Due Date | Ö | Week # | Description |
3/26/22 | 8-12pm | Introduction to CP & ABC Certificate, Process, Receive MaterialsDiscuss ETC, writing assignments & counseling journals *Give tips on highlighting and marking stuff for quick reference through process & to utilize in counseling | |
3/28/22 | 1 | Watch DVD Series: Your Walk with God Is A Community Project Write Community Project Reaction Paper | |
4/2/22 | Community Project Paper Due – Save in your student Dropbox | ||
4/4/22 | 2 | ETC Module 1: A Vision for Counseling Lesson 1: Counseling Ministry in the Church & Lesson 2: The Origin of Counseling MinistryRead Article: Counseling Is the Church Read Article: Cure of Souls (and the Modern Psychotherapies) | |
4/11/22 | 3 | ETC Module 1: A Vision for Counseling Lesson 3: The Place of Counseling Ministry & Lesson 4: A Definition for Biblical CounselingRead Article: The Great Commission: A Paradigm for Ministry in the Local Church Read Article: Affirmations & Denials: A Proposed Definition of Biblical CounselingRead Article: What is Biblical Counseling Anyway? | |
4/16/22 | 8-12pm | IN CLASSROOM TRAINING | |
4/18/22 | 4 | ETC Module 2: Counseling Foundations Lesson 5: Counseling Worldview, Part 1 & Lesson 6: Counseling Worldview, Part 2Read Article: Speaking RedemptivelyRead Article: Toward a Definition of the Essence of Biblical CounselingRead Article: How Do You Help a Psychologized Counselee? | |
4/25/22 | 5 | ETC Module 2: Counseling Foundations Lesson 7: The Aim of Biblical Counseling & Lesson 8: The Fruit of Biblical CounselingRead Article: God’s Glory Is the Goal of Biblical CounselingRead Article: Modern Therapies and the Churches Faith | |
5/2/22 | 6 | ETC Module 3: God and His Word Lesson 9: Scripture Tells the Story & Lesson 10: Creation, Fall, and JudgementRead Article: Who Is God? | |
5/14/22 | Your Story Paper Due – Save in your student Dropbox & bring to class 5/30 | ||
5/9/22 | 7 | ETC Module 3: God and His Word Lesson 11: Redemption, Consummation, and Eternity & Lesson 12: Knowing the Word of GodRead Article: The Present Glories of Redemption Read Article: Is the “Adonis Complex” In Your Bible? Read Article: How Does Scripture Change You? | |
5/16/22 | 8 | 1. ETC Module 4: The Gospel Lesson 13: The Gospel Outlined & Lesson 14: Gospel ImplicationsRead Article: The Therapeutic GospelRead Article: How Does Sanctification Work? | |
5/23/22 | 9 | FLEX Week – Catch up on reading and/or Relax | |
Due Date | Ö | Week # | Description |
5/30/22 | 10 | ETC Module 4: The Gospel Lesson 15: The Gospel Lived, Part 1 & Lesson 16: The Gospel Lived, Part 2Read Article: Sanctification, Part 2.Read Article: Sanctification, Part 3. | |
6/4/22 | Process Paper One Due – Save in your student Dropbox | ||
6/4/22 | 8-12pm | IN CLASSROOM TRAINING | |
6/6/22 | 11 | ETC Module 5: Understanding People Lesson 17: Suffering & Lesson 18: Whatever Rules Your Heart Rules Your LifeRead Article: Understanding the Influences on the Human HeartRead Article: Suffering and Psalm 119Read Article: Biological Psychiatry Read Article: What if Your Father Didn’t Love You | |
6/13/22 | 12 | ETC Module 5: Understanding People Lesson 19: The Descent into Depression & Lesson 20: The Ascent into Joyful AbundanceRead Article: Puritan Resources for Biblical CounselingRead Article: Learning contentment in all our circumstances | |
6/25/22 | 8-12pm | IN CLASSROOM TRAINING Exam #1 Day –Take open book exam on Modules 1-5 | |
6/20/22 | 13 | ETC Module 6: Counseling Methods Lesson 21: General Methods: Love and Discern & Lesson 22: General Methods: Identify and ExhortRead Article: XRay Questions: Drawing Out the Whys and Wherefores of Human BehaviorRead Article: Opening Blind Eyes: Another Look at Data GatheringRead Article: Data Gathering Part 2: What the Counselor Brings to The Process | |
6/27/22 | 14 | Counseling Journals Meeting 1 | |
7/4/22 | 15 | FLEX Week – Catch up on reading and/or Relax | |
7/11/22 | 16 | Counseling Journals Meeting 2 | |
7/16/22 | 8-12pm | IN CLASSROOM TRAINING | |
7/18/212 | 17 | ETC Module 6: Counseling Methods Lesson 23: Specific Counseling Methods & Lesson 24: Specific Counseling ConditionsRead Article: Strategies for Opening Blind Eyes: Data Gathering Part 3Read Article: Illustrative Counseling Read Article: Counseling People&nb sp;Who Resist Change Counseling Journals Meeting 3 | |
7/25/22 | 18 | 1. ETC Module 7: Addictions Lesson 25: Understanding Addiction & Lesson 26: Counsel for Addiction Counseling Journals Meeting 4 | |
7/30/22 | Case Study Paper Due – Save in your student Dropbox | ||
Due Date | Ö | Week # | Description |
8/1/22 | 19 | ETC Module 7: Anxiety Lesson 27: Understanding Worry and Anxiety & Lesson 28: Counsel for Worry and AnxietyRead Article: Getting to the Heart of Your WorryRead Article: “Peace Be Still”: Learning Psalm 131 by Heart | |
8/8/22 | 20 | ETC Module 8: Anger Lesson 29: Understanding Anger & Lesson 30: Counsel for AngerRead Article: Anger Part 1: Understanding AngerRead Article: Anger part 2: Three lies about anger and the transforming truthRead Article: Anger part 3: Getting to the heart of conflict Counseling Journals Meeting 5 | |
8/13/22 | 8-12pm | IN CLASSROOM TRAINING * Counseling Journals 1-5 – bring copies to Class for review | |
8/15/22 | 21 | ETC Module 8: Depression Lesson 31: Defining Depression, Lesson 32: Understanding Depression & Lesson 33: Counsel for DepressionRead Article: The Valley of the Shadow of DeathRead Article: Counseling Those Who Are DepressedRead Article: Words of Hope for Those Who Struggle with Depression Counseling Journals Meeting 6 & 7 | |
8/20/22 | Process Paper Two Due – Save in your student Dropbox | ||
8/22/22 | 22 | ETC Module 9: Sexual Purity and Sexual Sin Lesson 34: God’s Purpose and Design for Sex, Lesson 35: The Nature of Sexual Temptation and Sin & Lesson 36: Counsel for Sexual Temptation and SinRead Article: What’s Right About Sex?Read Article: Sexual Sin and the Wider, Deeper Battles. | |
8/29/22 | 23 | ETC Module 9: Sexual Purity and Sexual Sin Lesson 37: Understanding Homosexuality & Lesson 38: Counsel for HomosexualityRead Article: Homosexuality: Current Thinking and Biblical GuidelinesRead Article: Getting to Know the Experience of Same-Sex Attraction. Counseling Journals Meeting 8 & 9 | |
9/5/22 | 24 | FLEX Week – Catch up on reading and/or Relax | |
9/10/22 | 8-12pm | IN CLASSROOM TRAINING Exam #2 Day –Take open book exam on Modules 6-9 *Submit completed Counseling Journals 1-9 – bring copies to Class | |
9/12/22 | 25 | Watch DVD Series: What did you Expect? Write What did you Expect? Reaction Paper | |
9/17/22 | What did you Expect Paper Due – Save in your student Dropbox | ||
9/19/22 | 26 | FLEX Week – Catch up on reading and/or Relax | |
9/29-10/2 | 27 | CCEF Conference Hershey, PA (OR) Online | |
10/8/22 | All Assignments must be submitted to participate in Graduation Ceremony – No Exceptions | ||
10/10/22 | 28 | Final grading, Data being submitted by Training Center to ABC for Approval. Students – Invite family & friends to Graduation | |
10/17/22 | 29 | Certifications are Issued and mailed by ABC. | |
10/22/22 | 10-12pm | Celebration/Graduation Receives CERTIFICATION and additional resources to begin Counseling journey! |
Black font = Reading and Writing Assignments
Red font = Classroom Training Days
Blue font = Notating Assignments to E-mail for Grade
Green font = Catch up week or Relax
Over the next 7 months you will be trained to become a biblical counselor through the requirements below. This will not only be informative with in-class room training but will provide practical application through group discussion questions and role plays. After receiving Level 1 Certification, you will be approved to move on to Level 2 Certification or Specialized Marriage Certification.
Equipped to Counsel Book
*2 Exams & Your Story Paper