ACBC exists to equip you to minister the Bible faithfully to those all around you who are in need of God’s truth. Our biblically grounded certification process is made up of three phases: learning, exams and evaluations, and supervision.
Visit each category for a detailed account of what the process looks like.
Fundamentals training course, counseling observations, and outside reading
Complete your theology
and counseling exams
Complete 50 sessions of supervised
counseling with an ACBC Fellow
ACBC comes alongside individuals to train and verify that they are faithfully ministering the Word of God in the counseling room. We offer a comprehensive biblical counseling certification program that is rigorous, but attainable.
Pastor
Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church
My training in biblical counseling through ACBC’s certification process has served as a much-needed and invaluable extension to my seminary education and given me much greater confidence in helping people with their problems in life, small and great, with God’s Word.
Approximately $1400
2 year average completion
4-year deadline for Phases 1 and 2
1-year deadline for Phase 3
All ACBC Certified counselors sign their agreement on the following documents. Please read them carefully before you begin: Standards of Doctrine, Standards of Conduct, Covenant