16 courses with the subject BCO, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
BCO 310Introduction to Biblical Counseling
An introduction to biblical counseling theory and practice, including a focus on how Scripture and theology form the foundation and substance for counseling, biblical concepts for understanding people and their problems, and biblical methods of change.
A study of the biblical understanding of human emotions and the Christian's response to addictions or life dominating sins according to Scripture. A biblical strategy will be developed for dealing with the most common problematic emotions (anxiety, anger, depression, fear), while also developing a biblical model for resolving issues of addiction. 121
A study of marriage, marital problems, and family issues from a biblical perspective. Students will learn about premarital counseling, the biblical basis of marriage, the roles of husband and wife, parent and child relationships, and communication/conflict resolution in marriages/families.
This course will help the student to understand the Christ-like character and qualities of the counselor from a distinctively New Testament perspective. The course will also provide the environment for the student’s self-examination for present and future growth, both in their personal walk with Jesus Christ and as a skilled biblical counselor.
This course focuses on how to address biblically the contemporary counseling issues facing the church today. Dealing with a vast array of subjects, the study seeks to give biblical insight regarding these matters along with providing a scripturally informed methodology of dealing with the issues at hand.
A study of the local church’s counseling ministry, including a biblical understanding of the ministry roles of both leaders and members and of the practical ways to utilize small group and one-another ministry, relate to non-church counseling, deal with church conflict, establish accountability, and survey practical models and methods of church counseling.
This course is designed to provide an overview of the biblical counseling process and procedures of helping people. This course considers the methodological model for promoting biblical change in people.
A practicum in which students learn practical counseling skills, present and discuss cases, view and discuss case sessions, and participate in role-play counseling situations. Course should be taken in student’s last year. 122
This course serves as the foundational course for students earning a Master’s degree in counseling. It examines the biblical and theological foundations of biblical counseling. The student will lean the epistemological, anthropological, and methodological presuppositions for biblical counseling. The student will learn distinctively Christian concepts for understanding people, their problems, how they change, and basic methods and techniques of counseling. Students will also receive training in basic counseling skills.
A study of biblical truths related to parents and children, including a biblical understanding of common childhood and parenting problems and of biblical counseling strategies and methods.
A study of the local church’s counseling ministry, including a biblical understanding of the ministry roles of both leaders and members and of the practical ways to utilize small group and one-another ministry, relate to non-church counseling, deal with church conflict, establish accountability, and survey practical models and methods of church counseling.
A practicum in which students learn practical counseling skills, present and discuss cases, view and discuss case sessions, and participate in role-play counseling situations.