(Unaccredited) Queens College of Theology Masters in Christian Counseling, $50 a mo.

[sanantone]

Why spend any money to become a spiritual counselor? Just read your Bible and possibly a book on Christian counseling. It really shouldn't matter if you're willing to attend an unaccredited school with professors who have unaccredited degrees from fly-by-night seminaries.

Technically, there's a difference between pastoral counseling, Christian counseling, and Biblical counseling. Pastoral counseling programs are intended for clergy and will include some evidence-based practices. Christian counselors are just regular, licensed counselors who incorporate their faith into their practice. Really, they should be attending an accredited school and earning real credentials. Biblical counselors reject science and evidence-based practices, so they solely rely on the Bible.

What qualifies faculty at Queens to teach psychology?

[Duneranger]

It's costly to have a questionable or bad reputation attach to your name. Potential clients, potential church and para-church partners, and others in the community are liable to be skeptical of these credentials.

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I added "(Unaccredited)" to the thread title. This is so categorically different from almost all the schools we discuss that it's important to signal that prominently.

I dunno man, there are some pretty sketch schools that are lauded around here. A Christian pastoral program that isn't accredited doesn't seem too beyond the pale.