Biblical Counseling Training to Strengthen & Equip the body of Christ

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An annual series of topical small group studies that focus on the Christian life in Christ, our sanctification (being conformed to Christ) and how to walk biblically through the countless trials we face in our daily lives, our marriages, our families and in our churches. God has given us answers, we want to know them, share them and walk in them. See Romans 15:4; Colossians 3:1-4:6; Ephesians 3:14-6:20

Topics Covered through our local fellowship training:

• Domestic violence and sexual abuse
• The Idols of the Heart & the War within It: Drug Addiction, Pornography, Alcohol, Work...
• A Biblical response to anxiety, worry, fear, emotions
• Family and relationships
• Sexual purity and God's design
• A biblical view of finances and stewardship
• Biblical manhood and womanhood
• Parenting through all the stages, childhood and adolescence
• Hope to replace hopelessness - suicide, depression, self-injury
• Dealing with the past

A two-part multi-week study series for those interested in better understanding the theology and application of Biblical Counseling. See 2 Timothy 3:15-17, Psalm 119:99, Romans 15:4, 2 Peter 1:19-21

Part I

A Theology of Biblical Counseling (Lambert, Heath. A Theology of Biblical Counseling.)

• COUNSELING AND THEOLOGY: A CRUCIAL INTRODUCTION
• BIBLICAL COUNSELING and a THEOLOGY OF SCRIPTURE
• BIBLICAL COUNSELING and a THEOLOGY OF COMMON GRACE
• BIBLICAL COUNSELING and a THEOLOGY OF GOD
• BIBLICAL COUNSELING and a THEOLOGY OF CHRIST
• BIBLICAL COUNSELING and a THEOLOGY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
• BIBLICAL COUNSELING and a THEOLOGY OF HUMANITY
• BIBLICAL COUNSELING and a THEOLOGY OF SIN
• BIBLICAL COUNSELING and a THEOLOGY OF SUFFERING

Part II

 What is Biblical Counseling? (IBCD)

• Developing a proper biblical view of man, guilt and change.
• Who the Bible claims is competent to counsel.
• The sufficiency of scripture.

General Principals of Biblical Counseling:

• Key elements of Biblical Counseling.
• Finding hope through the scriptures.
• Developing the proper Biblical label for our problems

Northwest Georgia Biblical Care & Discipleship is passionate about the local Church and the equipping of the body of Christ so that she might be edified and strengthened, bringing honor and glory to her Lord. We have organized ourselves to guide you through two primary pathways of training and certifications, IBCD & ACBC. These pathways are available to pastors, elders, deacons, leaders and church members who desire to be formally equipped and certified to counsel their loved ones, their church members and their community. 

There are two complimentary Tracks of Biblical Counseling Certification that Northwest Georgia Biblical Care & Discipleship will guide and mentor you through (click links to view site):

• IBCD (The Institute for Biblical Counseling & Discipleship) exists to serve churches, organizations and individuals who share a passion to see believers equipped to counsel one another through life’s struggles with the Word of God. We do this by offering training through our Care & Discipleship program, as well as offering events and free resources that are helpful to anyone interested in learning how to better help others.

• ACBC is the oldest and largest biblical counseling organization in the world. The training and certification of ACBC counselors is recognized worldwide with over 1,700 counselors in 30 countries that speak 30 languages with these numbers growing yearly.  ACBC also has over 60 certified training centers ranging from seminaries to churches.