COURSE: ADV FAMILY MINISTRY II

TEXT:

Choose one of the texts:
Basic Principles of Biblical Counseling, by Lawrence Crabb
Christian Counselor's Manual, by Jay Adams
Christian Counseling A Comprehensive Guide, Gary Collins
Crisis Counseling, by Dr. E.E. Jackson, $20 Available at Promise CU
Crisis Counseling, by Dr. Jerry Howell $20 Available at Promise CU
Effective Biblical Counseling, Lawrence Crabb
Inside Out, by Lawrence Crabb
Introduction to Biblical Counseling,John MacArthur
Love, Acceptance and Forgiveness, by Jerry Cook
Theology of Christian Counseling, Jay Adams
When Caring is Not Enough, by Don Meredith
People Helping People, Dr. Harold E Burchett
Handbook to Happiness, Dr. Charles R. Solomon
Training Christians to Counsel, Dr. Norman Wright
Helping Women in Crisis, K. Marshall Strom
Hold Me While You Let Me Go, Rich Wilkerson
The Hurting Parent, Margey M. Lewis
The Strong Willed Child, Dr. James Dobson

DESCRIPTION:

Focus on one or more "crisis issues" that families are dealing with
today.  Example:  unwed pregnancy, divorce, remarriage, homosexuality,
interfaith marriages, drug addiction, violence, abuse, strong willed or 
ADD children,  etc.

OBJECTIVE:
In this advance course on Family Ministry, your goal as a student
is to analyze the situation from a secular and spiritual viewpoint;
give biblically based and spiritual remedies and/or counsel for the situation.  
The result of your work should be a short treatise on how to generally counsel or minister to 
that particular "crisis issue" that family may be facing.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Use your selected textbook(s) as references for your
    study of the family

2. Write a 15-20 page paper on a specific topic.
    (Organizing your thesis or research paper)

3. All completed assignments must be typewritten.

4. List 4-5 additional books as resources in a bibliography.

Return completed assignment to:

Promise Christian University
Post Office Box 3003
Covina, CA 91722

For those in ministry, you can use this topic to develop a ministry
booklet for new converts, growing Christians and/or as a guideline
for the counseling department of your church.