GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

BUS – BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION

BUS 501 – Law for the Christian Counselor Learn the legal issues of giving advice, information, disclosure and confidentiality. Know the social trends of legal liability, privacy rights of minors, clergy malpractice, insurance, the law and litigation.

BUS 502 – Church Administration Learn the business side of ministry, documentation, personnel, financial and physical resources, risk management and more.

CNS – CHRISTIAN COUNSELING

CNS 501 – Crisis Counseling Study the dynamics of a crisis and the Biblical perspectives to help others. Learn ways to prevent a crisis and how to counsel those in a crisis.

CNS 502 – Marriage Relationships Your marriage is your most important human relationship. Learn what it takes to make it intimate, loving and fun.

CNS 503 – Alcohol & Drug Counseling Learn to counsel the whole family not just the alcoholic.

CNS 504 – Methods of Counseling Study basic approaches to various types of counseling.

CNS 505 – Ministry to the Hurting Filled with compassion but don’t know what to say to someone who has experienced grief or loss? Learn what to do, not to do, and how to give support to victims and their families.

CNS 506 – How To Cope I Gain insights on overcoming depression, fear, anger, guilt and other personal growth needs.

CNS 507 – How To Cope II A must for the Christian Counselor. Covers areas like: loneliness, failure, pain, alcoholism, temptation, etc.

CNS 601 – Christian Counseling Integrate scientific data with psychological theory, Biblical insight, and Pastoral wisdom. This course presents a powerful and contemporary model of Christ-centered counseling for the 21st Century.

CNS 602 – Counseling the Codependent A study of a new dimension to recovery from codependency. The important step of seeing God’s unconditional love as the answer to the codependent’s love hunger.

CNS 603 – Crisis Counseling The dynamics of a crisis and Biblical perspectives are weighed. You will gain a better understanding of how to counsel those in crisis.

CNS 604 – Effective Biblical Counseling Soul challenging answers for those counselors who desire to equip others to chose more effective Biblical living patterns.