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Plan for Establishing a
Biblical Counseling Ministry in a Local Church
TRAINING PHASE
(Based on the Exchanged Life Counseling model)
Exchanged Life Conference
Recruit and train lay counselors
Although the ministry can begin with the director as the only counselor, there should be a process of facilitating the selection and training of others that are gifted, committed, trained, and approved for the counseling ministry.
Exchanged Life Workshop
A two and one half day training event for those who desire equipping for helping others appropriate Christ as their Life. It includes teaching, video demonstration, role-playing, practice, and group discussion. Although this is an essential training step for counselors, everyone who attends this event will not necessarily be recruited for the formal church counseling ministry.
Solomon School of Spirituotherapy
The director and counselors would benefit from this three day advanced training offered twice a year at Grace Fellowship International in Pigeon Forge, TN.
Ongoing equipping track for counselors
Basic counseling skills training course
How Can I Help course is used for about 14 hours of class time. Each participant uses a manual. This is a basic course covers counseling skills, approaches to evangelism, helping someone through a crisis, and guiding believer to resolve problems biblically. See http://www.laytraining.com
Assemble counseling resource library
Materials are needed to equip counselors and guide counselees. These resources include books, cassette tapes, videos, and CDs and DVDs. The topics include Exchanged Life teaching, marriage enrichment, parenting, financial management, career guidance, health issues, etc. The library is a lending service for counselees.
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