Springfield Seminary

2012 SPRING ENROLLMENT FEBRUARY 11, 2012 thru May 1, 2012

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02/19/12

Diploma in Christian Education

Concentrations in

Foundational Christian Doctrine

(Pastoral Leadership Ministry)

The Diploma in Christian Education Program is designed to provide students with the foundational skills necessary to engage in Christian ministry. Students completing the Diploma in Christian Education Program component of the curriculum will be instructed in those basic elements of Christian ministry necessary to fulfill Practical Christian Ministries assignments and to participate in the ministries of local churches.

Our program of study will:

Provide students with introductory exposure to spiritual formation and the role and function of the church.
Present foundational practices of personal evangelism and making disciples.
Introduce techniques needed to study and teach the Bible.
Provide an awareness of and enthusiasm for the worldwide missionary enterprise of the church
Give students the opportunity to strengthen their ability to communicate effectively.
Allow for students to pursue a greater level of competency in a specific ministry area.

Diploma in Christian Counseling

Concentrations in

Compassionate Soul Care

(Christian Counseling Specialist)

The Diploma in Christian Counseling Program seeks to equip students for effective service within compassion and care ministries. Students will attain the knowledge and skills needed to work with individuals who experience difficult life situations. Students gain an understanding of the nature of the family, counseling theories, and people-helping skills. Students who complete the program will have entry-level knowledge and skills appropriate for service in full-time church and Para church positions such as community outreach worker, director of family ministry, family support worker, group home worker, residential counselor, group facilitator and social service liaison.

The student who successfully completes the requirements of the Diploma in Christian Counseling should

Understand how they are uniquely created in Christ and have a growing, deepening conviction to follow Him more closely as evidenced in a holistic approach to God and His world.
Combine a mature Christian faith with a counseling framework that integrates theology, knowledge, skills, values and sociological understandings of the individual, family and small group.
Understand human development from infancy to later life, marriage relationships, human sexuality, interpersonal relationships and family dynamics
Practice people-helping skills that enable the student to minister to individuals and families as well as serve to mentor/disciple others in the Christian faith.

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The Springfield Christian Bible Seminary Inc. continue to maintain good standings for operation within the Commonwealths of Massachusetts with respects to the licensing regulations set forth by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education under statutes M.G.L. C. 75D; 75C; or 93, §21A.