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ERIC Number: ED653899
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 251
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-3823-3874-3
ISSN: N/A
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Whom Shall I Send? The Missiological Mindset, Motivation, and Methods of Counselors Trained in Southern Baptist Seminary Licensure Programs
Catherine M. Tellefsen
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
This qual-QUAN mixed methods study explores how significantly the theoretical and theological impetus of the seminary licensure focused counseling programs impact the actual practice of those who have received this education and training (Hall and Roussel, 2012). The theological and theoretical foundations, expert panel, and counselors' responses to open-ended questions provide qualitative data that helps shape the survey questions and provide clarity. An expert panel of six counseling professors and counseling graduates from the two SBC seminaries with licensure focused counseling graduate programs (NOBTS and SEBTS) helped to provide feedback for the development of the survey instrument. The quantitative research data is drawn from the counselor survey, and uses Pearson correlation analyses to examine possible relationships between missiological motivation, mindset, and methodology of the counseling graduates (Salkind and Frey 2020). In addition, linear regressions determine if there is a predictive relationship of each of the specific independent missiological mindset variables on the overall sum of the dependent variable of missiological practices. The researcher drew the following conclusions: (1) No significant correlation occurs between the sum of missiological mindset with the sum of missiological practice; (2) A statistically positive correlation is found between the sum for missiological mindset with the counselors' perception of the missiological intent of the program; (3) Supervisors appear to have an impact on counselors' missiological mindset and frequency of implementing missiological practices; (4) As identity of "counselor" increases then the frequency of their missiological practices decrease; (5) A greater dissonance between counselors' Christian values and their counseling seems to decrease frequency for implementing missiological practices; (6) "Having more of a missiological mindset" was identified by counselors as their greatest need in practicing more missiologically; (7) The mindset of "missionary" as a primary identity was predictive of the missiological practices during and after graduate school supervision and in their current context. There was also a predictive increase in the missiological practices when the primary identity of the counselor was "discipler" in their current context and a decrease in the missiological practices for those whose primary identity was that of "counselor" during and after graduate school supervision. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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