The Master of Divinity in Care and Counseling provides you with a comprehensive range of biblical-theological knowledge and practical skills for ministry leadership along with specialized skills to address emotional, relational and spiritual needs using short-term counseling resources. It prepares you to serve in a counseling, family life or spiritual formation ministry in a church, para-church or cross-cultural ministry setting.
The Master of Divinity degree provides students with a comprehensive range of biblical-theological knowledge and practical skills for ministry leadership in a variety of contexts. Through a personalized curriculum, this program prepares students for effective ministry in a local church, with a para-church organization or with a mission agency.
The objectives of the Master of Divinity degree are to enable students to:
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If you have a heart for caring for others and a desire to make a meaningful impact in people’s lives through counseling and ministry, then the Master of Divinity in Care and Counseling program at Columbia Biblical Seminary is designed for you. Our program offers a unique and immersive learning experience that will equip you with the knowledge, skills and personal growth necessary to serve effectively in the field of care and counseling.
You will engage in highly engaged, hands-on classes that foster interaction and collaboration with students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. This dynamic learning environment provides valuable opportunities for you to learn from your peers, gain different perspectives and develop a global understanding of care and counseling practices.
You will be prepared to make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities. You will graduate with the confidence and competence to provide wholistic care, utilizing both theological and evidence-based counseling skills. You will be equipped to address the emotional, relational and spiritual needs of others, guiding them towards healing, growth and a deeper relationship with God.
In addition to the undergraduate core and other related courses, here is a glimpse at a few of the courses you will be taking in this program.
For a full list of courses related to this program, visit the Academic Catalog at one of the options below:
This course will introduce you to the foundational techniques and skills of [pastoral] care and counseling. You will learn how to counsel strategically within the client's process of spiritual, emotional, and relational growth utilizing a holistic therapeutic approach. Emphasis will be placed upon development of the counseling and care professional as well as the development of techniques and skills.
In this course, you will learn short-term group care and counseling models and receive supervised practice of interventions to address a wide variety of mental, emotional, behavioral, and spiritual challenges commonly found in a church setting. Among the issues considered will be anger, anxiety, depression, spiritual doubt, grief, addictions, chronic pain and other medical conditions, parenting challenges, self-abuse, trauma, and others.
This course will train you to prepare couples for marriage, to assess and address basic marital problems, and to understand and respond to typical family issues. Using the Bible, assessments, and systems thinking, you will be taught how to use counseling skills in the arenas of prevention, treatment, and recovery of basic marriage and family issues.
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