Mobile Ed: CO101 Introducing Pastoral Counseling I: Theory and Practice (7 hour course - audio)
Overview
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.
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Course Outline
Introduction
- Introducing the Speaker and the Course
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
Conclusion
- Summary Thoughts about Pastoral Counseling
Product Details
- Title: CO101 Introducing Pastoral Counseling I: Theory and Practice (audio)
- Instructor: Eric L. Johnson
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2015
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Audio
- Length: 7 hours
Partially included
Eric L. Johnson (PhD, Michigan State University) trained as an academic psychologist and is Lawrence and Charlotte Hoover Professor of Pastoral Care at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of Foundations for Soul Care and the coeditor of God Under Fire and Christianity and Psychology: Four Views. An associate editor of the Journal of Psychology and Theology, he is the director of the Society for Christian Psychology and the Institute for Christian Psychology.