a Wound
• Why Suffering?
• His Presence Is Enough
• Help in Times of Trouble

Unit 10: Anger

• Definition of Anger and Key Thoughts
• Action Steps

Unit 11: Addiction

• Definitions of Addiction and Key Thoughts
• Characteristics of an Addiction

Unit 12: Depression

• Types of Depression
• Symptoms and Treatment of Depression

Tim Clinton, EdD is the president of the nearly 50,000-member American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), the largest and most diverse Christian counseling association in the world. He is professor of counseling and pastoral care and executive director of the Center for Counseling and Family Studies at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. Licensed in Virginia as both a professional counselor and a marriage and family therapist, Dr. Clinton now spends a majority of his time working with Christian leaders and professional athletes. He has authored over 20 books and is recognized as a world leader in faith and mental health issues. Dr. Clinton has been married to the love of his life, Julie, for more than 30 years. They have two children, Megan and Zach.

CO121 Pastoral Counseling: Foundations and Practices

• Instructor: C. Gary Barnes
• Publication Date: 2016
• Video Hours: 12

Pastoral Counseling: Foundations and Practices (CO121) will equip you to face a diverse array of problems in your pastoral counseling practice. In the course, licensed clinical psychologist and ordained minister Dr. C. Gary Barnes introduces theological anchor points for pastoral counseling as well as the identity and role of the pastoral counselor in the counseling process. You will also study the interdisciplinary integration of theology and psychology and the intradisciplinary integration of theology and psychology with pastoral counseling. Alongside these, you will gain a thorough understanding of Christian personality theory so you can approach people holistically in your practice.

After laying a foundation for the course, Dr. Barnes walks you through a variety of strategies to initiate change in the individual, couple, family, and group dynamics, and he corrects some common myths regarding issues facing pastoral counselors.

Contents:

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker
• Introducing the Course

Unit 1: Anchor Points for Pastoral Counseling

• Worldview, Truth, and Pastoral Counseling
• Theology
• Systematic Theology
• Practical Theology
• Biblical Psychology: Part 1
• Biblical Psychology: Part 2

Unit 2: Integration in Pastoral Counseling

• Two Integrations for Pastoral Counseling
• Interdisciplinary Integration
• Intradisciplinary Integration: Part 1
• Intradisciplinary Integration: Part 2
• Intradisciplinary Integration: Part 3
• Five Integration Principles for Pastoral Counseling
• The Three Stage Methodology of Pastoral Counseling
• Three Freedoms from the Gospel for Pastoral Counseling

Unit 3: Identity for Pastoral Counseling

• Who Is the Pastor?
• The Parish Poet
• The Unpoetic Congregation
• The Poet’s Pathos
• Getting to the Subtexts

Unit 4: Two Domains for Christian Personality Theory

• Theories on the Nature of Man
• The Point of Interface for Biblical Anthropology and Personality Theory
• Personality and Biblical Anthropology
• The Parts/Unity Debate: Part 1
• The Parts/Unity Debate: Part 2
• Dignity: Part 1
• Dignity: Part 2
• Dignity: Part 3
• Dignity: Part 4
• Depravity: Part 1
• Depravity: Part 2
• Depravity: Part 3
• Depravity: Part 4

Unit 5: Foundation Pictures for Pastoral Counseling

• Roles for Pastors in Christian Transformation
• Foundational Pictures for Change
• The Relational Triangle and Change: Part 1
• The Relational Triangle and Change: Part 2
• The Relational Triangle and Change: Part 3
• Iceberg Problems and Change
• Parameters and Change
• Relational Labs and Change

Unit 6: Strategies for Individual Change

• Moving toward Practice
• Setting Up the Truth Journal
• The Truth Journal: Part 1
• The Truth Journal: Part 2
• My Way Vs. Thy Way: Part 1
• My Way Vs. Thy Way: Part 2
• Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, and Self-Acceptance: Part 1
• Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, and Self-Acceptance: Part 2
• Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, and Self-Acceptance: Part 3
• The Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale
• Stress and Stressors: Part 1
• Stress and Stressors: Part 2

Unit 7: Strategies for Couples Change

• The Red Bar-Green Bar Strategy: Part 1
• The Red Bar-Green Bar Strategy: Part 2
• The Red Bar-Green Bar Strategy: Part 3
• The Green Light, Yellow Light, Red Light Strategy: Part 1
• The Green Light, Yellow Light, Red Light Strategy: Part 2
• The Two Wings of the Communication Plane: Part 1
• The Two Wings of the Communication Plane: Part 2
• The Two Wings of the Communication Plane: Part 3
• The Two Wings of the Communication Plane: Part 4
• The Three Levels of Problem Discussion: Part 1
• The Three Levels of Problem Discussion: Part 2
• The Three Levels of Problem Discussion: Part 3

Unit 8: A Strategy for Family Change

• Differentiated Oneness
• The PREPARE/ENRICH Inventory

Unit 9: A Strategy for Church and Community Change

• The Johari Window: Part 1
• The Johari Window: Part 2

Unit 10: Strategic Pastoral Counseling

• Introducing Strategic Pastoral Counseling
• A Picture of David Benner’s Book and Survey
• Findings from the Surveys: Part 1
• Findings from the Surveys: Part 2
• The Three Stages and Tasks of Strategic Pastoral Counseling: Part 1
• The Three Stages and Tasks of Strategic Pastoral Counseling: Part 2
• The Three Stages and Tasks of Strategic Pastoral Counseling: Part 3
• The Three Stages and Tasks of Strategic Pastoral Counseling: Part 4

Unit 11: The Ten Most Common Problems for Pastoral Counseling

• Marriage Problems/Divorce
• Worry, Anxiety, and Fear
• Depression
• Addiction
• Sexual Problems
• Anger and Hostility
• Problems with Children
• Grief
• Guilt and Forgiveness
• Catastrophic/Terminal Illness

Unit 12: Conclusion

• Ethics for Pastoral Counseling
• Concluding the Course

Dr. Gary Barnes is currently professor of biblical counseling at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is a licensed psychologist, a certified sex therapist, and an ordained minister, specializing in marriage and family research, counseling, and training. After graduating from Dallas Theological Seminary, he served as an assistant pastor for seven years and then earned a PhD in psychology from Columbia University. While in New York, he was a research project coordinator at NYU Medical Center’s Family Studies Clinic and later completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in clinical child psychology through Parkland Hospital in Dallas and the Child Guidance Clinics of Dallas and Texoma.

He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, and the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists. He also maintains a marriage and family private practice.

Dr. Barnes and his wife, Cathy, have two sons, two daughters, two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, and almost 7 grandchildren. For fun, he races in the USA Cycling Masters competition.

CO201 Counseling for Marriages and Family

• Instructor: Dan Zink
• Publication Date: 2016
• Video Hours: 5

Marriage counseling and working with families is one of the greatest things that we can do to help guide people toward Christ in their relationships. There is nothing more rich and rewarding than being able to spend a sacred moment with a couple and to help them turn around and get headed toward a better marriage, but it is also an arduous journey together. In CO201, Dr. Zink explores what a good marriage looks like and wrestles with understanding relationships more deeply. From premarital counseling to what marriage ministry in the church looks like, Dr. Zink demonstrates how you can be a better counselor to couples.

Contents:

Introduction

• Introducing the Course

Unit 1: The Good Marriage

• What Is Marriage?
• A Firmly Rooted Relationship
• A Unique Foundation
• A Unique Purpose
• A Unique Goal
• A Uniquely Intense Reality

Unit 2: Family Systems Theory

• Understanding Relationships
• Connection
• Differentiation of Self: Part 1
• Differentiation of Self: Part 2
• Growing Our Differentiation
• Over-Functioning and Under-Functioning
• Positions in Relationships
• Relationship Triangles
• Family Secrets
• Watching the Process

Unit 3: Common Issues in Marriage Counseling

• Issues and Their Deeper Issues
• Counseling through Conflict
• Sexual Issues in Marriage
• Infidelity in Marriage

Unit 4: Premarital Counseling

• Dating: Part 1
• Dating: Part 2
• Preparing Couples for Marriage: Part 1
• Preparing Couples for Marriage: Part 2
• Preparing Couples for Marriage: Part 3

Unit 5: Approaches to Helping Couples

• A Framework for Couples Counseling: Part 1
• A Framework for Couples Counseling: Part 2
• Seven Conversations: Hold Me Tight
• Seven Conversations: Recognizing the Demon Dialogues
• Seven Conversations: Finding the Raw Spots and Revisiting a Rocky Moment
• Seven Conversations: Forgiving Injuries
• Seven Conversations: Bonding through Sex and Touch, and Keeping Your Love Alive

Unit 6: Marriage Ministry in the Church

• How Can Churches Serve Marriages?
• Counseling as a Couple
• Surviving as a Marriage Counselor

Conclusion

• Concluding the Course

Dan Zink joined the full-time faculty of Covenant Theological Seminary in 1995 after serving for five years as adjunct professor in counseling and director of student services and for eleven years as a family counselor, case-worker, and supervisor of public children’s services. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Zink was the founding director and a five-year head of New Hope Counseling Services, a ministry of Chesterfield Presbyterian Church in Missouri. He has also been involved in the Christian education programs of four churches and has served as an assistant pastor. His doctoral research focused on marriages of adult children of divorce. Dr. Zink and his wife, Carolanne, have two children.

CO107 Introducing Biblical Counseling: The History of Counseling

• Instructor: Ian Jones
• Publication Date: 2016
• Video Hours: 5

Explore how to develop a biblical theory of personality by first looking at some of the fatal flaws in the secular models as they relate to caregiving and Scripture. Gain knowledge of God and His Word, and of yourself in relation to God.

Contents:

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: Psychology through a Historical Lens

• A Changing Understanding of the Human Condition
• The Changing Definition of Psychology
• The Changing Landscape of Psychology
• The Benefits and Limitations of Studying Secular Theories of Counseling

Unit 2: Psychology through a Biblical Lens

• Understanding God’s View of the Human Condition
• Identity, Direction, and Purpose within a Biblical View of History
• The Search for Meaning
• An Example in Scripture: Romans 14
• The Tension between Greek Philosophy and Christianity
• Using the Secular as a Bridge
• The Example of Jesus in the Care of Souls
• The Care of Souls: Characterized and Modeled
• Defining Soul Care

Unit 3: Caregiving in the Ante-Nicene Church

• Polycarp
• Tertullian
• Clement of Alexandria
• Perpetua
• Cyprian

Unit 4: Caregiving in the Post-Nicene Church

• Ambrose and Gregory of Nyssa
• Chrysostom
• Augustine
• Gregory the Great
• Hildegard of Bingen

Unit 5: Caregiving in the Reformation

• Martin Luther, Advice for the Mind
• Martin Luther, Advice on Responding
• Calvin, Bucer, Herbert, and Taylor
• Richard Baxter

Unit 6: Caregiving in the Post-Reformation

• Count Zinzendorf
• John Wesley
• Jonathan Edwards
• Alexander Gerard
• Ian Maclaren (John Watson)
• A Summary of Counseling Principles Found in the Historical Church

Unit 7: Historical Biblical Psychologies

• Introduction to Historical Biblical Psychologies
• The Myth of Objectivity in Behavioral Sciences
• Historical Christian Roots of Modern Science
• The Impact of Our Views of Human Nature
• The Landscape of Premodern Psychology
• Biblical Psychology: The Importance of Our View of the Soul
• The Shifting Views of Psychology

Unit 8: Developing a Biblical Theory of Personality

• Identity: The Core of a Biblical Theory of Personality
• Developmental Psychology: The Importance of Critical Thinking
• Developmental Psychology: The Absence of Purpose
• The Problem with Developmental Theories: Distortion of Identity
• The Influence of the Enlightenment on Modern Developmental Theories
• Christian Developmental Theory: A Journey of Pilgrimage
• The Characteristics of Christian Personality Theory
• Mapping the Spiritual Journey

Conclusion

• Course Summary

Dr. Ian F. Jones is professor of psychology and counseling at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is chairman of the Division of Church and Community Ministries and holds the Baptist Community Ministries’ Chair of Pastoral Counseling. Dr. Jones has taught, counseled, and conducted family conferences in the USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia. He is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed marriage and family therapist, and his areas of teaching specialization include counseling theory, cross-cultural counseling, historical pastoral counseling, and counseling and ethics.

CO108 Introducing Biblical Counseling: Theory and Practice

• Instructor: Ian Jones
• Publication Date: 2016
• Video Hours: 7

This course is designed to help you care for others by developing an effective pastoral care and counseling ministry. Consider the biblical foundation of counseling as it’s expressed in the book of Genesis, as God first engages Adam and Eve after the fall. Observe how God performs crisis counseling intervention. Discover how the Messiah, Jesus, was perfectly equipped to bring salvation to mankind. Explore how Jesus provides a model for the biblical christian counselor and apply biblical models to counseling.

Contents:

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: Definitions and Biblical Foundations

• Defining Pastoral Counseling
• The Uniqueness of Christian Counseling
• The Impact of Calling
• The Role of Theology in Christian Counseling
• The Importance of Being Prepared

Unit 2: The Influence of Worldviews

• The Importance of Recognizing Worldviews
• Contrasting Naturalistic and Christian Worldviews
• Worldview Awareness
• Responding to the Influence of the Secular Worldview
• Contrasting Secular and Christian Definitions of Spirituality

Unit 3: The Biblical and Historical Basis for Care

• The Language of Care in the Old Testament
• The Language of Care in the New Testament
• Salvation, Love, Grace, and the Problem of Sin
• New Testament Themes of Care
• The Character and Skills of a Christian Counselor
• Historical Foundations of Caregiving in the Church

Unit 4: Developing a Biblical Model of Counseling

• The Foundation for Developing a Biblical Approach to Counseling
• Responding Biblically
• Shaping Perspectives
• Developing a Godly Attitude and Orientation
• Assessing Location within the Five Stages of Change
• Responding with Location in Mind
• Qualities of an Effective Counselor
• A Messianic Model of Counseling: The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding
• A Messianic Model of Counseling: The Spirit of Knowledge and Power
• A Messianic Model of Counseling: The Spirit of the Knowledge of God
• A Messianic Model of Counseling: The Spirit of the Fear of God
• The Therapeutic Ministry of Jesus

Unit 5: Principles and Skills for Effective Biblical Counseling

• Locating with Love, Grace, and Empathy
• Stages of Growth
• Listen, Locate, and Value
• Observe Holistically
• Adjust, Allow Silence, and Bring Hope
• Questioning and Active Listening
• Attending to the Counselee
• Redirecting Focus and Influencing
• Spiritual Interventions
• Maintaining a Ministry of Acceptance
• Ethics and Healthy Boundaries

Unit 6: Brief Counseling Models

• The Single-Session Counseling Model
• Determining the Proper Approach and Setting Expectations
• Preparing for Single-Session Counseling
• Insights into a Single-Session Counseling Scenario
• Following Up after Single-Session Counseling
• The Basic Principles of Reconciliation-Focused Counseling
• The Role of Grace within Reconciliation-Focused Counseling
• Preparation and Engagement of Reconciliation-Focused Counseling
• Making the Decision to Refer

Unit 7: Issues in Counseling

• Sexual Misconduct in Ministry
• Pornography and Infidelity in Ministry
• Addressing Sexual Misconduct
• Coping with Stress and Temptation
• Mental Illness, Anxiety, and the Church
• Handling Stress and Anxiety
• Resolving Anxiety
• Addressing Depression
• Suicide Intervention

Conclusion

• Course Summary

Dr. Ian F. Jones is professor of psychology and counseling at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is chairman of the Division of Church and Community Ministries and holds the Baptist Community Ministries’ Chair of Pastoral Counseling. Dr. Jones has taught, counseled, and conducted family conferences in the USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia. He is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed marriage and family therapist, and his areas of teaching specialization include counseling theory, cross-cultural counseling, historical pastoral counseling, and counseling and ethics.

PC131 Shepherding Women

• Instructor: Bev Hislop
• Publication Date: 2014
• Video Hours: 4

Dr. Bev Hislop provides strategies to improve pastoral care to women. The course examines the biblical portrayal of women, considers the effect of physiological and psychological differences between men and women on pastoral care, and offers a profile of effective shepherding of women.

Contents:

Unit 1: A Pastoral Understanding of Women

• Gender Distinction in Scripture
• Searching for Resources on Gender and the Image of God
• Unique to Man
• Unique to Woman
• Impact and Implications of the Fall
• Woman as Life-Bearer (1)
• Woman as Life-Bearer (2)
• Discovering Different Views of 1 Peter 3:7
• Woman as Companion and Bride
• Compassionate Shepherding
• Moved to Compassion
• Jesus’ Compassion in Mark 5
• The Woman Who Touched Jesus
• Jesus’ Compassion in John 4
• Condemnation in John 8
• Elizabeth, Mary, and Mary
• Women Shepherding Women in Titus
• Older Women and Men in Titus
• Unit 1 Quiz

Unit 2: Physiological and Psychological Differences

• The Formation of the Brain
• Empathizing and Systemizing (1)
• Empathizing and Systemizing (2)
• Processing Pain
• Gender Advantages
• Using the Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling
• Unit 2 Quiz
• Midterm Exam

Unit 3: Women Shepherding Women

• Distinctives of Shepherding Women
• Performing Bible Word Searches on “Shepherd”
• What Makes a Good Shepherd?
• Women as Shepherds
• Effective Biblical Shepherding
• Unit 3 Quiz

Unit 4: Profile of Shepherding

• The Metaphor of Sheep
• Bad Shepherds Are Non-shepherds
• Ezekiel 34
• Creating a Handout about Good vs. Bad Shepherding
• The Impact of Poor Shepherding
• Using the Passage Guide to Examine the Context of Ezekiel 34
• The Impact of Good Shepherding
• Essential Elements of Good Shepherding
• Creating, Sharing, and Collaborating on Prayer Lists
• Elements of Shepherding: Binding the Injured
• Do’s for Shepherding: Discover If She Wants to Change
• Two Do’s for Shepherding: Lists and Limits
• Consulting Pastoral Visitation: A Pocket Manual
• Two Do’s for Shepherding: Answers and Referrals
• Examining Legal Issues Associated with Counseling Ministries
• Do’s for Shepherding: Walk through Her Pain
• Do’s for Shepherding: Respect Her Choice
• Two Do’s for Shepherding: Presence and God’s Power
• Three Don'ts for Shepherding: Advice, Promises, and Fixing Things
• Two Don’ts for Shepherding: Assumptions and Facts
• Two Don’ts for Shepherding: Judgments and Workload
• Two Don’ts for Shepherding: Overspiritualizing and Emotions
• Listen to My Story
• Active Listening
• Empathize with Me
• Reflect My Options
• Respect My Choices
• Unit 4 Quiz
• Hope for the Church
• Final Exam

Dr. Bev Hislop is a writer and professor with over 30 years of experience in women's ministry. She is the founder of the Women’s Center for Ministry at Western Seminary, where she currently teaches. Dr. Hislop has served on the board of Network for Women in Leadership, hosted a weekly radio program, and established and directed several women’s ministries.

Dr. Hislop’s newest book, Shepherding Women in Pain, is a vital resource for pastors, women’s ministry directors, and all who have a heart for helping hurting women. Dr. Hislop is also the author of Shepherding a Woman's Heart, and was a major contributing author to the Women's Ministry Handbook.