Diploma in Congregational Care
This diploma equips people to provide pastoral care within the church. Credits can be transferred into a seminary degree program.
Course Requirements (30 units)
Required Courses (25 units)
- The Church and God’s Mission in the World (3)
- Discipleship and Ethics (2)
- Biblical Interpretation 1 (3)
- Mentoring/Connecting (1)
- Spiritual Formation (2)
- Bible elective (2)
- Pastoral Care and Counseling (3)
- Cross-Cultural Counseling (1.5)
- Interpersonal Communication (3)
- Professional Ethics in Counseling (3)
- Child Abuse (.5)
- Substance Abuse (.5)
- Domestic Violence (.5)
- Pre-Practicum (1)
Electives (5 units) – choose from:
Basic Institute in Conflict Management and Mediation (2)
or Counseling Children (2)
or Counseling Individuals (2)
or Counseling Couples (1)
or Grief Counseling (1)
or HIV/AIDS (.5)
or Human Development (3)
or Aging and Long-Term Care (1)