Topic Listing

See below for topics covered at the upcoming Counseling and Discipleship Training in San Antonio!

Note: Occasionally some topics or ordering will change due to travel issues or similar circumstances.

Weekend 1
- What Makes Biblical Counseling Unique?
- A Comparison of Counseling Philosophies
- The Origin and Purpose of Biblical Counseling
- How to Grow and Change
- The Doctrine of Progressive Sanctification
- Key Elements of Biblical Counseling:
  - 1 & 2: Gather Data & Discern Problems
  - 3 & 4: Build Involvement & Give Hope
  - 5 & 6: Give Instruction & Assign Homework
- Video Example of Counseling in Action
- Discussion of Counseling Example
Weekend 2
- Idols of the Heart
- The Purpose for Marriage
- The Role of the Husband
- The Role of the Wife
- Biblical Principles of Sex
- Biblical Parenting:
  - Fathers, Do Not Provoke to Anger
  - ...But Bring Them Up...
  - ...In the Discipline of the Lord...
  - ...In the Instruction of the Lord.
- How to Improve Your Communication
- Video Example and Discussion of Counseling in Action
Weekend 3
- Guilt and Repentance
- Counseling People with Physical Illness
- Trials and Suffering
- Worry and Fear
- Forgiveness
- Counseling People Who Are on Psychological Drugs
- Counseling Those Committing Sexual Sin
- Helping Those Suffering with Depression
- A Biblical View of Anger
- Video Example and Discussion of Counseling in Action

For those who have previously attended the Fundamentals track.

Weekend 1
- Pursuing God through the Disciplines
- Remember the Basics
- Parenting Teens: Encouraging Spiritual Growth in Your Teens
- Counseling Conflict from the Book of James
- The Dangers of a Critical Spirit in Counseling
- How to Quiet a Noisy Soul
- Understanding the Will of God: A Combination of Models
- Employees and Christ-like Living: Helping the Counselee at Work
- Handling Temptation (2 parts)
Weekend 2
- The Importance of Prayer in Counseling
- How to Make the Most of Your Time
- Nuts and Bolts of Church Discipline
- A Case Study: "What's Wrong with Eric?"
- Dealing with the Spiritually Cold and Rebellious
- Counseling People Enslaved to Homosexuality
- Developing Spiritual Maturity in Others (2 Part)
- Seeing God in Everyday Life: Ministering the Book of Ruth
- Bullying: Addressing the Heart and Helping the Bully and the Bullied (2 Part)
Weekend 3
- Hope and Help for Hurting Parents (2 Part)
- Counseling Divided Churches
- ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper-active Disorder)
- Leading People to the Goodness of God
- Homework that Maximizes Change
- Practical Steps for Killing Pride and Putting on Humility
- Staying Alive: Sorting out the Problems and Perils of Personal Ministry
- PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
- Medical Q & A