CCOU202: Issues of Christian Counseling

11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 08/30/2024

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Course Description

This course provides the framework to the structure and issues surrounding biblical counseling and helping ministries. Special attention will be given to the dealing with spiritual warfare, “brief therapy” model of counseling, life transitions, and crisis care.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Next Start Date*

September 16, 2024

LUOA Equivalent Course*

  • COU 3202: Issues of Christian Counseling, 3 LUO credits.

Program Restrictions*

  • DPL: Part Time Student (SPCA-DPL-D) Excluded

Rationale

A pressing concern at the inception of the 21st century is that people are hurting and searching frantically for hope and new life. If there is ever a time for godly leadership, servanthood, and biblical counsel, it is now. This course seeks to meet that challenge by equipping students to biblically guide individuals asking for help.

Course Assignment

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will post a new thread in the Discussion responding to prompts provided by the instructor. Each thread must be at least 250 words, with at least 2 scholarly citations (at least 1 course textbook citation and at least 1 citation from Scripture) in current APA format. In addition to the thread, the student will read and reply to at least 3 of his/her classmates’ threads. Each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly citation(s) in current APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. Acceptable sources include the textbook, the Bible, books, journals, etc. Each reply must be 150 words in length.

Reflection Paper Assignment

The student will write a 2-page reflection paper on the relationship between lay counseling and the church as it is currently perceived by the student.

Essay Assignments (2)

Throughout this course, the student will write 2 essays of at least 500 words in response to a provided prompt. Each essay must include at least 3 in-text citations. The student must support his or her assertions with the textbook, reference(s) as required, and Biblical integration. Each essay must include a title page and reference page.

Lay Counseling PowerPoint Presentation Assignment

The capstone project for the course will provide the student with the opportunity to design and build a lay ministry model suitable for a local church ministry. This will be a 25-slide PowerPoint slides (not including the title slide and reference page slides), with at least 10 scholarly sources.

Quizzes (2)

Each quiz will cover the material presented in the corresponding Module: Week. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 50 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes.

*Course specifics are tentative and subject to change each year. For the most current information, please refer to the Course Registration Tool.

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