Biblical Counseling & Discipleship Courses
(For those interested in certification or the diploma in biblical counseling,
read this page, then go here.)
(If you are looking for a Biblical Counselor, go here)
At its core, Biblical counseling is focused discipleship, a walking-alongside-ministry where one believer provides guidance and support to another through troubles, difficult times, sin, tragedy, and brokenness.
Some of those troubling and difficult times are outside the experience of many of us, while some have walked through similar times and not been provided the tools to help us be effective in helping another. Our courses are crafted to overcome those limitations.
Biblical Counseling is NOT "Christianized Psychology." In fact, the two are worlds apart, both foundationally and in practice. Biblical counselors believe in the super-sufficiency of Scripture to address"all matters of life and faith" (2 Peter 1:3)
(For a more in-depth discussion, download the free eBook, Why Biblical Counseling? available here.)
Biblical counselors take Colossians 1:28 seriously, presenting Christ without shame, lovingly confronting sin, and teaching Biblical principles in order to produce maturity in the life of the counselee.
There is an ever-increasing need for trained, equipped, and qualified Biblical counselors within the church as more and more people discover that secular theories and modalities just do not provide real and long-lasting help.
Our Biblical counseling courses provide not only a solid Biblical foundation for developing those gifted in counseling others, they also provide highly specialized training to help counselors and leaders within the church address the deepest needs of troubled people, both within the local church and the community at large.
There are ten individual Biblical Counseling classroom modules that may be taken as individual courses (a la carte), or as a complete unit as the Certified Biblical Counselor Program.
This program provides more than ample preparation for students to apply for certification with the International Association of Biblical Counselors. (Be sure when registering for a course that you mark which option you are choosing: Open Enrollment or Certified Program.)
For more information about what is taught in each course, simply click on the course title below. (For more information about the certification program, visit the Certified Biblical Counselor Program page.)
Some of those troubling and difficult times are outside the experience of many of us, while some have walked through similar times and not been provided the tools to help us be effective in helping another. Our courses are crafted to overcome those limitations.
Biblical Counseling is NOT "Christianized Psychology." In fact, the two are worlds apart, both foundationally and in practice. Biblical counselors believe in the super-sufficiency of Scripture to address"all matters of life and faith" (2 Peter 1:3)
(For a more in-depth discussion, download the free eBook, Why Biblical Counseling? available here.)
Biblical counselors take Colossians 1:28 seriously, presenting Christ without shame, lovingly confronting sin, and teaching Biblical principles in order to produce maturity in the life of the counselee.
There is an ever-increasing need for trained, equipped, and qualified Biblical counselors within the church as more and more people discover that secular theories and modalities just do not provide real and long-lasting help.
Our Biblical counseling courses provide not only a solid Biblical foundation for developing those gifted in counseling others, they also provide highly specialized training to help counselors and leaders within the church address the deepest needs of troubled people, both within the local church and the community at large.
There are ten individual Biblical Counseling classroom modules that may be taken as individual courses (a la carte), or as a complete unit as the Certified Biblical Counselor Program.
This program provides more than ample preparation for students to apply for certification with the International Association of Biblical Counselors. (Be sure when registering for a course that you mark which option you are choosing: Open Enrollment or Certified Program.)
For more information about what is taught in each course, simply click on the course title below. (For more information about the certification program, visit the Certified Biblical Counselor Program page.)
- Level I provides education and training in the foundational aspects of Biblical counseling and meets the educational requirements for certification with the International Association of Biblical Counselors
- Level II provides in-depth education and training in areas of counseling and pastoral ministry that are often "out-sourced" to others who are not authentic Biblical counselors. The CBC Program at Vancouver Bible Institute offers courses that many other program do not yet offer.
- Live-Streaming
- Online Self-paced
- Directed Study (following IABC Certification Manual)
Biblical Counseling Courses Offered:
Level 1 Certification Courses - Meets IABC Educational Requirements
Level 1 Certification Courses - Meets IABC Educational Requirements
- Foundations of Biblical Counseling
- Dynamics of Biblical Change
- Hermeneutics
- Unbound (True Freedom in Christ, including freedom from "addictions")
- Humanity & Sin
- Counseling Supervision (Required for Certification)
Level II Certification Courses - Deeper Study For Deeper Issues
- Marriage & Family Counseling
- Addiction & Recover Models
- Crisis & Trauma Counseling
- Counseling Survivors of Abuse (Using the Mending the Soul curriculum)
- Sexual Brokenness
- Counseling Supervision (Required for Certification)
Study Guides and Textbooks can be purchased by going to the Student Resources page.
