Biblical counseling

Biblical counseling (also known as nouthetic counseling from the Greek word noutheteo ("to admonish or warn.") is a form of Christian counseling that aims to use devotional instructions in the Bible to treat psychological problems. It treats psychological problems as spiritual problems, which it teaches can be solved by devotion to Christ. Nouthetic counseling consists of lovingly confronting people out of deep concern in order to help them make those changes that God requires.^[1] It has largely been superseded by other fundamentalist and folklore-based methods.^[2]

It was developed by Jay E. Adams, and published in his 1970 book, Competent to Counsel. ^[3][4] There are a few current organizations that provide information and training in the field, including the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors^[5] and Redeemer Biblical Counseling Training Institute.^[6]

Degrees in Biblical Counseling are offered at:

• Baptist Bible College & Graduate School - MABC (Springfield, MO)^[7]
• Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary ^[8]
• Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Wake Forest, NC)^[9][10]
• Westminster Theological Seminary (Glenside, PA)^[11]
• Masters College (Santa Clarita, CA)^[12]
• Arlington Baptist College B.S. Biblical Counseling (Arlington, TX)

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See also

• Master's Seminary

References

1. ^ "What is Nouthetic Counseling?". http://www.nouthetic.org/nouthetic-counseling.html. 
2. ^ Raso, Jack. "The Dictionary of Metaphysical Healthcare". http://www.hcrc.org/diction/b.html. 
3. ^ Adams, Jay (1986). Competent to Counsel. Zondervan. ISBN 310511402. 
4. ^ Winfrey, David (23 January 2007). "Biblical therapy: Southern Baptists reject 'pastoral counseling'". The Christian Century 124 (2): 24–27 [26]. http://www.dwinfrey.com/portfolio/biblical-counseling/. 
5. ^ "National Association of Nouthetic Counselors". National Association of Nouthetic Counselors. http://www.nanc.org/. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 
6. ^ "Redeemer Biblical Counseling Training Institute". http://www.redeemerarp.org/-rbcti.html. 
7. ^ "Baptist Bible College: Master of Arts Biblical Counseling". Baptist Bible College. http://gobbc.edu/graduate/programs/biblical-counseling/ma-biblical-counseling-overview. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 
8. ^ "RPTS Biblical Counseling Institute". http://www.rpts.edu/bci/bci.php. 
9. ^ "SEBTS Graduate Catalog: Master of Divinity". Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. http://www.sebts.edu/academics/masters/master-divinity/default.aspx#biblicalcounseling. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 
10. ^ "SEBTS Graduate Catalog: Master of Arts". Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. http://www.sebts.edu/academics/masters/master-arts/default.aspx#biblicalcounseling. Retrieved 27 December 2010. 
11. ^ "WTS Website". Westminster Theological Seminary. http://www.wts.edu/academics/programs/biblicalcounseling_2.html. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
12. ^ "TMC Website". The Masters College. http://masters.edu/academics/graduate/mabc.aspx. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 
13. ^ "ABC Website". Arlington Baptist College. http://www.abconline.edu/HTML/Academics/Degrees/BiblicalCounseling.html. Retrieved 13 OCtober 2011. 

Further reading

• Adams, Jay (1986). Competent to Counsel. Zondervan. ISBN 310511402. 
• Adams, Jay (1988). THE CHRISTIAN COUNSELOR'S MANUAL, the practice of nouthetic counseling. Zondervan. ISBN 031051150X. 
• MacArthur, John; Mack, Wayne (1994). Introduction to Biblical Counseling. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 0849910935. 
• Bobgan, Martin; Bobgan, Deidre (1997). The End of "Christian Psychology". Eastgate Publishers. ISBN 0941717127. 
• Powlison, David (2003). Seeing With New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture. P&R Publishing Company. ISBN 087552608X. 

External links

• Institute For Nouthetic Studies
• Redeemer Biblical Counseling Training Institute
• National Association of Nouthetic Counselors
• Titus 2 Institute