Abstract
Spirit-centered counseling is an approach to counseling that makes full use of Spirit-centered spirituality as well as techniques and interventions used within Spirit-centered faith groups. An emphasis is always on the importance of being aware of, and experiencing, the Spirit and utilizing this awareness within the counseling endeavor. Three orienting assumptions are delineated to provide direction for the specific practices and methods of Spirit-centered counseling that prepare the way for Spirit-directed changes. Of special importance are the pneumatological imagination, Holy Spirit empowerment, and the development of a trialogical encounter, within which the counselor and the person seeking counseling experience the immanent nature of God through the Spirit’s presence in the counseling endeavor.
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Decker, Edward E. Jr.; Buker, Bill; and Lamp, Jeffrey S.
(2021)
"The Spirit, Change, and Healing: Toward a Spirit-centered Model of Healing,"
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology: Vol. 6:
No.
2, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1221
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