4MAT Review
A 4-MAT Review: Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Melyssa P. Warden
Liberty University
A 4-MAT Review: Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Abstract
McMinn, M. R. (1996). Psychology, theology, and spirituality in Christian counseling. Christian counseling integrates the fundamental specialties of psychology, theology, and spirituality into the counseling relationship. McMinn (1996) delivers this insightful guide into the profuse approaches of integration through the means of Scripture, prayer, confession, and redemption. This resource provides further insight into how these aspects may be applied and enriched through the incorporation of spirituality into sessions. McMinn (1996) …show more content…
Christian counselors attempt to understand such complexities and apply them towards spiritual and professional development. McMinn (1996) suggests that “when counselors respond in caring, nonjudgmental ways, clients feel relief” (p. 165). The client may then receive scriptural and spiritual guidance to overcome struggle and develop a healthy sense of self. Supplying detailed perspectives of such growth, enables each client to acknowledge and attain personal responsibility for each aspect of the client’s life. This may be difficult to present when questions of spirituality continuously linger. Therefore, scriptural use takes the back-burner in counseling practices more than it should. McMinn (1996) indicates the prominence of closing this hole by demonstrating the positive impact that Scripture has in counseling. The goal is to promote healthy, spiritual growth by example and through supportive autonomy of the client’s intake and effort concerning God’s …show more content…
He applies numerous facets of integration through the origins of prayer, scripture, human nature, and several others. As a future Christian counselor, I found the contents of this resource to be highly enjoyable and insightful. More specifically, I value McMinn’s (1996) direct emphasis upon the spiritual path of Christian counselors presented throughout this book. It reiterates that Christian counselors shall holistically exemplify God’s word and works. Counselors promote growth by embodying the equivalent, healthy, and spiritual demeanor required of clients. In my opinion, embodiment of God’s way will grant the necessary provisions for accurately and respectively applying the integration of psychology, theology, and spirituality in the Christian counseling atmosphere.
Liberty University
A 4-MAT Review: Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Abstract
McMinn, M. R. (1996). Psychology, theology, and spirituality in Christian counseling. Christian counseling integrates the fundamental specialties of psychology, theology, and spirituality into the counseling relationship. McMinn (1996) delivers this insightful guide into the profuse approaches of integration through the means of Scripture, prayer, confession, and redemption. This resource provides further insight into how these aspects may be applied and enriched through the incorporation of spirituality into sessions. McMinn (1996) …show more content…
Christian counselors attempt to understand such complexities and apply them towards spiritual and professional development. McMinn (1996) suggests that “when counselors respond in caring, nonjudgmental ways, clients feel relief” (p. 165). The client may then receive scriptural and spiritual guidance to overcome struggle and develop a healthy sense of self. Supplying detailed perspectives of such growth, enables each client to acknowledge and attain personal responsibility for each aspect of the client’s life. This may be difficult to present when questions of spirituality continuously linger. Therefore, scriptural use takes the back-burner in counseling practices more than it should. McMinn (1996) indicates the prominence of closing this hole by demonstrating the positive impact that Scripture has in counseling. The goal is to promote healthy, spiritual growth by example and through supportive autonomy of the client’s intake and effort concerning God’s …show more content…
He applies numerous facets of integration through the origins of prayer, scripture, human nature, and several others. As a future Christian counselor, I found the contents of this resource to be highly enjoyable and insightful. More specifically, I value McMinn’s (1996) direct emphasis upon the spiritual path of Christian counselors presented throughout this book. It reiterates that Christian counselors shall holistically exemplify God’s word and works. Counselors promote growth by embodying the equivalent, healthy, and spiritual demeanor required of clients. In my opinion, embodiment of God’s way will grant the necessary provisions for accurately and respectively applying the integration of psychology, theology, and spirituality in the Christian counseling atmosphere.