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Theology, Pastoral Care and Counseling

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Pastoral care and counselling · M.Th. Pastoral Counselling

Theology, Pastoral Care and Counseling

M.Th. Pastoral Counselling · Source syllabus with original formative learning enrichment

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The standalone Word file supplies no code or credits. Four credits and PC02/CM10 come from the curriculum/overview; the detailed cluster instead says CM30 and repeats this material without a code. These are versions of one topic, not extra registrations.

Theological discussions of sin, health, anxiety or depression are source material, not clinical causal claims. Do not equate illness with moral failure, diagnose anyone or substitute spiritual practices for qualified care.

Academic source material and supervised education only: this portal does not confer clinical competence, professional licensure, treatment authority or permission to collect client records. Faculty must review dated terminology, evidence and safeguarding requirements before teaching.

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To help the students to understand the nature of Pastoral care from a theological perspective.

Course objectives

To help the students to understand the nature of Pastoral care from a theological perspective.

To help the students to integrate theological perspectives and psychological insights in a meaningful way in theory and praxis.

To help the students to become aware of the theological resources available within the church as a healing community.

Original AGBS learning enrichment

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1. The Interrelation between Theology and Pastoral care.2. Theology, Pastoral care and Church.3. Theological understanding of certain issues in Pastoral care.4. Application of Pastoral Theology in specific context.

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How can theological interpretations of care and psychological perspectives be compared without turning spiritual language into a diagnosis? Identify where a claim requires specialist evidence or should remain an open theological question.

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Prepare a theology-and-care critical seminar

Choose a supplied theme and compare authorised scholarly interpretations. Use a fictional, non-identifying scenario to distinguish spiritual reflection, evidence and the limits of a pastoral role. Preserve dignity, avoid blaming illness on moral failure and revise your seminar brief after peer feedback.

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3. Revisit
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A reading checklist grants treatment authorityTheological language is an automatic diagnosisAcademic reflection is separate from clinical assessment and competence

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Theology, Pastoral Care and Counseling

Amazing Grace Biblical Seminary — M.Th. Pastoral Counselling

Theology, Pastoral Care and Counseling Course Objectives To help the students to understand the nature of Pastoral care from a theological perspective. To help the students to integrate theological perspectives and psychological insights in a meaningful way in theory and praxis. To help the students to become aware of the theological resources available within the church as a healing community. Outline of the course 1. The Interrelation between Theology and Pastoral care. a. Biblical and theological roots of pastoral care. b. Pastoral care in the writings of early Church Fathers eg. St John Chrysostom, Pope Gregory the Great. c. Historical Development of Relation between Theology and Pastoral Care. d. Theological perspectives of Health and a healthy religion/ church. e. Redefinition of both Theology and Pastoral Care for a healthy relation between them. 2. Theology, Pastoral care and Church. Theological perspective of wellbeing in relation to the Churches/ Christian understanding on salvation. Theological understanding of Holistic health. Pastoral Theology on the interrelation between Human Sin and Sickness. Theology of the Healing ministry of Jesus Christ and its relevance in Pastoral ministry in Indian context. Potentiality of the Church as healing Community. Inter personal and intra personal relationship. Therapeutic elements in prayer, scripture, rituals and sacraments in the process of healing. Theological understanding of Vocation and self-awareness of the care giver. 3. Theological understanding of certain issues in Pastoral care. a. Anxiety b. Depression c. Ego (exclusive selfishness) d. Pride e. Low self-esteem f. Lack of self-confidence 4. Application of Pastoral Theology in specific context. In this section an attempt is made to look at some specific context, where application of theology is possible. This could be extended to several other issues also. Sexuality and Love( Agape) Theological understanding ofmarital conflicts. Pain and Suffering- Theology of Cross. Death and Bereavement, Theology of Hope and Eternal Life. Aging and Loneliness facing the inevitable with the unchangeable grace of God. Bibliography Thomas C Oden, Cure of Souls in the Classic TraditionFORTRESS PRESS: Philadelphia, 1984. Hans Hoffman, Ed. The Ministry and Mental Health, Associate press: New York, 1960. Frank Lake, Clinical theologyDarton, Longmann and Todd: London, 1996. David Layall,Integrity of Pastoral Care, SPCK, 2001. Brian W Grant, A Theology for Pastoral Psychotherapy, the Haworth Pastoral press: Birmingham, 2001. Gregorios Mar Paulose, Holistic Health ------------------------------, Nature and Meaning of Diakonia, Paul Varghese, Freedom and Authority,

Faculty review notes: The standalone Word file supplies no code or credits. Four credits and PC02/CM10 come from the curriculum/overview; the detailed cluster instead says CM30 and repeats this material without a code. These are versions of one topic, not extra registrations. Theological discussions of sin, health, anxiety or depression are source material, not clinical causal claims. Do not equate illness with moral failure, diagnose anyone or substitute spiritual practices for qualified care. Academic source material and supervised education only: this portal does not confer clinical competence, professional licensure, treatment authority or permission to collect client records. Faculty must review dated terminology, evidence and safeguarding requirements before teaching. No percentage evaluation scheme is supplied here; faculty must confirm it. No policy is inherited from another course.

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