Course Description
The focus of this course is to help students identify the Christian foundations to bringing life transformation through counseling and ministry programs. The focus of this course is to develop a comprehensive theological and philosophical basis for all of a ministry’s programs (see Christian Approaches to Counseling and Life Transformation Final Project). This course will integrate the following four perspectives on bringing life transformation as shown in the slide below: psychological, theological, spiritual formation and ministry program perspectives.
Capstone Variant of this Course
Students who plan to use this course as their capstone for their Master’s in Addiction Counseling should send an email to support@cityvision.edu, so that City Vision can add the Capstone Project to your course. Students taking the Capstone Variant of this course must take it in the last half of their program.
How this Course Supports Executive Leadership Development
- MIN640: Aligning Strategy with Theology and Values is a project based course with the final project to develop a Plan to Operationalize Values and Avoid Mission Drift based on the Operationalizing Values & Avoiding Mission Drift Ministry Best Practices Checklist. See Core Lecture Playlist, Full Course Playlist, Course Slides.
- ADC440/ADC506: Christian Approaches to Counseling and Life Transformation is a project based course with the final project to develop a Program Values Staff Training Manual. See Core Lecture Playlist, Full Course Playlist, Course Slides.
- ORG440/ORG620: Strategic Management is a project based course with the final project to develop a Strategic Plan
- Free City Vision University Toolkits: including hundreds of templates to develop effective ministries to transform lives. See details below
Organizational Requirements
The final project of this course is focused on developing a program staff training manual explaining the unique approach that a ministry takes to counseling and life transformation. Because of this, students enrolling in this course will need to be able to identify a ministry to work with for your assignments. Students have two options in selecting a Christian Organization for the Final Project:
- Option 1. If you work for a Christian organization that provides counseling and life transformation programs, you can use your current organization.
- Option 2. Imagine that you work for a Christian counseling organization or ministry. If at all possible, you should select an organization or ministry where you could interview them.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Evaluate a ministry’s core theology and worldview distinctives.
- Write how a ministry’s theological anthropology influences its understanding of causes of and potential solutions to client problems.
- Develop an approach to determining truth and evidence-based practice uniquely aligned with a ministry’s values.
- Develop detailed plans to integrate Christian concepts and practices into counseling and programs including: sin, confession, forgiveness, spiritual formation, spiritual disciplines and other spiritual interventions.
- Articulate a ministry’s unique approach to life transformation and translate that into specific programmatic and community elements.
- Develop a comprehensive program staff training manual explaining the unique approach that a ministry takes to counseling and life transformation.
Syllabus
| Entwistle, D. N. (2021). Integrative approaches to psychology and Christianity: An introduction to worldview issues, philosophical foundations, and models of integration (4th ed.). Cascade Books. ISBN: 9781725262355. Johnson, E. L., & Myers, D. G. (2012). Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling. Tyndale House Publishers. Hedlund, C. W. (2017). More than a Homeless Shelter: A Perspective on Residential Rescue Ministry Programming. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. | $9.99 $18.99 $9.99 |
| Tuition | $850.00 |
| Total Cost of Course | $888.97 |