Questions to focus on: Counseling Training

These questions can be used at different levels. You can take 30 seconds to think about one or two. You can discuss them in a team or group of like-minded Christians. Or they can be used in a college class, including assignments and research projects, and answered in writing at any depth. They may be freely reproduced for this purpose. Please email us additional questions that could be added to this page.
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  1. How does counseling training equip Christians to come alongside others?
  2. What are the dangers inherent in a counselor/counselee relationship?
  3. What sort of personality types probably ought not to be involved in a counseling ministry?
  4. How did Jesus come alongside people and use methods which are reflected in a counseling approach?
  5. What are the most important elements in effective counseling?
  6. How does email potentially limit the counselinig relationship?
  7. What advantages does email contact offer?