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God has called the Body of Christ to minister to others. Faith Fellowship Biblical Counseling Center exists to equip all believers to effectively handle God’s Word to help hurting people. As you grow in your ability to minister God’s Word effectively, your own walk with Christ will be enriched and strengthened. Scroll down for ways you can become equipped to help others. |
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Are you interested in becoming a Biblical counselor? |
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The Faith Fellowship Biblical Counseling Center (FFBCC) offers training for those interested in being certified by the National Association for Nouthetic Counseling (NANC), a national certifying organization for Biblical counselors. |
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Training (Phase 1) |
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Attend all 3 Biblical Counseling Training Seminars (in any order). Check out the brochures that are filled with information about these seminars. The seminars are listed below along with links to more information. |
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HOPE Seminar (October 2010) |
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HEART Seminar (January 2010) |
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HOME Seminar (March 2010 -
at the Family, Love & Life Conference) |
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Complete the requirements of the Faith Fellowship Biblical Counseling Training Syllabus, including the reading requirements and self counseling project. |
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Exam and application (Phase 2) |
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Once Phase 1 has been completed, Phase 2 includes writing an exam and applying to NANC (see www.NANC.org for a copy of the exam). FFBCC offers exam training for those who have completed Phase 1. |
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Life Application Classes |
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Life Application Classes (LAC’s) are offered on helpful and relevant topics. These classes are a good tool to invite a friend who may be struggling with a certain issue, and may serve as a segue-way to interest them in biblical counseling. They are also a tool to train you in practical areas of life in which people commonly struggle, so that you’ll be able to help others. Classes run for 4 consecutive Wednesdays from 7:00 - 7:55pm. |
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2010 LAC Schedule
March 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2010 |
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NANC Exam Study Groups |
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The National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (NANC) has an excellent certification process to train biblical counselors. For more information on the process, visit their website at NANC.org. Study groups will be available for those who complete the 2009 Biblical Counseling Training Course, or another NANC accepted training course for counseling. Contact 759-0591 if you are interested. |
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Other recommended Equipping Resources |
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Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries
5526 State Road 26E Lafayette, IN 47905 765.448.1555
Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries (FBCM) annually offers one week counseling/discipleship classes in February. There are five or six separate tracks which are offered in levels 1-6. FBCM also offers a counseling training class every Spring, Summer & Fall. It consists of 11 consecutive Mondays and the format includes classroom lectures and several hours of valuable counseling observation. |
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National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (NANC)
3600 W. 96th St. Indianapolis, IN 46268 317.337.9100
NANC is a network of Christian pastors. laymen and women who work to promote excellence in Biblical Counseling. NANC was founded in 1975 in service to Christ to address several needs in the Biblical Counseling community. |
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Christian Counseling & Education Foundation
1803 E. Willow Grove Ave. Glenside, PA 19038 215.884.7676
CCEF has a bi-monthly publication, the Journal of Biblical Counseling. The Journal is dedicated to helping believers apply the Bible wisely to problems in living, to think about life with an accurate and Biblical worldveiw, and to meet others with faithful and effective help. |
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Biblical Counseling Foundation (BCF)
42-600 Cook Street, Suite 100 Palm Desert, CA 92211
The Biblical Counseling Foundation is organized to train and equip members of the body of Christ to counsel and disciple others using the Word of God as their only authoritative source. BCF offers training courses around the world. |
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Masters College
21726 Placeritta Cyn Rd. Santa Clarita, CZ 91321 661.259.3540
Contact person: Beth Mack
Masters College/Masters Seminary is a school that offers many programs and courses related to Biblical Counseling. They offer both undergraduate and graduate classes. Some curriculum is offered in a distance learning format. |
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Trinity College & Theological Seminary
4233 Medwel Drive Newburgh, IN 47630-2528 800.457.5510
Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary was founded in April 1969, to equip men and women with a Christian worldview of leadership and service in life, work, and ministry through distance education that encourages professional and academic excellence. |
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