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LIFE-ISSUES (PRO-LIFE) COUNSELING PROGRAM

Who Should Consider This Program...The Program is specifically designed for those individuals called by God to serve as biblically trained pro-life counselors and advocates.  It is ideal for PRC directors, staff, and volunteers;  pastors; youth workers; Biblical counselors; teachers; school administrators; nurses; physicians; and anyone who desires to know how to provide life-issues counseling from a biblical perspective.  The program is not intended to meet any state or other counseling licensure law.  It is intended to provide Bible-based and Christ-centered training which has been proven in the crucible of real-life counseling.

|Description|  |Who Should|  |Faculty|  |Unique Cooperative Options|  |Degree & Certificates|  |Links|

Program Dean and Course Faculty...Everyone involved with the development of this pioneering Program is an accomplished practitioner in his or her own area of competency.  They share in common a strong commitment to the sanctity of life and total devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Deena Crandall is the Program Dean for the Life-Issues counseling program.  Mrs. Crandall is a practicing pro-life counselor and PRC director with an extensive background in Pregnancy Resource Center administration and program development.  For several years she served as Director of the Evansville Christian Life Center’s Pregnancy Resource Centers (two centers, located in Evansville, IN).  She has also served in various capacities at Pregnancy Resource Centers in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, and has been a featured speaker at Indiana State Right to Life Conventions.

Deena's educational background includes an  A.A. in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute; a B.A. in Group and Interpersonal Communication, along with a minor in Psychology, from Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL; and a M.Min. from Master's International School of Divinity.

Program Description & Purpose...With the offering of this Program, Master's reaches another ministry training milestone to become the first Divinity School to offer a complete degree concentration in Life-Issues Counseling.  A practical and biblical approach is taken regarding course selection and development.  As a consequence,  the student is introduced to the everyday issues associated with pro-life counseling.  Veterans in the field can anticipate enhancing and strengthening training and skills already acquired.

The purpose of the Program is to provide biblically based  training for individuals who are called to minister as pro-life/pro-family counselors and advocates.  The outcome intent is to prepare the student to deal with the real-life issues surrounding pregnancy decisions, abortion and post-abortion counseling.  The curriculum is unapologetically Bible-based, pro-life, and evangelically oriented.

Course Faculty... ^Denotes members of the Life-Issues Counseling Program Development Committee.

^Deena Crandall, A.A., Biblical Studies, Moody Bible Institute; B.A., Trinity International University; M.Min., Master's International School of Divinity.  Program Dean. Bill Hines, Dean, Department of Biblical Counseling, and Director IABC Degree/Certification Program.  B.A., University of Texas-Arlington; M.A.R., Liberty University; M.A.(Counseling), Liberty University; D.Min., Trinity Theological Seminary.
Matthew G. Crandall, Dean of Students,  A.A., Liberal Arts, Los Medanos College; B.A., Pastoral Ministry, Moody Bible Institute; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; D.P.Th., Master's International School of Divinity. ^Trudy M. Johnson, Certificate in Chaplaincy, Master's Divinity School; B.A., Biblical Counseling, Trinity College of the Bible; M.A., Biblical Counseling, Trinity Theological Seminary.  Served for over ten years as a team member at Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO; and is the founder of Missingpieces.org.
^Thelma Wells, B.S. in Education from North Texas State University, minors in Business Administration and English; M.Min. in Pastoral Ministry, Master's International School of Divinity;  D.D., Saint Thomas Christian College and Theological Seminary.  President of  A Woman of God Ministries in Dallas, TX.;  Mrs. Wells is an internationally acclaimed author and key speaker with Women of Faith conferences sponsored by New Life Clinics. ^Paul Madtes, Jr., B.A., Eastern Nazarene College; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A& M University; Ph.D., Trinity Theological Seminary.  Scientist, Author, Educator, Chairman of the Department of Biology, Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.

Howard A. Eyrich, B.A., Bob Jones University; B.D., Faith Theological Seminary; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary; D.Min., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary.  Author, Educator, Pastor, Pioneer in Nouthetic Counseling; President, Birmingham Seminary.

Bradley Mattes, M.B.S., Master's International School of Divinity.  Director of the Life Issues Institute, veteran leader in the pro-life movement, and nationally recognized authority in the area of post-abortion counseling for men.
^Dennis D. Frey, A.B.S., Nazarene Bible College; M.Min., M.Div., Trinity Theological Seminary; M.B.A., California Coast University, D.Min., Th.D., Trinity Theological Seminary; D.B.A., California Coast University.  President, Master's International School of Divinity. Jayne E. Schooler, B.A., Cedarville University; M.B.S., Master's International School of Divinity.  Educator, curriculum writer and trainer for the Ohio Child Welfare Training program; nationally recognized authority on adoption issues; author of The Whole Life Adoption Book; and Searching for a Past: An Adult Adoptee's Unique Process of Finding Identity.

options

Unique Cooperative Options Available for Qualified Students.

1.  Qualified students enrolled in the Life-Issues degree program may elect to substitute one designated course for The Directors' & Nurse's Institute in Limited Obstetrical Ultrasound offered through The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA).  The course and qualifications are as noted below in the Degree Course Section.

2.  Individuals who have completed the ConCert Training with Heartbeat International, will be recognized for advanced standing placement when enrolling in the Life-Issues degree program.  An Admissions Advisor will explain this arrangement.

3. LIFE-ISSUES CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES:

4.  A.R.I.N. PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP.  Abortion Recovery International Network (A.R.I.N.) and Master’s International School of Divinity cooperate on a certificate program which allows affiliates of A.R.I.N. to achieve a certificate in Abortion Recovery Counseling. A.R.I.N. members qualify for a 20% tuition discount on the Certificates and Degree Program.  Click HERE for more information.

For additional information go to A.R.I.N.’s website: http://www.abortionrecoverynetwork.org/


“We are grateful that Master’s International School of Divinity responded with such cooperation when A.R.I.N suggested an Abortion Recovery Counseling program to Deena Crandall, Dean of the Life Issues Counseling Program. The Abortion Recovery International Network is honored to have partnered with Master's in the birth of the this new emphasis of educational study. A.R.I.N. hopes that leaders working with the abortion affected will take advantage of this great opportunity to further our hearts and minds toward our clients.”

Stacy L. Massey, President


UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE & CERTIFICATES
in Life-Issues Counseling

Learn More please select one of the following:

1.  Review the Certificates in Certificates in Life-Issues Counseling.

2.  Review the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies in Life-Issues Counseling degree program.

3.  To speak with a counselor directly, call 1-800-933-1445 (outside the U.S. & Canada call 812-471-0611).  Call 8:30am - 4:30pm Central Time M-F.

4.  To e-mail for additional information, contact us at request@mdivs.edu

5.  To receive a FULL Confidential Personal Degree Program Evaluation, click HERE.

 RECOMMENDED PRO-LIFE LINKS

Missing Pieces
The Life Issues Institute, Inc.
Vanderburgh County, Indiana Right to Life
Heritage House 76
Heartbeat International
Indiana Right-to-Life

Abortion 101
The Pro-Life Ministry of Jennifer O'Neill
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates
Pro-Life Net
National Right-to-Life

National Association of Pro-Life Nurses
Abortion Recovery International Network

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