ML 322 - Pastoral Disciplines for Counseling

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This course prepares students for the identity of pastoral counselor and task of pastoral counseling within the context of the faith community. Special attention will be given to various concrete human experiences that the pastor may encounter in the counseling function, how the personhood of the pastor influences the counseling encounter, appropriate boundaries, and how the counseling ministry is conceived in relation to the broader community and other secular entities outside of the church context. Lecture Prerequisites: ML 221