If you are interested in growing in your skill and ability to come alongside others in counseling and discipleship, including how to use your Bible to bring help and hope to those who are struggling with many issues people face, we offer a variety of options for training and practice:
Core Classes
Discipleship Counseling Basics
Offered each year during the August to October term.
Discipleship Counseling Methods
Offered each year during the October to December term.
Please note: we ask that you complete the “Discipleship Counseling Basics” class, or the equivalent training, before taking this course.
Common Discipleship Counseling Issues
Offered each year during the January to March term.
Please note: we ask that you complete the “Discipleship Counseling Basics” and “Discipleship Counseling Methods” classes, or the equivalent, before taking this course.
Discipleship Counseling Case Studies and/or Observation
Offered each year during the March to May term.
Please note: the case study, observation, and counseling practice courses are reserved for those who have completed the Basics, Methods, and Counseling Issues classes, or the equivalent training.
ACBC Theology Exam Preparation
Offered each year during the May to July term.
Please note: this class is reserved for those who are in the certification process with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC) and plan to complete their answers to the Theology Exam questions.
If you are interested in registering for one of the above classes, please visit the Core Class webpage. If you would like more information about our Core Class counseling classes, please email to Jen Douglas at jend@kindredchurch.org.
Annual Counseling & Discipleship Training Conference (CDT)
As an ACBC Certified Training Center, Kindred Church hosts a three-weekend conference each year during which 30 hours of discipleship counseling training are offered.
This annual training usually includes multiple tracks, as follows:
- Fundamentals Training Course in English or in Spanish
Over the three weekends, the sessions provided cover discipleship counseling basics, methods, and common issues. While you do not need to pursue certification with ACBC to benefit from this training, completion of all three weekends satisfies the 30-hour Fundamentals Training Course portion of Phase 1 in their certification process.
- Advanced Counseling Topic or ACBC Specialization
Over the three weekends, the sessions provided cover a specific advanced counseling topic or the required topics related to one of the ACBC counseling specializations (Reconciliation, Marriage, or Addictions).
For the specializations, while you do not need to pursue certification with ACBC, completion of all three weekends satisfies the training hours portion of their process.
The annual training ordinarily happens on a Friday evening and Saturday during each of February, March, and April at the main campus of Kindred Community Church in Anaheim Hills, California.
If you are interested in attending the 2024 conference, please visit the conference webpage.
