Introduction to Biblical Counseling II
This semester we are delving a bit deeper into the area of biblical counseling. Part 1 of this course was mostly theoretical and provided the rational and foundation for biblical counseling as the superlative approach to soul care. In this second part, we get as practical as we possibly can by “sitting” in a virtual counseling room and put theory into practice. We will discuss key element of the counseling process, learn how to ask right kinds of questions in order to gather important data, how to interpret that data, what time we devote to the various aspects of live counseling, the importance of giving homework, what a first session looks like, and when we end counseling. But the counselee is not our only focus. We will also discuss important aspects of the counselor, such as who should counsel, how to prepare to counsel, and the importance of maintaining godliness.
Please sign up by clicking on the ‘Buy Now’ button on the right and following the instructions on the page, or you can contact the registrar at info@risbible.org, phone or text 401-374-0672 or see Scott at Grace Community Baptist Church on Sundays.
Courses will be on Zoom at 6pm EST on March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15. Classes will be recorded and shared privately.
Dr. Burrelli holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Cairn University (formerly Philadelphia Biblical University), a Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Dallas Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Hebrew and Old Testament studies from Cambridge University, and has over twenty years experience in the pastorate in New England. During that time he founded Pilgrim Bible Institute for lay people that equips them for ministry and offers a certificate in Bible, Pilgrim Counseling Ministries that offers regular training courses in biblical counseling to church members, missionaries, and pastors as well as hope and help for hurting souls, and served as one of five editors and was a regular contributor to the Journal of Modern Ministry. Dr. Burrelli has been an adjunct professor for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary since 2006, a part-time hospice chaplain for New England Hospice since 2013, and is the senior pastor of his new church plant (2014), Pilgrim Reformed Bible.