Narrative Counselling and the Church

This course integrates theology and narrative counselling practice to teach Christian counsellors how to counsel people according to God’s plan. Student-counsellors will learn how to come alongside hurting people within the church context, according to God’s metanarrative as they re-author their lives as new creatures in Christ, co-authoring with the Spirit of God, towards preferred outcomes. It includes marriage and family counselling, counselling people with problems, and counseling in context through Bible-based, Christ-centered, Spirit-led narrative praxis.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Describe narrative Christian counselling within God’s metanarrative.
• Formulate narrative Christian counselling sessions according to God’s plan.
• Evaluate and resolve problems by applying best narrative Christian counselling practice.
• Apply relevant counselling skills in your context.

You will be required to purchase the following textbook in order to complete this course:

• Morgan, Alice. 2000. What is Narrative Therapy? Adelaide, South Australia: Dulwhich Centre Publications.