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Christian Psychology alive

Inspired by Christian Psychology:
Psychological Students of the Providence Theological

Seminary Meet Former Articles of the e-Journal 5.

Providence Theological Seminary is an evange- ces to effectively counsel individuals, families,
lical institution in Otterburne, Manitoba, Cana- couples, and groups. The counselling program‘s
da, whose purpose is to serve the Church, in the objective is to thoroughly equip individuals to
accomplishment of its mission, by preparing confidently and competently integrate their
and supporting leaders, developing resources, Christian faith with professional standards and
and facilitating theological reflection. The Se- practices.
minary is both evangelical and interdenomina-
tional offering certificates, masters and doctoral This was the task for the students:
level programs in traditional classroom format, Please select from the articles in e-Journal 5,
courses, and through online education. Gradu- pages 11-107, one which most inspires you.
ate programs focus on preparing students for http://www.emcapp.ignis.de/5
Church, counselling, educational, global and
academic ministries. The Master of Arts in Describe (2 pages) why this article inspires you
Counselling and Counselling Psychology de- and what further thoughts you have about it.
gree programs are distinct in their integration And here are four responses.
of a theologically-informed worldview and mo-
dern psychological knowledge. Through the Thank you very much to the authors!
And thank you too to Sharon Habermann for
counselling program students gain the know-
ledge, confidence, and competency to inte- coordinating these responses
grate critically their Christian world view with If you want read the articles please click on
mainstream counselling theories and practi- the titles.

Heidi Dirks
Response to “The Framework for Counselling from an

Evangelical Perspective” by Shannon Wolf

The task of integrating personal faith into one’s
vocation can be difficult, forcing people to Heidi Dirks,
wrestle with many questions about how to ho- B.Ed., M.A.
nor and obey God in their particular situation. I (C o un s e l -
acknowledge that such integration can be diffi- ling) is a re-
cult, and may look different for each individual. cent graduate
The image of Christian counselling being on a of Providence
continuum speaks to God’s creativity in calling Theological
individuals to serve Him in different ways. Seminary in
I appreciate Shannon Wolf’s discussion of how M a n i t o b a ,
Christian therapists can begin the task of inte- Canada. She is also a public school
grating their Christian worldview into their he- teacher, specializing in Senior Years so-
aling work as therapists. This discussion is very cial sciences, and enjoys working with
important for therapists, as it increases their adolescents in both school and therapy
awareness of their own beliefs and values, which settings. She is passionate about social ju-
helps address the potential of harmful counter- stice issues around the world.
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