Dwayne Bond, Chris Boucher, Susan Ellis, Bob Kellemen

The Résumé of a Christian CounselorA Four-Dimensional Model of

Cross-Based Counselor Preparation

The Résumé of A Christian CounselorCompetent to Counsel: Romans 15:14

Session Abstract:This session proposes,

develops, and illustrates a four-dimensional counselor

training model that integratescharacter (heart/being), content (head/knowing),

competence (hands/doing), and community

(home/connecting).

The Résumé of A Christian CounselorCompetent 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?

The Apostle Paul and theOrdinary, Average Christian in Rome

♥ Character: “Full of Goodness”♥ Content: “Complete in Knowledge”♥ Competence: “Competent to Instruct”♥ Community: “Brothers”/“One Another”♥ Convinced: Pepeismai

Character: Loving Like JesusReflecting 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

Character: Loving Like JesusReflecting 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.

Narratives of Character Development

Chris Boucher on Character Development

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

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.

Narratives of Content Development

Chris Boucher on Content Development

Content: A Sample from 2 Samuel 13

After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was had a lovely sister, whose name was

Tamar;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.for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her.

Content: A Sample from 2 Sam 13

Exegetical Markers Along the Path of Discover

2 Samuel 13:17 Then he called his servant who attended him, and said, “Here! Put Here! Put this this womanwoman out out, away from me, and bolt the door behind her.”

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

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

Narratives of Competence Development

Dwayne Bond on Competence Development

Community: Connecting in JesusRelating in Christ: “Brothers”

♥ Connecting Communities♥ One Another Context:

♥ Romans 12♥ Romans 13♥ Romans 14-15♥ Romans 16

Community: Connecting in JesusRelating in Christ: “Brothers”

♥ Community♥ Linda and Debbie♥ Scott and Bob

Narratives of Community Development

Susan Ellis on Community Development

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?