Rod & Staff offers Biblical Counseling/Discipleship courses throughout the year to equip you to help people solve problems God’s Way. Our goal is to prepare you to counsel/disciple in a ministry within your local church.
Our 5-level discipleship program is designed to equip you to apply God’s word to counsel those with even the most difficult problems.
Level 1 – Principles of Biblical Counseling
Principles of Biblical Counseling is a 12 week course that is designed to teach you the fundamental principles of biblical counseling. This course will show God’s design for growth, marriage, parenting and will help you learn ways to biblically handle situations such as fear, bitterness, anger and life dominating sins.
The following Level 1 classes will be offered on Tuesdays in the Winter/Spring of 2012:
January 24th – April 17th at Greenwood Christian Church [Register Now]
February 14th – May 8th at Stones Crossing Church [Register Now]
Classes meet once each week from 7:00-9:00 PM.
Early registration closes one week before class begins.
Level 2 – Implement Counseling Principles
Implement Counseling Principles is also a 12 week course where you will dig deeper into actual counseling issues and will continue to learn how to help and counsel those in need. This course will cover topics such as learning the essentials of Biblical Counseling, identifying the problem, tearing down idols of the heart and how to handle legal issues connected with counseling.
The following Level 2 class will be offered on Tuesdays in the Winter/Spring of 2012:
January 24th – April 17th at Greenwood Christian Church [Register Now]
Classes meet once each week from 7:00-9:00 PM.
*To register, You must have completed the necessary requirements.
Level 3 – Examining Biblical and Secular Counseling
Examining Biblical and Secular Counseling is a 6 week course in which typically the students are those extremely interested in Biblical counseling and certification. In fact, just to enter this course, you are required to have a recommendation letter from your pastor. Level 3 addresses the heavyweight topics of counseling such as physical illness, crisis counseling, psychotropic drugs and sex. Level 3 is also when you as a student start to observe counseling sessions.
The following Level 3 class will be offered on Thursdays in the Spring of 2012:
April 26th – May 31st at Greenwood Christian Church [Register Now]
Classes meet once each week from 7:00-9:00 PM.
*To register, You must have completed the necessary requirements.
Level 4 – NANC Theology Exam Prep
NANC Theology Exam Prep is a 6-8 week course (depending on the number of students in the class). The goal of this course is to help each student complete their NANC Theology Exam. Students will be assigned questions from the exam. They will be expected to answer these questions on their own and present their answers to the class.
The class will learn how to fine-tune the exam answers under the instruction of the teacher. Level 4 students will also be required to have 4 hours of assisting in counseling.
The exam is part of the NANC application process and you must obtain a membership packet from NANC (www.NANC.org) prior to entering this class as this contains the exam questions and other materials that will be needed in the class.
The following Level 4 class will be offered on Thursdays in the Fall of 2012.
August 2nd – September 13th at Greenwood Christian Church [Register Now]
Classes meet once each week from 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
*To register, You must have completed the necessary requirements.
Level 5 – NANC Counseling Exam Prep
NANC Counseling Exam Prep is a 6-8 week course (depending on the number of students in the class). The goal of this course is to help each student complete their NANC Counseling Exam. Just like in Level 4, students will be assigned questions from the exam that they will be expected to answer on their own and present to the class. The class will learn how to fine-tune the exam answers under the instruction of the teacher. Level 5 students are also required to do 4 hours of lead counseling under the supervision of a NANC certified counselor.
The following Level 5 class will be offered on Thursdays in the Fall of 2012.
October 11th – November 15th at Greenwood Christian Church [Register Now]
Classes meet once each week from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
*To register, You must have completed the necessary requirements.
