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Mike McGuire
Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling

817-923-1921 ext.3560



Education

  • Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Counseling, Texas Woman's University, 1992
  • Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1982
  • M.Ed. in Counseling, Mississippi State University, 1976
  • BS in Finance, Mississippi State University, 1973

Teaching Experience

  • Associate Professor of Psychology and Counseling, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, 2000-Present
  • Professor of Psychology and Counseling and Director of the Counseling Institute, The Criswell College, Dallas, Texas, 1998-2000
  • Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Counseling, The Criswell College, Dallas, Texas, 1989-97
  • Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Counseling, Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas, 1994-97
  • Instructor of Pastoral Ministries (a post graduate internship), Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas, 1982-83

Ministry Experience

  • Counselor, Counseling Center of the First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, 1984-2003
  • Associate Pastor, Korean First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, 1978-82
  • Assistant Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Starkville, Miss., 1974-78

Presentations, Papers, Publications and Research Projects

  • "Writing Lament Psalms as a Therapeutic Exercise" [To be published by the Society for Christian Psychology in Soul and Spirit in Spring 2009]
  • "Assumptions, Interpretive Systems, and Conclusions: Are we Reasoning in Circles?" Evangelical Theological Society, Providence, RI, Nov 2008
  • "Interpretive Schemas, Their Influence, and the Map Metaphor" Society for Christian Psychology, Chicago, IL, Sept. 2008
  • "Response to Sam Williams' 'Christian Counseling as Mission'" [to be published in Edification, Fall 2008]
  • "A Psychology of Heart and Words" [To be published by the Society for Christian Psychology in Soul and Spirit in fall 2008]
  • "Is It Okay to Lament One's Abuse?" [To be published by AACC in Christian Counseling Connection in 2008]
  • "The Bible as Curriculum" in The Educational Ministry of the Church (2nd ed.)  [to be published by Broadman Holman in 2008]
  • “Worldview: Making Certain that Christian Psychology is Christian,” Society of Christian Psychology Track, American Association of Christian Counselor’s World Conference, Nashville, TN, September 2007
  • “The Scriptural Sufficiency Argument in the Context of the Conservative Protestant Anti-Psychiatry Movement,” Southwest Regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX, March 2007
  • “Modern Opposition to Unifying Faith And Psychology (or, From Ptolemy to Postmodern Psychology: How We Lost Our Faith along the Journey),” Society for Christian Psychology, Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 2006
  • “Scriptural Sufficiency and Christian Psychology: Compatible or Incompatible?” Southwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, March 2006
  • “Toward a Christian View of People for Christian Counselors,” AACC World Conference, Nashville, TN, October 2005
  • “The Attributes of God and Humans: Seeking a Theological Foundation for Christian Psychology and Counseling” Southwest Regional meeting of the of the Evangelical Theological Society, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA , March 2005
  • “Pop Psychology: An Evaluation,” The Southwestern Journal of Theology, Spring 2004
  • “Ethics and Law in Spiritual Interventions,” Annual Meeting of the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapist, Dallas, TX, January 2003
  • “Sufficiency or Exclusivity? The Bible-Only Counseling Debate,” Southwest Regional Meeting of the of the Evangelical Theological Society, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX, March 2002
  • “The Quality Christian Counselor,” Southwestern News, Spring 2002
  • “Psalm Writing as a Therapeutic Exercise,” Regional Conference of the American Association of Christian Counselors, Dallas, TX, September 1996

Membership and Credentials

  • Membership in Counseling Organizations: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Christian Association for Psychological Studies, American Association of Christian Counselors, and Society for Christian Psychology
  • Membership in Theological Organizations: Evangelical Theological Society
  • Ministerial and Professional Credentials: Ordained Southern Baptist Minister (Emmanuel Baptist Church, Starkville, MS); Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor (International Board of Christian Counseling) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Texas State Board of Examiners for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists); Approved Supervisor (Texas State Board of Examiners for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists)

Personal

  • Spouse: Yunja Lee McGuire
  • Adult Son: William Eric McGuire
  • Church Membership: First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas

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