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St Louis, MO 63147

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Bachelor of Arts in Christian Counseling

Transfer credit is allowed, up to 90 hours will be accepted with official transcript.

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Name

Credit Hours

CC325

The Christian Counselor

3

Author/Book: Tim Clinton, Ron Hawkins, The new Christian Counselor: a fresh Biblical and transformational approach

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Name

Credit Hours

PSY300

Perspectives in human behavior

4

Author/Book: Philip Clayton, Evolution and ethics: human morality in biological and religious Perspectives

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Name

Credit Hours

PC493

Premarital Counseling

3

Author/Book: H. Norman Wright, The premarital counseling handbook

Course #

Name

Credit Hours

DD359

Death and Dying

3

Author/Book: Ben Mitchell, Aging, Death and the Quest for Immortality

Course #

Name

Credit Hours

AA318

Counseling the Alcoholic

3

Author/Book: Howard Clinebell, Understanding and Counseling Persons with Alcohol, Drug and Behavior Addictions

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Name

Credit Hours

BP301

Biblical Personalities I

3

Author/Book: Earl A. Jones, A Personality Portrait: Sixteen Biblical Leaders Who Identify Your Traits

Course #

Name

Credit Hours

BP302

Biblical Personalities II

3

Author/Book: Earl A. Jones, A Personality Portrait: Sixteen Biblical Leaders Who Identify Your Traits

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Name

Credit Hours

BC320

Biblical Counseling

3

Author/Book: Brad Brandt, Eric Kress, God in Everyday Life: The Book of Ruth

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Name

Credit Hours

PE400

Personal Evangelism

3

Author/Book Lee Strobel, Making the Case for Christ, Updated and Expanded, Mass Market

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Name

Credit Hours

PSY315

The Art of Communication

3

Author/Book: Michael P. Nichols PhD, Martha B. Straus PhD, The Lost Art of Listening

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Name

Credit Hours

MC405

Ministry Prep for Commissioning

12

Author/Book Joe E. Pennel Jr, The Gift of Presence: A Guide to Helping Those Who Suffer

Assignments: The candidate for commissioning will be required to complete all assigned readings, interview 10 persons, they can be patients in hospitals, senior citizen residence, nonprofit or church setting. The instructor will guide the student through all assigned requirements. The student will complete and earn a passing grade for all degree course work to include Ministry Commissioning assignments.

Upon meeting those stated standards demonstrating successful completion of required study thereby allowing said student to achieve and be awarded the credentials of commissioned Christian Counselor.

Total Hours: 

43