New course with Ed Welch: Biblical Counseling for Pastors.
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Biblical Counseling for Pastors

with Ed Welch

an invitation from ed welch

Biblical counseling is at home in the church, and the role of pastor is inherently the role of counselor. This course is for ordained men involved in pastoral ministry, seeking to equip them to grow in wise care and counsel. As we build a framework for biblical counseling, we’ll consider illustrations such as fear and anxiety, trauma, and a theology of the body, including a discussion of psychiatric diagnoses such as depression. Expect self-assessments of your own care and counsel, opportunities to practice a few critical skills, considering how counseling informs preaching, and building a vision for the culture of care in your church.

What to Expect

In addition to recorded lectures, this course will include 5 live engagements with Ed Welch and other students.

Course Objectives

  • To grow in pastoral effectiveness
  • To consider how pastoral care can grow in your church
  • To invite you to be partners and contributors to the biblical counseling movement

Course schedule

  • Week 1: Theological Foundations; Fear and Anxiety
  • Week 2: Live Engagement with Ed Welch
  • Week 3: Trauma and Psalm 10
  • Week 4: Live Engagement with Ed Welch
  • Week 5: Theological Accents: the Body and Depression
  • Week 6: Live Engagement with Ed Welch
  • Week 7: A Brief History of Biblical Counseling
  • Week 8: Live Engagement with Ed Welch
  • Week 9: Grief: What to Do and Not to Do
  • Week 10: Live Engagement with Ed Welch

At a Glance

WHO

Ordained men in pastoral ministry

course cost

$500

course length

10 weeks

course dates

January 6–March 15

workload

1.5–3 hours/week

registration dates

September 30–December 3

Meet the Lecturing Faculty

Ed is a faculty member and counselor at CCEF, where he has served since 1981. He holds a doctor of philosophy in counseling (neuropsychology) from the University of Utah and a master of divinity from Biblical Theological Seminary. Ed is a licensed psychologist and has been active in local church ministry for decades. He has written numerous books, including When People Are Big and God Is Small (P&R Publishing, 1997), Shame Interrupted (New Growth Press, 2012), Side by Side (Crossway, 2015), and Created to Draw Near (Crossway, 2020).

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