M.Div. in Care and Counseling

The M.Div. (Care and Counseling) provides you with a comprehensive range of biblical-theological knowledge and practical skills for ministry leadership along with specialized skills to address emotional and spiritual needs using short-term counseling resources. It prepares you to serve in a counseling, family life, or spiritual formation ministry in a church, para-church, or cross-cultural ministry setting.

Objectives

This program will equip you to:

• Apply Scriptural principles for spiritual and emotional health in multi-cultural settings
• Use theologically-based counseling skills in discipleship and spiritual formation
• Care for the emotional and spiritual needs of others utilizing short-term counseling skills
• Foster healthy relationships among members of the body of Christ
• Counsel individuals dealing with issues related to grief, loss, crisis, and/or addiction

View academic requirements for the M.Div. in Care and Counseling in the Academic Catalog.