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Steve Poisat – Testimonial

“Studying with aifc gave me the pastoral
counselling confidence and specialist
skills that I needed to competently and
compassionately engage with the members
of my congregation and the community
chaplaincy work that I was involved in. The
biblically based framework that undergirds the
courses allows students to integrate theology,
psychology and practical spirituality in such
way that I was able to offer pastoral counsel
within in a broad spectrum of contexts, from
church members to students, staff and parents
at government schools.”

Steve, aifc student, Church Planter,
Community Chaplain.

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