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Plans fail for lack of counsel,but with We are called to come along side of one another. Counseling is one of the ways to do that. God will use us to help others succeed in their way, to walk according to His ways. Let us remember, however, that the ultimate counselor in a person's life is the Spirit of God (Jn. 14:16, 26). Click on a Counseling Training Topic: | |||||||||||||||
Why do people need a counselor? Click on the answer you would choose. A. to tell them how to solve their problem But, some may say, why a counselor? If the Body of Christ is functioning as it should, are counselors really necessary? Undoubtedly a large portion of professional counseling could be eliminated if the church was committed to living out the 'one another' commands of Scripture. . . . admonish one another . . . bear one another's burdens . . . build up one another . . . care for one another . . . comfort one another . . . confess faults to one another . . . encourage one another . . . spur one another on Surely, in this kind of dynamic atmosphere, healing and change would occur. People would find the church to be a safe place, among those who accept one another. According to Titus 2:11-12, it is grace that "teaches us to say 'no' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age." The intent of this training is not, however, to provide a dissertation on the pros and cons of professional counseling. Nor is the objective to provide in-depth coverage of clinical counseling or abnormal psychology. The intent is to help church leaders and workers to more effectively counsel in the normal course of ministry. This training is for the pastoral, lay, or peer counselor. Can anybody be a counselor? In some regards, yes, any believer who is fulfilling the one another commands of Scripture will be a counselor. There are, however, those who are gifted to come alongside of people in a more concerted or more intentional way. People with the gift of exhortation may find themselves in this role more than those without that gift. What qualities should be found within a good counselor?
What should be the counselor's objective? RE: the counselor's involvement The objective of the counselor ought to be to work himself out of a job. The counselor should work with people in such a way as to encourage personal discovery of the truth about their situation and personal responsibility in planning a solution to their problem. In so doing, the counselor is a teacher, training people to develop healthy life management skills in any of the following areas: RE: the counselee's need for help The first and foremost objective a Christian counselor should have for the people he counsels is that they grow into a deeper relationship with the Lord. Helping people reach their potential in Christ is the ultimate end toward which all counseling should lead . . . to live that full, abundant life Christ came to give them (John 10:10), to live productive, fruitful lives (John 15:1-8). In a real sense, a counselor is a discipler. RE: the solution to the counselee's problem "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death" (Prov. 14:12). Humanistic solutions yield temporary and long-range ineffective results. Interested in a Print Version? | |||||||||||||||
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