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CIU Home > Seminary > Degrees > Ma-cnc

MA - in Pastoral Counseling

Purpose

The MA in Pastoral Counseling provides you with specialized knowledge and skills to address emotional and spiritual needs using biblical and counseling resources. It prepares you to teach, train and counsel people in a variety of communities and cultures and to help people understand their situation from God's perspective.

Program 1 . . . . . . 63 hours Bible and Theology (24 semester hours) BIB 5112 Genesis to Song of Solomon: God's Plan of Creation and Redemption BIB 5113 Prophets: God's Message of Redemption and Judgment BIB 5132 Gospels: God's Means of Providing Redemption BIB 5133 Acts to Revelation: God's People Proclaiming Redemption Globally BIB 5410 Hermeneutics: Interpreting and Applying the Bible THE 6310 Systematic Theology 1 THE 6320 Systematic Theology 2 THE 6341 Theological Methods and Issues Worldview and Spiritual Formation (9 semester hours) ICS 5031 The Mission of God ICS 6024 Understanding Cultures and Worldviews MIN 5300 Foundations of Spiritual Formation Concentration (18 semester hours) CNC 5400 Ministry of Counseling CNC 6001 Integration of Theology and Psychology CNC 6330 Church and Mission Health CNC 6400 Pastoral Counseling Techniques CNC 6441 Counseling Grief and Loss INT 6254-55 Pastoral Counseling Internship 1-2 Designated Electives (12 semester hours) Four of the following: CNC 6410 Crisis Counseling CNC 6411 Sexuality Counseling CNC 6412 Addiction Counseling CNC 6540 Spiritual Formation and Group Process CNC 6730 Premarital, Marital, and Family Counseling

Program 2 . . . . . . 48 hours Bible and Theology (6 semester hours) BIB 6320 Old Testament Theology BIB 6330 New Testament Theology Worldview and Spiritual Formation (6 semester hours) ICS 6024 Understanding Cultures and Worldviews EDM 6170 Community and Church-based Spiritual Formation Concentration (18 semester hours) CNC 5400 Ministry of Counseling CNC 6001 Integration of Theology and Psychology CNC 6330 Church and Mission Health CNC 6400 Pastoral Counseling Techniques CNC 6441 Counseling Grief and Loss INT 6254-55 Pastoral Counseling Internship 1-2 Designated Electives (12 semester hours) Four of the following: CNC 6410 Crisis Counseling CNC 6411 Sexuality Counseling CNC 6412 Addiction Counseling CNC 6540 Spiritual Formation and Group Process CNC 6730 Premarital, Marital, and Family Counseling Free Electives (6 semester hours) 2 courses from any alpha-designator

Resident Faculty

Allan McKechnie (D.Min., Bethel Theological Seminary) Allan McKechnie is the Director of Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Formation program in the Seminary and School of Missions and also serves as an adjunct professor in the Clinical Counseling program in the Graduate School of Columbia International Unive... more