Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation

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Helping Relationships

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Course Description

This course is intended to enhance your ministry skills in both everyday conversations and more formal, counseling conversations. The skills are organized in two parts: skills to know people and skills to apply Scripture. Case studies, lectures, and group discussions will help you grow in your ability to listen well, know people, interpret another person’s story from a biblical perspective, and offer biblically-based truth that will motivate others in their growth in Christ.

**Note: This course has two unique requirements. First, you will be grouped with 4–5 other students for a bi-weekly community group. This group will decide when they want to meet, and what format works best (Skype, Google Hangout, Phone Call, etc.)

You will also meet weekly for an hour with someone (a friend, fellow church member, neighbor, etc.) to put into practice what you are learning in Helping Relationships. You will receive more information about these activities in your course syllabus and in the opening lecture.

Meet the Faculty

Ed Welch

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).

Details

The Formation Certificate is the first certificate of completion in our program and must be completed prior to taking courses in the Essentials of Biblical Counseling Certificate. This applies to certificate-eligible and audit courses alike. New students can begin with either Dynamics of Biblical Change or Helping Relationships. Learn more about our current courses and certificates of completion here.

Course Required Reading

Course required reading is subject to change as courses are updated from time to time. Please check with student.services@ccef.org or wait to receive your syllabus for any required reading.

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