. Yes, we have offered the Pastoral Counselor certificate for over 20 years, and it has always been a popular certificate. Information about receiving this certificate will be in your initial information packet.
Generally the Pastoral Counselor takes a person to the Bible to allow the Bible to answer questions about problems they may be having. Therefore, the Pastoral Counselor is not considered a professional counselor. A professional counselor would be someone who received their professional counseling degree in an academic institution that the state recognizes.
While Pastoral Counseling is part of many churches and ministries it needs to be understood that you should not accept an offering for that part of your work. To do so would make it appear that you are trying to be a professional counselor and you may very well run into problems. Again, you should not tell a person what to do about their problems but rather lead them to the Bible and show them where the Bible addresses ... more.
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