Course Description

Orthodox Christians hold in tension our free will and our call to holiness. This dynamic becomes especially important when we are called to offer counsel to others. In these settings, as we enter into a triad with God, how can we be faithful to God and the people we witness to? What role do the individual complexities and free will of the other—as well as our own complexities and free will—play in this process? Whether you are clergy, a mental health professional, or laity involved in pastoral care, this four-week online course on Orthodox Counsel will help enrich your ability to offer Godly hospitality, witness, truth, and respect to everyone you encounter. Speak the truth in love with an Orthodox Christian model of counseling filled with integrity, acceptance, and joy.

Course Curriculum

    1. About The Course

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

    1. Readings

    2. Presentation Slides

    3. Watch Video Lecture

About this course

  • $125.00
  • 4 video lectures by the professor
  • 4 PowerPoint slides
  • Optional readings

About the Professor

The Right Rev. Dr. John (Abdalah)

His Grace Bishop JOHN is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and auxiliary bishop for Worcester and New England of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. A graduate of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, he was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in 1978 and elevated to the episcopacy in 2011. He brings decades of pastoral experience to his teaching and has served in priestly formation programs through the Antiochian House of Studies and the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology at Balamand. Bishop JOHN is co-author of *Building an Orthodox Marriage* and has contributed to numerous theological works. He also serves on several Orthodox committees and boards, including the Assembly of Bishops, the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion, and St. Vladimir’s Seminary.

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