Dr. Joseph
George is one of the distinguished professors in the Department of Christian
Ministry teaching counseling in the United
Theological College,
Bangalore. He was born in Puthukkulam, near Chengara in Kerala. He is living in the
UTC main campus with his wife Joyce Joseph and two children. The elder one is
Sajeena Mary Joseph, who finished her MCA and is now teaching in an International
school in Bangalore.
The younger one is Sajo George Joseph doing his MA Economics at St.
Joseph’s College, Bangalore.
Dr. Joseph
George joined the faculty panel of the United Theological
College in June 1992.
Before triggering his career in UTC, he was teaching in the Clark Theological
College, Nagaland for ten
years from 1982-1992. He secured his BA (Sociology), B Th (Allahabad),
B.D from the UBS, Pune, M Th from the United
Theological College,
Bangalore and D Th from the Candler School of
Theology, Emery University.
Besides teaching
in UTC, Bangalore he trains people for
counseling and is also practicing counseling in Bangalore.
The time-line
of Dr. Joseph George’s experiences in the last one year (2012-13):
Last one year he
took classes in the Bangalore
Baptist Hospital
for the course DCPC (Diploma `for Clinical Pastoral Counseling). Besides, he
was a visiting professor in the Clark
Theological College,
Nagaland. He served as one of the resource persons in the TAFTEE Bangalore. In the ecclesial
circle also, he proved his excellence. He was the Passion Week speaker in the
St. Mark’s Cathedral Bangalore which was scheduled on 2nd, 3rd
and 4th April 2012.
For a ten days
programme, in the month of November 2012 he was invited by the Karnataka
Central Diocese as a trainer in Basic Skills in Counseling which was organized
by the Women’s Department of the KCD. From December
9-19, 2012 he was invited by the Dharma Jyothi Seminary Vidya Peeth (Marthoma
Seminary), Faridabad, Delhi to teach courses “Introduction to
Pastoral Care and Counseling” and “Marriage and Family Counseling.” On the 26th
of January 2013, he was the guest speaker for the family retreat which was held
at the Tambaram Marthoma Church,
Chennai. Adding to this, he was the retreat speaker at the Kerala United
Theological Seminary Trivandrum on February 13, 2013.
His skills in
counseling were recognized by various churches in Bangalore
and he led the main sessions on a family seminar organized by the All Saints
Church, Bangalore
on February 17th Sunday. On the 20th
and 27th of February, he was the speaker for the Lenten
meditations at the St. Mark’s Cathedral Bangalore on which he preached on the
topics “Discipline of mind” (20th Feb) and “Discipline of Speech”
(27th Feb). On the 27th
of February 2013, Dr. Joseph George presented a paper on “Changing Patterns of
Relationships in the Cyberage: Challenges and Directions for Ministry in India” in UTC
whose discussion was initiated by Rev. Fr. Jerry Kurian (Lecturer in the
Dept. of Communication, UTC).
He also wrote
his studies in “A Study Book on Counseling” edited by Rev .Dr. George Varghese
which was published by the CSS Thiruvalla. His study occupies the major part of
the book where he discusses on the topic “Marriage and Family Counseling.” His major
publications in the past year include the articles “Preparing for Marriage” and
“Developing Emotional Maturity” which was published in “Christian Family in
Transition: Continuity and Discontinuity” edited by Rev. Dr. Koshy P. Varghese,
published by Dharma Jyoti Vidya Peeth: Haryana on October 2012.
He can be contacted by phone on 9341158926/23638060 and by e mail at
jgeor02@gmail.com/jgeor02@hotmail.com
He can be contacted by phone on 9341158926/23638060 and by e mail at
jgeor02@gmail.com/jgeor02@hotmail.com
Prepared by
Rohan P, BD III
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