Biblical counselors are trained to present the eternal truth of God's Word to individuals and families who are seeking to move past the false, shallow, and worthless advice of secular humanism. Countless lives are being ruined by the wages of sin (Romans 6:23), and countless individuals are desperately seeking truth. Properly trained Biblical counselors are prepared to lead the broken to the truth, and in that truth experience life as God created us to live.

Jesus said of the Word of His Heavenly Father, "Thy Word is truth" (John 17:17). He also said, "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). So many in our broken culture need rest - a rest that can only be found in Christ.

The D.B.S. in Biblical Counseling:

• Is self-paced;
• Not structured in semesters, quarters or terms;
• Can be completed 100% off-campus;
• Uses email and easy file transfers to send coursework;
• Also integrates optional four-week accelerated courses;
• Is designed to allow the student to begin at any time of the year.

Entrance Requirements (one of the following):

• An acceptable master's degree of at least 30 hours in a Bible related discipline.
• Applicants holding an acceptable master's degree of at least 30 hours that is not in a Bible related discipline, may be considered for admission providing they meet one of the following:
  a. Have earned an acceptable bachelor's degree in a Bible related discipline in addition to the unrelated master's degree.
  b. Have served at least ten (10) years in a Christian ministry role such as pastor, teaching minister, missionary, Christian school teacher, chaplain, or a similar field of Christian service in addition to having earned an acceptable unrelated master's degree.

+Biblical Counseling degrees are designed for the exclusive application of Christian ministry, and are not intended to qualify for or meet any secular position, occupation or preparation for licensure examination.

Course Descriptions

Orientation OR-DO

The purpose of this course is to help ensure that the student will begin his or her study program at Master’s with the basic information needed to move successfully toward graduation. For this reason, this course is mandatory of all new students.

 Advanced Biblical Directionism Counseling II BD-702

The purpose of this course is to increase the doctoral student’s appreciation for the Bible as an adequate handbook for the human mind, and to supply the student with an executable system for using the Bible as a counseling model.

Advanced Counseling Theology II AT-702

To further develop the doctoral student’s understanding of the broader scope of topics in the discipline of Systematic Theology and the relevance of these topics to the work of biblical counseling.

Advanced Essentials in Biblical Counseling II AE-702

The purpose of this course is to further expand the doctoral student’s understanding of the requisites of multidimensional biblical (nouthetic) counseling. The student will be encouraged to discover and recognize important differences with other counseling theories and describe his or her relationship to the biblical counseling model.

Advanced Biblical Directives for Pastors DP-701

The purpose of this doctoral level course is to further develop a foundation for the students to enable them to identify those issues in themselves which are germane to the work they do with others; to give the student an opportunity to experience, first hand, the process of growth that future counselees will need to experience for their own growth; to build an appreciation for a disciplined approach to the sanctification process; to allow the student to experience the application of the Word of God to specific problems.

Biblical Counselor, the Counseling Center, and the Law: BCCL-1510

This course is designed to inform the student of the best practices to avoid legal issues in the Biblical Counseling practice. The secondary purpose is the prepare the student with the basic information needed to establish a counseling ministry.

Preparing Couples for a Biblically Based Marriage BBM-701

This course will introduce the doctoral student to a biblical approach to Marriage and Family counseling so that the student will acquire the knowledge of the biblical conceptions of family roles and interpersonal relationships, and be able to trace the importance of these data and interpret them in terms of the counseling process.

Counseling the Victims of Abortion AV-702

The core purpose of this course is to give the counselor a place to start when faced with the prospect of counseling women who have experienced sexually based trauma, and to provide the counselor with a road map to reach the heart of these women, thereby avoiding the most common complaint of counselors in such situation…the sense of being overwhelmed and frustrated.

Personhood from a Biblical Perspective PH-702

The purpose of this course is to direct the doctoral student to a Biblical foundation for understanding God’s idea for personal self-awareness; to lead the student through a Biblical assessment of the so-called “self-esteem” movement; to compare and analyze the prevailing secular attitude regarding self-esteem over against the Scriptural teachings related to these attitudes; to prepare the student to deal with the issue of self-esteem within a Biblical counseling regime.

 Mental Health and the Biblical Counselor DM-701

This course, taught by a leading Pharmacologist, will cover the basics of substance abuse from a Biblical position, and introduce the student to Biblical counseling methods for dealing with this all to common addiction of our day.

Readings In Biblical Preaching BPR-700

This course is a reading exercise designed to acquaint the doctoral student with a broader understanding of the essentials of Biblical Preaching.

Counseling Practicum CP-1520

This course will serve as the counseling program capstone for the student who has completed all of the other academic requirements for the Biblical Counseling degree program.