Effective Biblical Counselling
LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Comparison Paper 1: Effective Biblical Counseling by Larry Crabb
Submitted to Dr. Jaeduk Kim, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course
201520 Spring 2015 PACO 507-D02 LUO
Theology and Spirituality in Counseling
By
Shonda M. Curb
March 26, 2015
Comparison Paper 1 In Effective Biblical Counseling the author, Larry Crabb (1977), develops a biblical counseling model designed to assist the Christian counselor. The purpose of this comparison paper is to detail the model of the author through several segments that expound on the foundational constructs and implications of the authors’ theory. Following the summary, this paper will conclude with a practical application and an example of the impact of the material on a counseling moment.
Summary
Primary Goal The author, Crabb (1977), pens this manual with the primary goal is to create a counseling model that can be effectively integrated into the local church to promote Christian maturity. “It is our responsibility as fellow members of the body continually to remind and exhort each other to keep in view the goal of all true counseling: to free people to better worship and serve God by helping they become more like the Lord. In a word, the goal is maturity” (p. 24). Crabb (1977) maintains that this type of maturity is often neglected in counseling as happiness becomes the ultimate goal.
Development of Problems and Personal Need Crabb (1977) indicates that there are two basic needs of humanity that are required to function effectively. These needs are significance and security. Problems arise when these needs are not met. “People can never stop needing significance and security. But we can stop needing certain routes to satisfying our primary needs of significance and security (a) if these routes create problems and (b) if there is a problem-free route to meeting those same primary needs” (p. 114). The author contends that these needs
Comparison Paper 1: Effective Biblical Counseling by Larry Crabb
Submitted to Dr. Jaeduk Kim, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course
201520 Spring 2015 PACO 507-D02 LUO
Theology and Spirituality in Counseling
By
Shonda M. Curb
March 26, 2015
Comparison Paper 1 In Effective Biblical Counseling the author, Larry Crabb (1977), develops a biblical counseling model designed to assist the Christian counselor. The purpose of this comparison paper is to detail the model of the author through several segments that expound on the foundational constructs and implications of the authors’ theory. Following the summary, this paper will conclude with a practical application and an example of the impact of the material on a counseling moment.
Summary
Primary Goal The author, Crabb (1977), pens this manual with the primary goal is to create a counseling model that can be effectively integrated into the local church to promote Christian maturity. “It is our responsibility as fellow members of the body continually to remind and exhort each other to keep in view the goal of all true counseling: to free people to better worship and serve God by helping they become more like the Lord. In a word, the goal is maturity” (p. 24). Crabb (1977) maintains that this type of maturity is often neglected in counseling as happiness becomes the ultimate goal.
Development of Problems and Personal Need Crabb (1977) indicates that there are two basic needs of humanity that are required to function effectively. These needs are significance and security. Problems arise when these needs are not met. “People can never stop needing significance and security. But we can stop needing certain routes to satisfying our primary needs of significance and security (a) if these routes create problems and (b) if there is a problem-free route to meeting those same primary needs” (p. 114). The author contends that these needs
References: Crabb, L. (1977). Effective Biblical Counseling. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.