Lay Counseling is one-on-one counseling in a non-clinical environment. Volunteer leaders (aka lay leaders) are trained and taught the principles of counseling in order to offer loving care towards others. To provide training and guidance so lay leaders can establish lay counseling programs in their local churches.
We are passionate about preparing believers for the care of others. Learn how to care for others by being trained to identify the spiritual, emotional, and behavioral characteristics that shape individuals. Practice applying biblical principles to everyday difficulties and tragedies. All day workshop aimed to shed light into the struggle between our depravity and our dignity.
We are passionate about preparing believers for the care of others. Learn how to care for others by being trained to identify the spiritual, emotional, and behavioral characteristics that shape individuals. Practice applying biblical principles to everyday difficulties and tragedies. All day workshop aimed to shed light into the struggle between our depravity and our dignity.
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The Lay Counselor Institute (LCI) is a non-profit organization that provides support for effective, biblical lay counseling ministries by providing training and development opportunities for lay counselors and leaders. LCI offers various levels of training as well as topical workshops for individuals, small groups leaders, couples, and parents.
Our story is a fun one to tell! The Lay Counselor Institute (as we know it now) began as a way to facilitate one lay counselor in one local church. Barbara Giuliano discovered her gifts as a lay counselor with the help of therapist and author, Dan Allender, in Florida. When she moved to the Northern Virginia area, she needed a new supervisor.
The concept of "lay counseling" is often misinterpreted. Most people are familiar with the concept of counseling- a client meets with a licensed professional to discuss a variety of topics to seek advice or guidance. The American Counseling Association (ACA) defines counseling as "a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals."
The Lay Counselor Institute (LCI) changes people, churches and communities. When you first attend LCI's Level 1a training, The Glorious Mess, an internal change begins as you examine and revise your understanding of relationships, your place and ministry in the church, and most especially, what God is up to in your life.
Dr. William (Bill) Clark is a gifted and effective psychotherapist with a passion for healing and growth. His extensive training in Clinical Psychology, coupled with his studies in Biblical Counseling and Theology set the foundation of Bill's theory of counseling. He uses these ideas currently in his psychotherapy practice, and as a genesis to serving as the co-founder and President of the Lay Counselor Institute (LCI).
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Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer
Sep 07, 2014
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