Wayne Mack to lead the graduate program in biblical counseling here. Bob Smith from Faith Church in Lafayette, Indiana to establish the undergraduate program in Biblical Counseling at TMC. TMU now offers both a graduate and post-graduate degree in biblical counseling: a Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling (MABC) degree and a Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Counseling degree (DMin BC). In 2016, TMC was renamed The Master’s University (TMU).
When John MacArthur became President in 1985, he changed the name of the school to The Master’s College (TMC) and replaced the faculty in the Bible and Counseling departments with men who were doctrinally sound and committed to the sufficiency of Scripture. Like many other schools that succumbed to liberalism during the 1960’s and 70’s, LABC had been integrationist in its approach to counseling, as it attempted to combine the Bible and psychology.
It was unclear if biblical counseling would even exist moving forward in the face of the liberal church and culture. Initially, biblical counseling wasn’t very popular in the church, and people wondered what the future of the movement would look like. When formal biblical counseling began to be taught at TMU, no other institution of higher education in the world was offering fully accredited training in biblical counseling. Read the blog post to accompany this episode called, ‘If Jesus Is Enough, Why Would I Need Psychology?’, and, for more of Chris’ story, check out his other blog posts, ‘It’s Hard to Be Open About Mental Illness as a Guy’ and ‘I Was a Pastor With Depression’.On July 1st, 2021, Master’s celebrated teaching biblical counseling for 30 years. We asked Chris what psychology is, how he believes it can actually help our walk with Christ, and whether he thinks psychology and faith are ever at odds. In this episode, we’re chatting with Chris about his experiences from both sides–as a recipient of therapy, and now as a student of psychology, too. Previously, Chris has shared with us his own journey with depression (listen to that episode here), and how visits to a psychologist were a key part of helping him through it.īeyond his own experiences with mental illness, Chris has also studied two theological degrees, planted and pastored a church, and is now studying psychology himself.
In this episode, we’re chatting with Chris–a familiar voice here at Anxious Faith. So is psychology good for us? Is it ever in tension with our faith? In previous episodes, we’ve heard many of our guests share the positive experiences they’ve had with psychologists and counsellors who’ve helped them deal with their mental illnesses.
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So isn’t going to a professional for our problems suggesting that God isn’t enough?ĭoes seeing a psychologist–especially one who might not be a Christian–go against our faith? Can the two go hand in hand? The practice of psychology–or any form of therapy, really–is often seen as taboo something to avoid because it might not align with our faith.Īs Christians, our faith tells us that God is the God who provides, who is almighty, and who can heal–and Jesus says He came to give us “life to the full” (John 10:10). Psychology can sometimes be a tricky topic, especially within the church.
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