Register now for live training by Mid-America professors at the Counseling by The Book Live! three-weekend workshop and earn your Certificate of Biblical Counseling.

Just three Friday evenings and three Saturday mornings, and you can be competent—and credentialed!—to counsel. Now a three-weekend workshop, Counseling by The Book Live! is a biblical counseling training program developed by Dr. John Babler, Chairman of the Biblical Counseling department at Mid-America. Level 1 training is taught by Dr. Babler, and the new Level 2 training is taught by Mid-America professor Dr. John Hofecker. With either level, you’ll get a comprehensive set of training sessions taught live—all condensed into three weekends:

• September 19–20
• October 24–25
• November 21–22
• Each weekend includes Friday, 6:00–9:00 p.m., and Saturday, 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Level 2 training focuses on ACBC Exam Preparation (see below); Level 1 training is not required to take this Level 2 training.

Upon completion of either level, you’ll receive a Certificate of Biblical Counseling from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary and Counseling by The Book.

Can’t attend a weekend? No problem! You have two options: 1) Access the training through livestream; or 2) Access the library of online videos anytime! Your registration for the Live! training includes full access to the complete set of online videos as well.

Level 1 training meets requirements needed for ACBC certification. 

The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) recently selected Mid-America Institute for Biblical Counseling as an official Certified Training Center, and Counseling by The Book training meets requirements for ACBC certification. Level 1 fulfills the Fundamentals training requirement, and Level 2 will help you succeed on the Exam that is required for ACBC certification. Learn more.

Through this workshop you will:

• Learn to trust the sufficiency and superiority of God’s Word and avoid the world’s wisdom
• Understand the process of scriptural change, instilling hope, and biblical discipleship
• Address legal and ethical issues, the role of medication, life-dominating sins, and other issues
• Discover principles for marriage counseling, grief and crisis counseling, anxiety and depression, children and adolescents, and more

You won’t find a better way to invest in your ministry!