Basics of Biblical Counseling
Dr. Jacob Elwart and Dr. Jim Newcomer
Summer of 2025: May 23-24, June 27-28, and July 18-19
5:30 – 9:30 p.m. on Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday
Description:
This course covers the instructional material in Phase 1 of the ACBC certification process, including an orientation to biblical counseling, various theories of counseling, family relations, frequent issues, and medical issues. This course does not apply toward the biblical counseling concentration. Prerequisite: PT521 or ST601
Textbooks Required:
- God, Marriage, and Family by Andreas Köstenberger, 2nd ed. (Crossway, 2010)
- Seeing with New Eyes, by David Powlison, P&R, 2003.
- The Biblical Counseling Movement after Adams by Heath Lambert (Crossway, 2011)
- A Biblical Counseling Process, by Lauren Whitman (New Growth Press, 2021)
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