Counseling Training

 Counseling & Discipleship Training

“Biblical Counseling: Biblical Answers for the Problems of Life”

2021 CDT Brochure

Biblical counseling is intensive discipleship.  It is ministering the Word of God to people where they need it the most right now.  Everyone is a counselor to someone.  Spouses, parents, teachers, pastors, youth workers, church leaders, and health care professionals are regularly giving advice about a variety of subjects. The counseling ministry of Wheelersburg Baptist Church is committed to the absolute sufficiency of the Word of God.  We believe that in the Bible God has provided us with real answers for the real problems people encounter in life. If a person came to you depressed, heavy with guilt, near a “breakdown,” anxious, fearful, full of bitterness, with marital problems, or overwhelmed with grief, would you know what to do according to God’s Word?  The goal of this training is to equip God’s people to be able to minister God’s Word to those in need.  If you want your counsel to be more biblical, insightful, and helpful to the people you care about, consider participating in this course.

Wheelersburg Baptist Church offers training in Biblical Counseling through one-day training symposiums and a twelve-week training course in January each year for  Biblical Answers for the Problems of Life in our Counseling and Discipleship Training.  See Resource Tab and Counseling Training link for more details.

Counseling & Discipleship Training Schedule & Course Descriptions

Training in the “Track One” and “Addictions Advanced Track” modules will begin January 11, 2021  and will continue for 12 Mondays ending on Monday March 29, 2021.

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Instructors and Members of the WBC CDT Team Pastor Brad Brandt: certified counselor and fellow with ACBC {Association of Certified Biblical Counselors} (formerly known as NANC). Pastor-Teacher at Wheelersburg Baptist Church since 1987. Barbara Miller: certified member of ACBC. Member and counselor at Wheelersburg Baptist Church. Nurse practitioner at a local OB/GYN office. David Beam: certified member of ACBC. Member, counselor, and teacher at Wheelersburg Baptist Church. John Hurley: WBC Counseling Ministries, ACBC trained Denise Hurley: Board of Directors at CRADLE Pregnancy Care Center, ACBC trained Scott Bruns: Executive Director of Scioto Hills Camp & Retreat Center, ACBC trained Dr. Charles Hodges:  ACBC certified, travels each year to teach medical issues in our training. Medical Issues Night is scheduled in  March. (Date to be announced)

Track Two begins on January 11, 2021 and will run for twelve consecutive Monday evenings . The content of “Track One” complements the material presented in our “Track Two ” class, but addresses different topics or similar topics in a slightly different manner. Note: Both “Track One” and “Track Two” are designed to stand alone. In other words, “Track One” is not a prerequisite for “Track Two” and vice versa. **Note:  Keep in mind that the sessions in these Counseling Training Courses are not intended to be listened to isolated from the rest.  The course functions as a package, with the content in later sessions building on the content from earlier sessions.  We hope you find it helpful. Please let us know by email if the counseling courses have been useful in your ministry.  

Course Content for Track One

Course Content for Track Two

Marriage Specialization Advanced Track (Open to all who have completed Tracks One & Two)

Course Content for Marriage Specialization Track

Addictions Advanced Track (Open to all who have completed Tracks One & Two)

Course Content for Addictions Advanced Track

Biblical Encouragement for Parents and Those Who Counsel Them (Pastor Tim Pasma)

Addiction Issues in Counseling (Dr. Mark Shaw)

*Medical Issues Night Lectures (Dr. Charles Hodges) 

Cost & Materials :  There is no instructor cost for the training course. The cost involved is for the handbook, supplies, and reading materials for each class. Couples may share the books but will need to purchase their own copies of the training manual (and processing supplies). If you already own some of the books, please reduce the fee accordingly.

*Scholarships may be available if cost prevents  participation in the course.  Call WBC for details.