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Dwayne Bond, Chris Boucher, Susan Ellis, Bob Kellemen The Résumé of a Christian Counselor A Four-Dimensional Model of Cross-Based Counselor Preparation
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The Résumé of A Christian Counselor Competent to Counsel: Romans 15:14 Session Abstract: This session proposes, develops, and illustrates a four-dimensional counselor training model that integrates character (heart/being), content (head/knowing), competence (hands/doing), and community (home/connecting).
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The Résumé of A Christian Counselor Competent to Counsel: Romans 15:14 Sharing Your Story ♥ Imagine that you’re forwarding your résumé to the Divine Counselor. What items would you highlight to demonstrate your qualifications to be a counselor? ♥ What qualities seem to be missing in the lives and ministries of counselors? What could be done to remedy these missing qualities?
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The Apostle Paul and the Ordinary, Average Christian in Rome ♥ Character: “Full of Goodness” ♥ Content: “Complete in Knowledge” ♥ Competence: “Competent to Instruct” ♥ Community: “Brothers”/“One Another” ♥ Convinced: Pepeismai
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Character: Loving Like Jesus Reflecting Christ: “Full of Goodness” ♥ Goodness: “Agathos”—Galatians 5:22-23 ♥ Goodness in the Bible: God’s and Ours ♥ Goodness Equals Christlikeness: Active, Compassionate, Grace-Relationships ♥ Goodness Equals Virtue Revealing Itself in Social Relationships
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Character: Loving Like Jesus Reflecting Christ: “Full of Goodness” ♥ The powerful spiritual friend reflects the Ultimate Spiritual Friend—Jesus. ♥ “Full”: Overflowing ♥ “The person who is good at relating to God will be good at relating to others!” ♥ Competence without character is like one corpse practicing cosmetic surgery on another corpse.
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Narratives of Character Development
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Chris Boucher on Character Development
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Content/Conviction: Thinking Like Jesus Renewed in Christ: “Complete in Knowledge” ♥ Love God with our BRAIN ♥ Complete: ♥ Claims our entire being ♥ We are captured by TRUTH! ♥ Knowledge: Gnoseos ♥ Information + Application = Transformation ♥ Relating God’s truth to human relationships
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Content/Conviction: Thinking Like Jesus Renewed in Christ: “Complete in Knowledge” ♥ Philippians 1:9-11—Truth and Love Kiss ♥ Signs ♥ Christian counselors read the signs because they read the Scriptures. ♥ Christian counselors are convinced that God’s Word is sufficient for wisdom about people, problems, and solutions.
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Narratives of Content Development
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Chris Boucher on Content Development
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Content: A Sample from 2 Samuel 13 After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her.
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Content: A Sample from 2 Sam 13 Exegetical Markers Along the Path of Discover Here! Put this woman out 2 Samuel 13:17 Then he called his servant who attended him, and said, “Here! Put this woman out, away from me, and bolt the door behind her.”
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Competence: Serving Like Jesus Reproducing Christ: “Competent to Instruct” ♥ Competent: Dunamenoi ♥ Power to Accomplish a Mission ♥ Ability: Capability, Resources, Strength ♥ “ Instruction” by Spiritual Direction: ♥ Noutheteo: Mind/Heart ♥ Mind Renewal Leading to Relational Maturity ♥ The Personal Ministry of the Word
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Competence: Serving Like Jesus Reproducing Christ: “Competent to Disciple” ♥ “Instruction” by Soul Care: ♥ Parakaleo: 2 Corinthians 1 ♥ Competent to Comfort ♥ Come Alongside to Help ♥ Holy Spirit: Parakletos
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Narratives of Competence Development
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Dwayne Bond on Competence Development
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Community: Connecting in Jesus Relating in Christ: “Brothers” ♥ Connecting Communities ♥ One Another Context: ♥ Romans 12 ♥ Romans 13 ♥ Romans 14-15 ♥ Romans 16
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Community: Connecting in Jesus Relating in Christ: “Brothers” ♥ Community ♥ Linda and Debbie ♥ Scott and Bob
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Narratives of Community Development
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Susan Ellis on Community Development
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Sharing Our Story ♥ How do you develop each of the 4Cs in your life? ♥ How do you develop each of the 4Cs in your equipping of others?
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