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My goal is to establish a Lay Counseling program in my home church. A person’s faith plays a vital role in the healing of emotional problems and God has work for me to do in the area of providing that encouragement to believers as well as nonbelievers. With much prayer and allowing Christ to be in the center of every counseling session, learning to rely on Jesus to heal people, and knowing that it is not me but Jesus who will heal and set people free is the start of a successful counseling program. God has and will provide the necessary help for me to learn and to aid with the process.
I am working toward my degree, Bachelor of Science in Psychology: Christian Counseling. I need to take this class and others in order to fulfill the necessary

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