At Awaken Discipleship, we are committed to supporting the local church by equipping the saints to love their neighbors and become ACBC Certified counselors
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Awakening Academy Instructors

James McGowan

Pastor
ACBC Certified
Specialty in Addiction
Founder and CEO of TTM

Diane Cabrera

ACBC Certified
Pursuing Specialty in Conflict Resolution
Instructor

Miguel Cabrera

ACBC Certified
Specialty in Addiction
Specialty in Exam Prep
Assistant Director of TTM

Lenore Masciotra

ACBC Certified
Specialty in Marriage & Family
Instructor

Awaken Discipleship Biblical Counseling Conference

Great Awakening Discipleship Academy is supported by ACBC (Association of Certified Biblical Counselors) to offer a certified 30-hour course in biblical counseling basics. This introductory course will educate men and women in practical theology and counseling methodology, which begins to equip a person to effectively come alongside other individuals in need of compassionate biblical instruction through life’s ups and downs. The course can be taken to improve your discipleship skills and/or to begin the process of becoming a Certified Biblical Counselor with ACBC.

A 30-hour conference taking place over three weekends.

We do not have a virtual option.

For those pursuing ACBC Certification, this course fulfills the conference portion of Phase One.

The registration fee is $225 (Light dinner, lunch, and light refreshments included)

Refund Policy: Registration fee less 10% until two weeks prior to the event; thereafter, refunds are not available.

Classes: The Need for Biblical Counseling · Qualifications of a Biblical Counselor · The Definition and Goal of Biblical Counseling · What Makes Counseling Biblical · Gathering and Discerning Data · Establishing Involvement and Providing Hope · Providing Instruction and Giving Homework · Secular and Integration Theories · Progressive Sanctification 1 & 2 · God’s Purpose for Marriage · The Roles of the Husband and Wife · Communication · Anger · Goals of Parenting · Parental Instruction · Parental Disciplines · Guilt and Repentance · Case study: Marriage · Fear and Worry · Depression · Forgiveness · Getting to Heart Issues · Biblical Sexuality · Sexual Sin · Trials and Suffering · The Gospel and Mental Illness · Psychotropic Drugs and Biblical Counseling · Case study: Heart Issues

Upcoming Events:

March 25-26, April 25-26, May 23-24
New Life Comm. Church Ministry Center
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What People Say

Without Awaken Discipleship taking on this important responsibility to train and raise up counselors for Christ, I am not sure that I would be embarking on…thank you for taking the step of faith to see these training sessions through.
Kari

I liked the organization of the material and the presentation. You could tell the instructors were well-prepared. There wasn’t anything that I did not like in this course.
Roland

Very informative, insightful, and encouraging that there is hope through biblical counseling and God’s Word…That every problem that we encounter, there is an answer in Scripture. Thank God!
Nancy