Residential Program for the M.A. in Pastoral Counseling
Gain a broad set of foundational Christian counseling skills and knowledge along with field-specialized topic courses and skill areas. Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling is designed to train ministry professionals and church leaders to become Christian counselors in ministry and agency-based, non-licensure settings.
Be prepared to serve in non-clinical counseling opportunities through church or other ministry settings. Here, you’ll also get a strong understanding of biblical counseling principles and strategies that will help you meet the needs of others.
With our degree, you will have the opportunity to pursue hands-on training on campus during two optional intensives (PACO 509 & 617). In addition to this training, you will gain experience in your community through a pastoral counseling internship. The semester-long Pastoral Counseling Internship course (PACO 699) caps the M.A. Pastoral Counseling degree offering supervised pastoral counseling experience in an approved setting. Work is monitored by a university faculty member through small assignments.
Liberty Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). Your divinity degree is approved by ATS and has met rigorous accreditation standards. So you can feel confident that your degree is both academically excellent and well-respected among churches, ministries, and nonprofit organizations. Liberty University is also accredited by SACSCOC.
Academic Information for the M.A. in Pastoral Counseling
Areas of Study
- Addictions & Recovery – Online
- Community Chaplaincy – Online
- Crisis Response & Trauma – Residential & Online
- Discipleship & Church Ministry- Residential & Online
- Family Advocacy, Public Policy, and the Future (Dobson Center) – Online
- General – Online
- Leadership- Residential & Online
- Life Coaching – Online
- Marriage & Family – Residential & Online
- Marriage & Family Studies (Dobson Center) – Online
- Military Resilience- Online
- Parent and Child/Adolescent (Dobson Center) – Online
- Pastoral Counseling- Residential & Online
- Theology – Residential & Online
Residential course offerings are deployed upon sufficient enrollment. Online course offerings will continue to be available.
Admissions Requirements
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Career Opportunities for M.A. in Pastoral Counseling Graduates
- Chaplain
- Church Counselor
- Lay Pastor
- Life Coach
- Marriage and family counselor
- Ministry Worker
- Non-licensed Counselor
- Para-church Organization
- Pastoral Staff
- Teaching Pastor
- Trauma Counselor
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