Sword & Spirit Seminary
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CTSP601‒ Counseling for Spiritual Restoration: Description
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course draws on the foundational work of Neil T. Anderson, whose integrated approach to freedom in Christ has shaped Christian counseling and discipleship worldwide. Through The Bondage Breaker and its companion workbook, students examine the believer’s identity in Christ, the nature of spiritual bondage, and the biblical basis for breaking strongholds rooted in deception, sin, and demonic influence.
Anderson’s approach is theologically grounded and pastorally practical, equipping students to recognize and address the spiritual conflicts that undermine emotional and spiritual wholeness.
The Steps to Freedom in Christ Study Guide moves students from theory to application, walking through a structured process of confession, renunciation, and renewal. Together, these resources form a comprehensive framework for biblically-based restorative counseling ministry.
REQUIREMENT DESIGNATION:
Bridge Requirement
MDiv Requirement
✓ MDiv Elective
✓ DMin Requirement
DMin Elective
PREREQUISITE DESIGNATION:
No Prerequisite
✓ Prerequisite: CTSP503
CREDIT HOUR DESIGNATION:
✓ 3 Credits
✓ E‒ Easy
C‒ Comfortable
S‒ Sizable
R‒ Rigorous
F‒ Formidable
INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENTS:
✓ Textbook or Books
Video or PowerPoint Lessons
Video Intro or Commentary
Online Text Lessons
Study Guides
✓ Quizzes
Workbook
Forum Posting
Written or Media Submission
EXPECTED
EXPENDITURES:
✓ Tuition
✓ Educational Materials
Admin or Instructional Support Fee
Optional Mailing Cost
Clinton E Arnold
DEPARTMENT: Counseling, Transformation & Spiritual Power
Neil T. Anderson
Beginning his career as an aerospace engineer, Neil found the Lord while attending a Campus Crusade for Christ event. Two years later, he resigned his position at Honeywell and enrolled at Talbot School of Theology― the graduate school of Biola University― eventually becoming Chairman of the Practical Theology Department. He is a best-selling author on spiritual freedom, founder and president emeritus of Freedom in Christ Ministries, and has authored 111 books.
SSS COURSE: CTSP502‒ Freedom in Christ
TEXTBOOK: • Victory Over the Darkness: Realize the Power of Your Identity in Christ
WORKBOOK: • Victory Over the Darkness WORKBOOK
SSS COURSE: CTSP603‒ Counseling for Spiritual Restoration
TEXTBOOK: • The Bondage Breaker: Overcoming Negative Thoughts, Irrational Feelings & Habitual Sins
WORKBOOK: • The Bondage Breaker Study Guide