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Theoretical Counseling Orientations Of Pastors In The Church Of God Reformation Movement, Steven Brooks
Theoretical Counseling Orientations Of Pastors In The Church Of God Reformation Movement, Steven Brooks
Faculty Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to analyze theoretical counseling orientations of pastors in the Church of God Reformation Movement with general offices in Anderson, Indiana. A survey instrument, the Counseling Attitudes and Beliefs Inventory, was created, submitted to a pilot study, and sent to 650 pastors randomly selected from the 1996 Church of God Yearbook. The survey instrument, utilizing a Likert scale, gauged the pastors' agreement or disagreement with statements pertaining to three broad categories of theoretical counseling orientations. They are (1) psychodynamic, (2) experiential and relationship-oriented approaches, and (3) cognitive and other behavioral approaches. The obtained theoretical counseling …
Baptist Ministerial Education In The United States, 1850-1950, Gregory A. Smith
Baptist Ministerial Education In The United States, 1850-1950, Gregory A. Smith
Faculty Publications and Presentations
Baptist ministerial education in America expanded and changed significantly between 1850 and 1950. This evolutionary process was the product of religious, educational, political, and other forces. Many Baptists of the period opposed ministerial education, believing that the proper qualification for ministry was a divine calling rather than any human achievement. The education of ministers was a major motivating factor in the founding of most Baptist colleges, but many other factors contributed as well. The ministry training curriculum was a matter of debate in various areas—not least the tension between academic and practical concerns. Major Baptist educational leaders of the period …