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ABORTION TRUTH
Abortion 101 |
Why This Program...Abortion
is a willful act of terminal aggression against an
innocent human being, carried out when the innocent
person is totally unprepared to object, resist or
defend against it. In this regard, it is a kind of
perpetuation of the first willful act of terminal
aggression that took place when by stealth and deceit,
Cain murdered his unsuspecting, innocent and
defenseless brother Abel. The one thing that would
have assured Abel's safety,
is the very thing that this Program purposes to
do...to change the heart of the aggressor. Through
this wonderful opportunity, counselors will be armed
with the truth and the tools necessary to change the
hearts of others. The law cannot do it. It is a
matter of love. Those who "love them both" will find
the Life-Issues Counseling program a heart changing
experience.
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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.
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.
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^William
Blanke,
M.D.,
St. Louis University School of Medicine. Private
practice, Integrity Family Physicians. Dr. Blanke
has been a key person in establishing a PRC and
community outreach programs for medical residents. |
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. |
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^Deena
Crandall, A.A., Biblical Studies, Moody Bible
Institute; B.A., Trinity International University;
M.Min., Master's International School of Divinity.
Program Dean. |
^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. |
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Matthew
G. Crandall, Dean, millennium3
Division 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. |
^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. |
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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. |
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^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. |
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^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. |
Program Curriculum...The
following are the Program courses. Actual courses
required for a particular degree depends on the student's
Degree level. Also, certain combinations of the courses
below may be taken as a
Certificate Program
where the student is not enrolling as a degree candidate.
An MDS Admissions Counselor will be happy to provide
complete details (1-800-933-1445).
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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.
ABORTION RECOVERY COUNSELING EMPHASIS AVAILABLE
within the Life-Issues degree program. Qualified
students may elect to earn the Life-Issues Degree
with an Emphasis in Abortion Recovery Counseling.
This special Degree Emphasis requires the inclusion
of the following courses: Counseling the Aftermath
of Abortion, Counseling the
Woman of Trauma,
Ministering to Men After Abortion, and A Pastoral
Guide to Abortion Counseling.
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CERTIFICATE IN ABORTION RECOVERY COUNSELING!
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. Click
HERE for more information.
There is a discount for this certificate to
affiliates of ARIN.
For additional information go to A.R.I.N.’s website:
http://www.abortionrecoverynetwork.org/ContinuedEducation.html
“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
Abortion Recovery International Network |
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UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREES
in Life-Issues Counseling |
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GRADUATE DEGREES
in Life-Issues Counseling |
Learn
More...To
learn more, please select one of the following.
1. 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.
2. To e-mail
for additional information, contact us at
request@mdivs.edu
3.
RECOMMENDED!
To receive a FREE Confidential Personal Degree Program
Evaluation, along with complete details mailed directly to
your postal address, click
HERE.
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