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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.

Career and Ministry Opportunities for Care and Counseling Graduates

Potential ministry opportunities for program graduates include:

Pastoral Care Director
Mission Care Provider
Director of Family Life
Director of Marriage Ministry

M.Div. in Care and Counseling Admission Requirements

• Completed application
• $25 application fee
• Official transcripts for highest earned degree and any master’s degree work
• Church leader reference
• Application Essay (800 words total, typed)
• A GPA of 2.5 or higher

Format

On Campus

Online

Credit Hours

Finish in as few as

36 months

Degree Program Faculty

	Steve A. Johnson Professor of Counseling Dr. Johnson moved to Columbia after serving as a director of care and counseling for 17 years.
	Michael W. Langston Professor of Practical Theology Dr. Langston joined the faculty of CIU’s Seminary & School of Ministry in 2011 and has taught Chaplain Ministries from that date until the present.
	Rhonda R. Pruitt Professor of Mission Care Dr. Pruitt joined the faculty of CIU’s Seminary & School of Ministry in 2001 and has taught Missionary Care from that date until the present.
	Andre Rogers Professor of Preaching, DML Program Director Dr. Rogers joined the faculty of CIU’s Seminary & School of Ministry after teaching Pastoral Ministries in the Bible College until 2010; he has taught Church Ministry from 2010 until the present.
	Shirl Schiffman Professor Emeritus of Ministry Studies