Introduction to Biblical Counseling is the first of a series of courses offered by The Expositor’s Academy designed to equip followers of Christ to provide godly counsel to fellow believers through the personal ministry of God’s Word. The purpose of this course is to teach the foundations of biblical counseling, including the purpose, the principles, the process, and the practice of biblical counseling. Ordinarily, a prerequisite for this class is a previous course on Bible Study Principles (Hermeneutics). However, we will make exceptions for those who intend to take Hermeneutics soon.
About your Instructor
Devraj Urs is the Director of The Expositor’s Academy in Southern Philippines. He was born and raised in India as a zealous Hindu. God sovereignly drew him to Jesus Christ in his late twenties when he was working in the US while being challenged to read the Bible and trying to prove that the Book was a human book and not divine. After working in Information Technology Management for several years he also served as a lay pastor-teacher for seven years at a local church in Southern California. The Lord led him to The Master’s Seminary for his theological training in 2007. Devraj is a graduate of The Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles, California where he finished his pastoral training with a Master of Divinity in 2011 and a Master of Theology in Bible Exposition in 2013. He ministered at Grace Community Church in teaching, discipleship, and in counseling, before He was ordained by the elders of Grace Community Church to the gospel ministry. He served as a Pastor-Trainer at the TMAI Seminary in India for just over 3 years before God sovereignly moved him to the Philippines in 2017. Devraj leads the ministry of training national pastors in local churches in Mindanao, parts of Visayas as well as parts of South Asia in how to rightly divide the Word of God in preaching teaching and counseling. He lives with his wife in Davao city.
If you have questions about the class or would like to reach Pastor Devraj, please contact us.