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The Certificate of Pastoral Care training focuses on learning how to share the wholeness of Christ through pastoral care and biblical counselling. It is ideal for those who are seeking to help others and be a good prayerful ear.
The Certificate of Pastoral Care is a biblical approach to caring for people in the community, local church or ministry context. In addition, you will learn when to refer people in your care to professional counsellors or more experienced pastors.
From AUD$30.00/mo – Flexible Choice (Month-by-month)
28 “So care for yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders
Acts 20:28
What’s included in the Certificate of Pastoral Care Training
- Personalised Certified Certificate of Completion
- Certification
- 21 hours on-demand video
- 65 lessons
- Full lifetime access
- Access on computer, mobile devices and TV
- All learning resources, handouts and E-library at no extra cost
Who’s it for
- This certificate is a foundational qualification and is designed for those who want to learn the introductory skills of pastoral care and counselling.
- It is ideal for those in pastoral care, small group setting or any ministry that is focused on listening and caring for people in a practical way.
At Axx you’ll learn
- Pastoral Care
- How to care for people pastorally. You will be provided with the tools and teaching to work within a good pastoral care team.
- Counselling Basics: Part 1
- The introductory skills and knowledge required to establish and apply a biblical Christian counselling approach. You will also learn about mental illness and depression in relation to understanding and renewing the mind.
- Counselling Basics: Part 2
- The theology of emotions and the emotions that are encountered in counselling and life including; anger, anxiety, grief & loss, guilt & shame and conflict. You will then learn about forgiveness, inner healing, prayer and pastoral counselling.
Axx Requirements
- This qualification only requires a desire to see people cared for in a pastoral, family or ministry setting.
- A heart to make a difference in peoples lives.
- Learners are welcome to commence this qualification at any time.
- A computer, tablet or smartphone is required.
- No additional software is required.
- Internet connection is required.
- Lessons are presented in English.
Certificate of Pastoral Care Training Courses
Pastoral Care: Certified
This course will equip individuals to care for people pastorally, providing them with tools and teaching them to work within good pastoral care systems.
Curriculum Covered
- What is Pastoral Care?
- Biblical & Historical Perspectives
- The Gift & the Role
- Discipleship vs Pastoral Care
- Pastoral Care in the Church
- Pastoral Care in the Community
- Pastoral Care Skills
- Systems
- Legislation
- Confidentiality
- Records
- Referrals
- Team-based Pastoral Care
- Understanding Others – Uniquely Created
- Understanding Others -Worldview
- Strengths Finder
- Spiritual Gifts
- Self-Care
- Boundaries
- Relationship Health
- Communication
- Conflict
- Solutions Focused
- Social Media
- Crisis Care
- Practical PC Meetings
- Millennials
Course reviews
Delivery
Thank you for the friendly user course that makes me easy to follow and understand what a Pastor’s role is. This training is highly recommended to anyone wishing to lead as a Pastor.
CERTIFICATE OF PASTORAL CARE
Testimonial: God called me in the early hours of the morning in January 2020. I had been oppressed from having God in my life, a Bible in my house and a Church to go to for 50 years. God put me on a path of renewal and spiritual growth which enabled me to stand against my oppressor and claim my spiritual life back. He has shown me that He has a ‘purpose for me…His purpose; which is my destiny’ and has pointed me to preparing myself with study on Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy. This course has given me a sound introduction and I will continue on from this course with the ‘Certificate IV in Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care’. God put me in the midst of people suffering from the disaster; of floods and fires and I know this is the area He wants me to work in. Glory to Him.
CERTIFICATE OF PASTORAL CARE
Very good content for working in Pastoral Care. Presenters were excellent. User friendly language for everyone to understand. Subjects not only covered how to work with people but also how to skill build yourself and understand your Spiritual Gifts.
Curriculum Covered
Regan Perry
Regan firmly believes that you never stop learning and enjoys creating pathways for others to discover their full potential. He has lead & served on church staff, coordinating teams & interns, and overseen ministry programs and campus facilities.
Counselling Basics: Certified – Part 1
Counselling Basics: Part 1 is an introduction to the skills and knowledge required to establish and apply a biblical Christian counselling approach. We also discuss mental illness and depression in relation to understanding and renewing the mind.
Curriculum covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to Counselling Basics
- Goals of Pastoral Counselling
- Theology of the Human Person
- Role Play #1 – Building Rapport
- Counselling Theories
- All Counselling Techniques
- Skills Overview
- Assessing the Severity
- Role Play #2 – Active Listening
- Understanding & Renewing the Mind
- Emotions
- How we View & Respond to the World
- Mental Illness& Depression
- Role Play #3 – Building Micro skills
Course reviews
Highly recommended training.
Thank you for this course. The facilitator is very good at delivering and makes it very user friendly to follow the course. I recommend this to anyone starting out to do pastoral as a career and for those following their calling.
CERTIFICATE OF PASTORAL CARE – COUNSELLING BASICS PART 1
Grant delivers sound content for “understanding and identifying” the needs of clients and for “referring” people to professionals. The course also is a skill builder for the major skills needed to Listen, Ask Questions and treat people with Love and Respect. It is also “so good” to have a presenter explain content in “everyday language” rather than “higher language” to enable everyone to understand what they need to learn.
Absolutely fantastic
This course was insightful and extremely knowledgeable
About the instructor
Pastor Grant Buchanan
Prior to Bible teaching, Grant served as a full-time pastor and school chaplain. Although a lecturer in theology and biblical studies with a focus on Pauline theology and the Gospels, Grant also operates as a professional counsellor and is working towards the completion of this Doctor of Philosophy by exploring a pneumatological reading of Galatians in light of 6:15 and the impact this has on Christian identify.
Counselling Basics: Certified – Part 2
Counselling Basics: Part 2 discuss the theology of emotions & the emotions that are encountered including; anger, anxiety, grief & loss, guilt & shame and conflict. Then discusses forgiveness, inner healing and prayer and pastoral counselling.
Curriculum covered
- Course Description
- A Theology of Emotion
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Supporting People & their Emotions
- Role Play #4 Reflecting & Paraphrasing
- Grief & Loss (Part 1)
- Grief & Loss (Part 2)
- Grief & Loss (Part 3)
- Role Play #5 – Empathy Statements
- Guilt & Shame
- Forgiveness
- Conflict
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Role Play #6 ‘Solution Focused Counselling’
- Ethics
- Group Dynamics
- Referral
- The Holy Spirit
- Prayer & Pastoral Counselling
- Inner Healing
- Course Summary
Course reviews
Good information and elaboration of the Christian counselling
Greatly appreciate how good the information provided in this course. This helps me a lot to prioritise not being judgemental and not trying to ‘fix people’ but explore the journey with them so they can do their own healing with my support. Highly recommended training to be done by anyone doing pastoral.
Thanks for clarifying how the the Holy Spirit is not to be forced upon people’s belief and understanding
CERTIFICATE OF PASTORAL CARE – COUNSELLING BASICS PART 2
The course is a powerful “enabler” for the student to go into the unknown situation of a persons grief & loss, experience of trauma or everyday conflict with competent core skills of listening, attending and responding with a view of supporting the person back to health and well being. The session on “forgiveness” was transforming for me. To understand that God is “patient, God is kind” in this session, has made me realise that we can all take our time to come to forgiveness; in a way that is comfortable for us and God will not penalise us, just because we need to take one step at a time to work through a struggle to forgive someone, who has hurt us profoundly. Grant presents the course in a “user friendly” way. He exposes his raw self, by sharing his own past pain as examples of the road to healing. This is much appreciated.
Awesome and amazing
I found the course insightful and easy to follow and understand. Grant was amazing and easy to listen to
About the instructor
Pastor Grant Buchanan
Prior to Bible teaching, Grant served as a full-time pastor and school chaplain. Although a lecturer in theology and biblical studies with a focus on Pauline theology and the Gospels, Grant also operates as a professional counsellor and is working towards the completion of this Doctor of Philosophy by exploring a pneumatological reading of Galatians in light of 6:15 and the impact this has on Christian identify.
Certificate of Pastoral Care Reviews
Valuable, Very Worthwhile and Helpful
I found the course comprehensive, balanced and biblical. It encompassed our own relationship with Jesus in that because we are not perfect we need to address our own things to be effective for others. All the talks were well done and questions relevant. I intend to do more study with Axx and have already recommended them to others.
CERTIFICATE OF PASTORAL CARE
The course is an excellent “enabler” for those who wish to work in Pastoral Care. Subjects cover all the interpersonal skills needed; particularly listening, attending and responding to the needs of another person. Every aspect is covered from looking into your Church or organisations policy on Pastoral Care, Confidentiality, Legislation and Record Keeping, through to understanding your own spiritual gifts, working in teams and caring for oneself in an emotionally charged environment. The additional course of Counselling Basics 1 & 2 provide a deep understanding of what to do and what not to do when it comes to assisting people with more complex problems. Through his “user-friendly” style, Grant Buchanan delivers a well packed Counselling Basics course which gives; understanding on how people respond to life with attitudes, emotions, pre-learnt behaviours and deep seated misconceptions about God.
Aspirational and inspirational
The course was easy to follow and full of knowledge and insight
Axx Reviews
Ps Arthur Cherrie
Senior Pastor Winepress Church, Melbourne
“One of the key needs in developing 21st century, disciples and leaders, is good biblical training. In Axx Global, we found this. It is a flexible, contemporary, affordable, platform which helps us achieve our desired spiritual and practical outcomes.”
Certificate of Pastoral Care Training Features
- Included Courses: 3
- Certified= Yes
- Assessments included = Yes
- Academic Level: Certificate/Diploma
- Duration: 3-4 Months
Assessment
All assessment tasks must be completed to be certified
- Learners are required to complete all video lessons
- Each lesson has a short multiple-choice quiz
- There are no essays to be written in this qualification
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2 Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. 3 Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example.
1 Peter 5:2-3
Certificate of Pastoral Care Enrolment & Payment Options
- Lifetime access to all resources
- 65 Lessons
- Biblical care and counselling skills
- Monthly access with an active subscription
- 65 Lessons
- Biblical care and counselling skills
- Lifetime access to all resources
- 65 Lessons
- Biblical care and counselling skills
- Monthly access with an active subscription
- 65 Lessons
- Biblical care and counselling skills
* Axx is an Australian based NFP Ministry. All prices are listed in Australian dollars.
