Course Details

Overview

Course Description

Every church meets people who are hurting: through grief, broken relationships, anxiety, addiction or crisis. This course introduces the foundations of Biblical counselling: what Scripture teaches about people, their problems and how God brings change. You will learn how to listen well, ask good questions and bring the truth of the Bible to bear on real situations with compassion. The course also covers the counsellor's own character, confidentiality, and knowing when to refer someone for further help. It is suited to pastors, church leaders and any believer who wants to help others well.

What You'll Learn

• The Biblical foundations of counselling
• How to listen to and understand a person's struggle
• How to apply Scripture to common problems with compassion
• The counsellor's character, confidentiality and when to refer

Course Content

The lessons for this course are being prepared and will be published soon.

About the Instructor

Dr. Samson Gandhi spent ten years in marketing and in the import and export of garments and textiles. In 1993 he left business to serve Haggai Institute in India as Finance & Administration Manager. In 1997 he launched the Person to Person Institute for Christian Counselling to train Biblical counsellors for the Church, and he serves as its Executive Director. He is a sought-after international speaker on leadership and Christian counselling. He is visiting faculty of Pastoral Theology and Counselling at SAIACS, Bengaluru, and IBC&S, Kumbanad, Kerala. He has written many articles for national magazines and international journals. He co-authored Shelters on the Highway, a guide to establishing counselling centres. He also wrote Counselling Without Offence, for Christian counsellors who are unsure about counselling non-Christians.

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