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IV. COURSE GOALS
1. To stimulate growth and spiritual change in each students personal relationship with
the Lord Jesus Christ.
2. To enhance spiritual growth in the students own family life, preparing and equipping
an unmarried student for a God-honoring marriage and family, if it is Gods will for
them to marry, or enriching and improving a married students marriage and family life.
3. To help the student better understand the basic concepts and distinctive features of
biblical marriage and family counseling.
4. To help each student better identify and define the problems that are encountered in
marriage and family counseling and to become familiar with key passages of Scripture
to use for each issue.
5. To increase the students confidence in the sufficiency and superiority of the Scripture
for handling all the problems of marriage and family life.
6. To encourage and equip students to do biblical marriage and family counseling in the
church of Jesus Christ.
V. READING ASSIGNMENTS
The student will read a total of 900 pages for this course. The following texts will be
read according to the class schedule: Your Family, Gods Way (Mack); Solving Marriage
Problems (Adams); and selections from Biblical Foundations for Manhood and Womanhood
(Grudem). In each chapter of Adams and Mack the student should underline the three most
helpful/significant statements (s)he reads.
An additional 450 pages of reading is required. Male students are encouraged to first
read Stuart Scotts The Exemplary Husband and/or Lou Priolos The Complete Husband while
Biblical Womanhood by Nancy Leigh DeMoss is recommended for female students. If the
student has already read these books, other works pertaining to marriage and family issues from
a biblical counseling perspective are available, with the approval of the professor. A 3 page,
double-spaced report of this supplemental reading is due at the end of the semester. Biblically
evaluate the material, discussing its strengths and weaknesses and relating how the Lord used
those principles in your personal life.
VI. PROJECTS
1. Research Paper
The student is to write a 10 page paper (not counting the title page and bibliography) on an
issue/problem relating to marriage and family counseling. The paper should identify and define
the issue scripturally, explaining key biblical passages that discuss or apply to the topic. Some
questions that should be answered would include: What is the clear teaching of Scripture? If this
is a problem, what are the causes and contributing factors? What consequences result from such
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behavior/experiences? What is Gods ideal and how do people deviate from it? What are others
saying/teaching about this in the secular and Christian realms? What is the biblical solution(s)?
Having thoroughly and carefully examined the Scriptures relating to the topic, the student
should conclude the paper with a practical application to real life situations. Build your practical
application on a solid theological foundation that is laid through careful, accurate exegesis. In the
light of what the Bible teaches, show what a biblical counselor should say/do in helping people
with such a problem. A counselor should be able to have a counselee read this paper as a biblical
explanation of an area being covered in a counseling session.
The paper should include a bibliography of at least 10 sources, with at least 3 coming from
journal articles or essays (books that include a number of articles by different authors). Use
competent journals and scholarly books. Be careful about using internet sources- many of them
are not of solid academic quality. Do not use secondary quotations; rather, directly quote from
primary sources. In interpreting the Scriptures use reference works that deal with the original
languages (for example, Hebrew and/or Greek lexicons) or, if the student is not acquainted with
the biblical languages, exegetical commentaries. A source must appear in a citation within a
footnote or it is not counted as a source. Your paper should include footnotes (not endnotes)
according to the Turabian style, bibliography, and title page. The Bible Dept. offers templates
and Turabian instructions on its C-Net page. Headings should be used for all main points,
making your paper more reader-friendly. Use 12 point, Times New Roman font.
This must be a completely original paper. Do not turn in a reworked/revised paper from
another course. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Plagiarism is treating anothers language or
thought as ones own original work.
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Suggested topics:
A married couples relationship to In-Laws.
9. Sex and Marriage.
Rebellious and/or Runaway children.
10. Child care outside the home.
The role and responsibilities of Grandparents.
11. Divorce and Remarriage.
Blended Families (step-parents, step-children, exs). 12. Spousal or child abuse.
Discipline of Children (including corporal punishment). 13. Sibling Rivalry.
Childless Marriages (including adoption, etc.).
14. Birth Control.
Family Finances (including bankruptcy).
15. Male Headship.
Singleness: Curse or Blessing?
16. A Wifes Submission.
The student may write on another topic, with approval of the instructor.
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Choose one of the following counseling cases (with the approval of the instructor) from
Jay Adams The Christian Counselors Casebook (part 1): # 2, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 25, 32, 34,
35, 39, 46, 53, 59, 60. After analyzing and evaluating the case write out a strategic plan for
ministering to the individual(s) on an ongoing counseling basis. Your goal is not merely solving
the immediate problem but to see real, long-term spiritual change in lives and relationships. You
may want to use your imagination to add other details to the case scenario to provide necessary
information in constructing a complete plan of action. Include in your ministry plan: questions
to ask to gather more data, areas and issues to probe and/or address (prioritize your counseling
agenda), ways to gain involvement and give hope to the counselee, Biblical texts and principles
to use in instructing, and homework assignments to give. Type out your plan, double-spaced, in
8 10 pages. A title page, bibliography, and footnotes are not necessary.
VIII. GRADING
A. Semester Grade:
Required Reading & Reading Report
Class Assignments & Participation
Research Paper
Case Study/Counseling Plan
Final Exam
15%
10%
25%
25%
25%
B. Grading Scale:
A
AB+
B
B-
94 100
92 93
90 91
85 89
83 84
C+
C
CD
F
81 82
75 80
73 74
64 72
Below 64
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Tentative Class Schedule
DATE
Jan. 9
Jan. 11
Jan. 14 18
Jan. 21
Jan. 23
Jan. 25
Jan. 28
Jan. 30
Feb. 1
Feb. 4 - 8
Feb. 11
Feb. 13
Feb. 15
Feb. 18
Feb. 20
Feb. 22
Feb. 25 29
March 3
March 5
March 7
March 10-14
March 17
March 19
March 21
March 24
March 26
March 28
March 31 April 4
April 7 11
April 14
April 16
April 18
April 21
April 23
TOPIC
Syllabus
Introduction
NO CLASS Graduate Module:
Cross-Cultural Church Planting
Counseling Goals
Gender Distinction
Counseling Methods
Counseling Methods, continued
Nature and Function of Family
Equality and Headship
NO CLASS Graduate Module:
Hermeneutics and Homiletics
The Definition of Marriage
The Essentials of Marriage
The Essentials of Marriage, continued
The Roles in Marriage
Biblical Communication
Singleness and Pre-marital Counseling
NO CLASS Graduate Module:
Systematic Theology III
Biblical Communication, continued
The Picture of Marriage
Conflict Resolution
NO CLASS
Spring Recess
Parenting
Submission and Leadership
Parenting, continued
Grand-Parenting
In-Laws
Blended Families
NO CLASS
Grad. Module: Counseling
Addictive Behaviors
NO CLASS
Grad. Module: Missions
Divorce and its Ramifications
Abuse within the Home
Siblings
Family Planning
Review
ASSIGNMENT DUE
Adams, 1-35; Assignment p. 35
Genesis 2:18
Grudem, pp. 31 59
Mark 10:6, 7
Grudem, pp. 95 - 112
Mark 10:8, 9
Adams, Assignment, p. 115
Mark 10:11
Homework Manual
Assignment, p. 10 only
Grudem, xvii - xxviii
Mark 10:12
Grudem, pp. 165 - 178
Psalm 127:1, 3
Grudem, pp. 194 - 208
Psalm 127:4, 5
CASE STUDY DUE
I Corinthians 7:39
RESEARCH PAPER DUE
Psalm 101:2
Thesis
Thesis is well-stated
Thesis is active, not passive
Thesis is concise but adequately represents the point of the paper
Thesis answers a researchable question:
Example: What does Romans 7 teach about spiritual growth?
Thesis proves a point, not just states a purpose
Example: Romans 7 demonstrates that a believer produces spiritual fruit in union with
Christ rather than under the regulation of the law.
Content
Interpretation of Scripture is accurate
Explanation of the Scripture includes details of the text
Facts/sources are evenly used
Arguments flow smoothly and logically
Bibliography & Footnotes (Turabian format)
Bibliography uses hanging format
Bibliography is single-spaced with one space between each entry
Bibliography uses correct formatting for bibliography
Footnotes are indented (1st line)
Footnotes use correct formatting for footnotes
Footnotes are single-spaced with one space between each entry
Grammar & Style
Eliminate 1st and 2nd person personal pronouns
Eliminate passive verbs
Eliminate informal language (ex. contractions)
Proof read for proper punctuation
Paper Evaluation
Length:
5 (v. good)
Acceptable
4(good)
3 (fair)
Long
2(poor)
Short
1(none)
MECHANICS (15%)1
No grammar/
spelling errors
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Proper Footnote/Bib.
No errors
1 or 2
errors
3 or 4
errors
5 or 6
errors
7 or 8
errors
No format
errors
1 error
2 errors
3 errors
4 errors
Very weak in
both of the
areas
No style
problems
1 minor style
problem
Somewhat
weak in both
of the areas
Rel. to paper/
not assertive or
controversial
Identifiable,
but not
parallel/logical
Somewhat
weak in both
of the areas
2-3 minor style
problems or 1
major
Very weak in
one of the
areas
Not related to
topic or some
main points
Restates thesis
(&MP)/makes
content rel.
Somewhat
weak in 1 of
the 2 areas
Related to
paper but some
weak wording
Identifiable,
but somewhat
weakly stated
Somewhat
weak in 1 of
the 2 areas
Correct interp.
Of scripture at
a level approp.
for course #
Uses sources
evenly & does
not over or
under use them
Interp. at level
below course #
or 1-2 minor
problems.
Uses evenly,
but too muchstrings too
many quotes
Interp. well
below course
level or major
interp. prob.
Uses evenly
but too littleinadequate
research
Uneven use of
sources-relies
heavily on 1 or
2 sources
Good flow of
thought and
easy to follow
Generally
good, but 1 or
2 breaks
Difficult to
follow flow of
thought
Very difficult
to follow flow
of thought
Very poor
Meets
minimum # &
has quality
sources
Meets
minimum #,
but 1 or 2
weak sources
1 short, or 3
weak sources
2 short, or
numerous
weak sources
3 or more
short
Spelling/Grammar
ORGANIZATION (25%)
Introduction
Thesis Statement
Main Points
Conclusion (if you
restate MP, do in r.o.)
Interesting &
funnel intro.
To the topic
Well stated
thesis related
to the paper
Identifiable,
well-stated
Not clearly
identifiable
Very weak in
one of the
areas
Several major
style problems
No stated
thesis
None
Very weak in
both of the
areas
Poor, very
difficult to
read
CONTENT (50%)
Correct Use of
Scripture (3x)
Use of Facts/Sources
(4x)
Argumentation/
thought progression
(3x)
Several
interpretive
problems
Numerous
problems or
antibiblical
content
Paper is
unacceptable no research or
plagiarism
RESEARCH (10%)
Number/Quality of
Sources (2x)
Total Points
Late Penalty
Length Penalty
Final Grade
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A consistent spelling error is treated as one error; a consistent grammar error is treated as a style problem