Christian Bereavement Counseling
Wright (2012) comments, “A bereaved person, no matter his or her age, needs safe places, safe people and safe situations.” As a pastoral crisis caregiver, how would you offer these crucial elements to those in the midst of a death crisis?ResponseA safe...Christian Crisis Management: Alcohol
Crisis Case ManagementNature of CrisisThe A&E Network series, Intervention, documents Alex’s struggle with alcohol in series 17, episode 7, produced by Seeley (2017). Alex’s mom, Patti, is a world-class fiddle player. Alex did not know his biological...Christian Crisis Counseling
Johnson & Johnson (2014) write, “Your troubled parishioners will get better when they work hard in [counseling] to understand themselves, learn new skills, and modify self-defeating beliefs, behaviors, and emotions.” As a pastoral crisis counselor,...Why Christians Get Married
There are many ideas about why people should get married; Scripture even mentions more than one reason. Some recent publications suggest that marrying for love is a bad idea. Explore this idea using Internet resources and the Bible to articulate your point...Christian Married Couples: Similarities & Differences
In the PREPARE/ENRICH training, Dr. Olson discusses couple strengths. There are a number of theories/ideas about what constitutes a couple’s strength(s). Some texts recommend that couples should be similar so that they have their likenesses to lean on in...Christian Blended Family Issues
What do you see as some of the most impactful challenges involved in a blended family coming together under one roof? What areas would you seek to address in counseling a couple thinking about remarrying to form a blended family?ResponseThe challenges of a...Christian Premarital Counseling
What is the status of premarital counseling in your church/community? What level of importance does your church place on the institution of marriage, and are they doing anything creative to support young marriages?ResponseI have attended a non-denominational church,...Personal Counseling Theory: Example
Personal Theory Paper ...Christian Versus Secular Spirituality
Defining the terms spirituality and Christian spirituality continues to feed an ongoing debate. Fernando Garzon (2011) suggests that Christian spirituality means focusing on developing an intimate relationship with Christ “that progressively transforms...
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