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The Present and Tasks of the Biblical Counseling Movement in Korea for the Upcoming Wave

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2019, 27(2), pp.35-75
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2019.27.2.35
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : September 27, 2019
  • Accepted : November 3, 2019
  • Published : November 30, 2019

Kyu Bo Kim 1

1총신대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This paper reviews the new wave of the biblical counseling movement and proposes tasks for the upcoming Korean biblical counseling movement. Biblical counseling recently has been gradually expanding its influence within the evangelical Christian camps in North America. The movement develops into the progressive biblical counseling, beyond the traditional perspective. This new wave has impacted on the Korean Christianity as well. The movement in Korea, initiated from evangelical schools and institutes, has introduced the concepts, values and principles of biblical counseling, and now seeks to embed them into local churches and the public. At this point, the tasks of Korean biblical counseling movement are as follows. First, a need is nurturing professional biblical counselors with expertise of theology, Christian psychology and counseling practice. Second, a task is to develop theological and Christian psychological theories (quantitative, qualitative research, and research methodology of doing psychology biblically), which support the practice of biblical counseling. Third, it is desirable to develop effective methods, counseling-structures, and tools available in the field. Fourth, creating the solidarity with local churches and social institutes, participants need to contribute to the spread of the movement of taking a role for the public faith in action. These proactive tasks would be the ready for the new wave.

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