교회 내 또래상담 프로그램의 개발과 적용을 위한 목회상담학적 접근

Abstract

Pastoral counseling is a part of pastoral activities that help pastoral counselors take care of the church members who complain of difficulties under the mandate of the church and move forward in the form of God. Pastoral counselors, who are pastors, conduct both pastoral activities and pastoral counseling and strive for spiritual maturity and growth of the church members. Unlike general counseling, pastoral counseling can be said to be a special type of counseling in which one pastor or a small number of pastors take care of and consult a large number of church members. Pastoral counselors obey the call of God for pastoral activities and pastoral counseling, but it seems difficult for a small number of pastors to consult and care for a large number of church members as the number of people complaining of psychological discomfort increases after the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to present the development of a church peer counseling program and investigate its applicability as an alternative to pastoral counseling for the demand for counseling in churches that is expected to increase rapidly after the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve this objective, this study first, approaches the spiritual identity of pastoral counseling, which leads to the life at a close alliance with the Trinity God under the light of the Holy Spirit by examining the concept of pastoral counseling, the qualities of pastoral counselors, and the goals of pastoral counseling through prior research. It then describes, after explaining the concept and goals of general peer counseling, the qualifications and training process of peer counselors, it seeks integration with pastoral counseling and applicability within the church. Finally, this study suggests peer counseling in the church as an alternative solution to pastoral counseling. The training process of the peer counseling program in the church presented in this study was entering, understanding the nature of God and the church, becoming friends who talk to each other, becoming friends who help each other, becoming close friends with each other, becoming close friends of faith, and fishing. The qualifications of peer counselors in the church were understanding of God and oneself, spiritual guidance and guidance, insight into the inherent sinfulness of humans, respect and acceptance of humans, and basic knowledge and skills in counseling. This study has limitations in literature research as the first study to develop and apply peer counseling programs in the church to respond to the demand for pastoral counseling, which is expected to increase rapidly. In the follow-up study, we plan to analyze the results of a survey on the demand for counseling programs within the church, as well as the specific contents of the training program and clinical results.