Associate of Metaphysical Ministry Studies: Pastoral Care and Counseling

Study format, tuition and admissions

Online, self-paced religious study. The current curriculum lists 10 courses and 30 credit hours. Completion depends on meeting the program's academic requirements; no fixed completion time is promised.

Current tuition is $49 per month. Total tuition depends on the number of billed months, not a fixed program total.

New students need program-specific application approval before their first tuition payment. Applicants above Associate level must complete prior-credential review.

Credential recognition

These are church-issued religious credentials, not regionally accredited academic degrees or state licensure. Acceptance by employers and other institutions is not guaranteed. Spiritual care study does not qualify graduates to provide regulated clinical services.

Program courses

• AMS-PCC-101 — Foundations of Pastoral Care

  Core skills of pastoral care. Listening, empathy, sacred conversation, referral, boundaries, the helping relationship in ministry.

• AMS-PCC-102 — Spiritual Direction — Foundations and Practice

  Introduction to spiritual direction. History, the director-directee relationship, listening for the holy, contemplative approaches.

• AMS-PCC-103 — Sacred Counseling Skills for Ministers

  Basic counseling skills for sacred ministry. Solution-focused techniques, narrative approaches, motivational interviewing, crisis de-escalation.

• AMS-PCC-104 — Mental Health Literacy for Sacred Ministers

  Mental health basics for sacred ministers. Common conditions, medications, trauma, psychosis, safe ministry practices, referral networks.

• AMS-PCC-105 — Family and Relationship Ministry

  Sacred ministry with families and couples. Family systems theory, marriage ministry, parenting support, divorce and separation, blended families.

• AMS-PCC-106 — Sacred Ministry With Trauma Survivors

  Trauma-informed sacred ministry. Trauma neuroscience basics, somatic awareness, spiritual abuse recovery, complex PTSD, healing practices.

• AMS-PCC-107 — Contemplative Practices for Sacred Ministry

  Contemplative foundations for ministers. Meditation, breath prayer, lectio divina, centering prayer, silence, labyrinths, dream work.

• AMS-PCC-108 — Sacred Coaching and Spiritual Mentorship

  Sacred coaching skills. Coaching versus counseling versus therapy, goal setting, accountability, visioning, sacred mentorship relationships.

• AMS-PCC-109 — Sacred Ministry Across the Lifespan

  Ministry at every life stage. Child spiritual development, adolescent ministry, young adult, midlife, elder years, dying.

• AMS-PCC-110 — Pastoral Care Capstone — Ministry Practice Design

  Integrative capstone. Students design their pastoral care ministry practice and complete case study portfolio.