Biblical Counselling and Pastoral Care Diploma

Orientation: Orientation will cover items including student enrollment forms, finances, student-teacher relationship, dress code, conduct, student residence, church attendance & tithing, classes & assignment weeks/forms, Ministerial credentials & opportunities, work ethics, etc.;   Communications II: COMII002 The course will include the following: Hindrances to Good Communications; Communicating for a Change; Everyone Communications but few Connect; Communication & the Media; How to Conduct an Interview; Preparing Your Testimony for Media; Communicating the message of Revival & Reform;   Revival of Prayer II: ROPII002 This course is to establish a Biblically sound approach to prayer and learning how to express oneself a) in approaching God, b) in expressing oneself to God with words that capture the moment and create the power and unction of Holy Spirit and c) in how to create the right content in one’s prayers so that presumption is by-passed;   Apostolic Ministry I: AMINI001 This course includes the following: The Definition of an Apostle; Spiritual Fathering; Defining Apostles by what they do; Classes of Apostles; Apostles in the Roman & Greek Worlds; What is an Apostolic Beachhead?; The Relationship Between Revival, Restoration, Renewal & Reformation;   Blended Families/Parenting: BF001 This course covers the Introduction to the Family & Enjoying Years of Parenting; Identifying the Role, Responsibility & Rights of a Parent; The Blended Family Syndrome; The Importance of Christian-Based Education; Discipline of Children; Foster Children;   Effective Writing: EW001 The course includes effective writing for Ministry & Business; Training to Adeptly Steer Between the Various Genres of Print; Web & Social Media Design; Writing Blogs & Outline Articles; Use of FaceBook, Tweeter, etc.; Basic Grammar & Writing Skills;     Theology of Labour/Work: TLW001 Topics include: Work Ethics; Marketplace Ministry; Work from Genesis to Revelation; Rest & Work; Marketplace Expectations; Submission & Authority; The Culture of Honour; Finances and the Workplace;   Financial Planning & Investment: FP001 The course will cover what Planning, Investment & Budgeting are; The Difference Between “Need” & “Want”; God’s Names & Character Regarding Finances; Our Value System vs. God’s Value System; Two Ways to get What you Want; Godliness with Contentment; the Hierarchy of Personal Needs; Borrowing vs. Loans; Agreement on Finances; Setting Up a Monthly Budget; How to Control Your Spending;   Healing & Deliverance: HD001 The course will include: Christ the Healer; Spiritual Roots of Disease; Hindrances to Healing & Deliverance; Faith Works by Love; Healing is Instant – Healing is a Process; Humility – the Key to Receiving; Healing in the Gospels; Healing in the Book of Acts; Healing found in the Redemptive Types;   Molding the Mind: MTM001 The purpose of the course is to bring awareness to the importance of not allowing the mind to be pushed into the mold of worldly thinking; How to be on guard against the deceptive devices of the adversary; How to be a Doorkeeper; Chasing Rainbows; The War of Worlds; Heaven’s Culture; The Battlefield of the Mind; Influences that have bearing on our Decision-Making;   How to Study the Bible: HSB001 The course will continue where the course Bible (TPILQ1) left off...The course will equip the student with Basic Bible study Methods & principles; Reasons to Study the Bible; The Goal of Preaching & Teaching; Use of Bible Study Tools; Incorrect Interpretation & Application; Cultural, Context & Background Tools & Knowledge to Properly Interpret Scripture;   Biblical Counselling I: BCII001 This course will enable the student to counsel using the Word of God as it applies to botyh spiritual and human issues of life & relationships. The course will also deal with the shift in today’s society from Pastoral counselling to counselling by degreed “professionals”. This has removed the Bible from out of the counselling process. The course will instill to the student the need for the Bible to be the foundation for speaking into people’s lives.           Biblical Counselling II: BCII002 Course topics include: God is a Counselor; What is Counsel?; How God Counsels; The Power of Self-Direction; Jesus is a Counselor; Holy Spirit is a Counselor; The Believer’s Role in Counselling; Qualifications to Counsel; Three Qualifications of a Counselor; Our Equipment for Counselling; Necessary Traits of a Counselor   Basic Sozo (Saved, Healed, Delivered: BSSHD001 “Sozo”, which is used 110 times in the New Testament, is a Greek word meaning, “to save or make well or whole”. According to Strong’s Greek Concordance of the New Testament, “sozo” also means “to save, deliver, heal & preserve”. The writers of the New Testament showed the completeness of the word by using it in different contexts to refer to each aspect of salvation.The course will cover Spiritual Foundations of Forgiveness, Shifting Atmospheres, Colored Lenses & Love Languages; Tools include Father Ladder, Four Doors, Presenting Jesus & The Wall.