Nouthetic Counseling I

Lectures and readings in English.

1. 1. Lectures Listen, outline, and take notes on the following lectures:

   • Care and Discipleship I 1-20 IBCD 15 h Broken link Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): IBCD (subscription not established).
   • Dynamics of Biblical Change 1-22 Dr. David Powlison 27 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Union with Christ: A Dynamic for Change Dr. Timothy Lane 58 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Union with Christ: God at Work Among You Dr. Timothy Lane 66 min Open source Doctrinal
   • The Inner and Outer Man Balance in Counseling George Scipione 1 h 4 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): George Scipione (subscription not established).
   • Spiritual Depression 1-6 Stephen Gambill 6 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Stephen Gambill (subscription not established).
   • How to Identify Heart Idols Lou Priolo 1 h 7 min Broken link Doctrinal
   • Drawing out Idols of the Heart IBCD 52 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): IBCD (subscription not established).
   • Knowing God’s Will 1-5 Dr. R.C. Sproul 2 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • How to Avoid Making Rash Judgments Lou Priolo 1 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • How to Kill Anger George Scipione 45 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): George Scipione (subscription not established).
   • Thinking Rightly about Yourself Lou Priolo 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Inferiority Complex Dr. Jay Adams 1 h Broken link Doctrinal
   • How to Overcome Selfishness Lou Priolo 1 h Open source Doctrinal
   • Depression Tom Maxham 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Tom Maxham (subscription not established).
   • Help for Bipolor Disorder Dr. Charles Hodges 1 h 6 min Open source Doctrinal Under review title spelled 'Bipolor' as printed Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Charles Hodges (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Counseling People Pleasers Lou Priolo 1 h 14 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Counseling Manipulators Lou Priolo 1 h 13 min Open source Doctrinal
   • Letting Go of Lying Lou Priolo 55 min Open source Doctrinal
   • General Principles about Money IBCD 1 h Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): IBCD (subscription not established).
   • Difficult Cases and Wisdom in Counseling 1 and 2 George Scipione 2 h 4 min Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): George Scipione (subscription not established).
   • Helping People Handle Trials IBCD 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): IBCD (subscription not established).
   • Preparation for Counseling from the Pastoral Epistles George Scipione 58 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): George Scipione (subscription not established).
   • Portraits of a Biblical Counselor Bob Kellermen 46 min Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kellermen (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Resume of a Biblical Counselor Bob Kellermen 1 h Open source Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Bob Kellermen (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • How Do Others Experience You as a Counselor Dr. David Powlison 1 h Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Broken link Doctrinal
   • Avoiding Legalism in Counseling 1 and 2 Dr. Jay Adams 2 h Doctrinal

   Total: 75 hours

2. 2. Reading Read and provide chapter summaries:

   • Person to Person Ministry: Soul Care in the Body of Christ Martin and Deidre Bobgan 256 pp. Broken link Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Martin and Deidre Bobgan (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Christ Centered Ministry versus Problem-Centered Counseling Martin and Deidre Bobgan 136 pp. Broken link Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Martin and Deidre Bobgan (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • Stop Counseling and Start Ministering Martin and Deidre Bobgan 328 pp. Broken link Doctrinal Under review Teacher to review (subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms not established; unverified): Martin and Deidre Bobgan (outside the Westminster and Three Forms line).
   • The Practice of Piety Lewis Bayly 265 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • A Treatise On Keeping the Heart John Flavel 122 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • A Lifting Up for the Downcast William Bridge 279 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment Jer. Burroughs 142 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • The Pleasantness of a Religious Life Matthew Henry 177 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • Cases of Conscience Pike and Hayward 480 pp. Open source Doctrinal
   • The Saint’s Pocketbook Joseph Alleine 97 pp. Open source Doctrinal

   Total: 2,282 pages

3. Review Review:

   • Homework Assignment Resources (51 Handouts) Open source Supplementary

4. 3. Assignment Write a 40 page paper delineating the biblical counseling procedures for the counseling issues presented in the course lectures.

   Open the assignment

Every lecture and reading carries its role. "Under review" means the teacher's subscription to the Westminster Standards or the Three Forms of Unity is not yet established; "Read as comparison" means the material teaches the 1788 American text of WCF 20.4, 23 or 31 or of Larger Catechism Q.109, which the school reads beside the 1647 text. Nothing has been removed.