Become a Certified Biblical Counselor through the Association of Biblical Counseling
Equipped to Counsel Level 1
Who: Any believer, whether pastors, lay counselors, small group/missional community leaders, ministry staff, parents, teachers, etc.
Why: To equip followers of Christ with the ability to apply the gospel in personal and specific ways to the heart and struggles of others.
What:
- Fundamentals of biblical counseling
- General and specific methods of biblical counseling
- How to listen well
- The art of asking thought-provoking questions
- How to apply the Bible to everyday life
- What the Bible says about common struggles such as addiction, anxiety, depression, anger, and sexual sin
How:
- 8 Live class sessions – 4 hr (in person or virtual, also recorded for replay)
- Annual membership – Association of Biblical Counselors
- Equipped to Counsel Textbook
- Subscription to Journal of Biblical Counseling
- (2) Paul David Tripp Seminars (video)
- Video lectures – ETC (35 hrs)
- Video lectures – Connection Point (30 hrs)
- Graded assignments with feedback
- Ticket to a national biblical counseling conference
Equipped to Counsel Level 2
Who: All Level 1 certification holders
Why: equip followers of Christ with the ability to apply the gospel in personal and specific ways to the heart and struggles of others by developing more advanced skills in the personal ministry of God’s word with people.
What:
- A more comprehensive approach to bibilical counseling including history, tenets, and insight for the future
- Practical skills for one-another ministry including careful listening, helping people open up, conveying compassion, grace, and mercy, and guiding constructive ministry conversations
- Basic questions of psychology–who we are, why we do what we do, and how do we change–as informed by the bible
- Deeper biblical theology and connecting it to current issues within sessions
- Application of all to real life-case studies
How:
- Live counseling based lectures
- Live theology based lectures
- ABC qualified supervisor
- Annual membership – Association of Biblical Counselors
- Subscription to Journal of Biblical Counseling
- Biblical Counseling Basics Roots, Beliefs and Future by Jeremy Lelek
- Bible Doctrine Wayne Grudem
- Completion of a Theology exam and Counseling Exam with feedback
- Ticket to a national biblical counseling conference
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