An online course that teaches you the fundamentals of biblical counseling.

BCC has a firm conviction that effective biblical counseling should imitate the message, methods, and motivation demonstrated in the life of Christ. People marveled how Christ demonstrated a lifestyle that was "full of grace and truth." His words brought hope, his method sought to teach and reach the heart, and his motivation was love.

We differ from secular counseling training because our hope is the gospel, our foundation is the scriptures, and we reject unbiblical psychological theories and techniques. We use biblical categories to describe counseling struggles so that we can point people to the answers found in a strong faith in Christ and a trust and obedience to his word.

We differ from other biblical counseling training programs because our experience level and training program is well-developed, tested, and robust. Our online approach is both flexible and affordable. Also, our instructors are accessible to you and provide opportunities for live interaction.

1. Caring Like Christ

• Biblical Shepherding
• Reaching the Heart
• Sanctification Understood

2. Helping Others Change

• Getting Involved
• Gathering Data
• Determining the Problem
• Determining the Solution
• Giving Next Steps

3. Handling Emotions Biblically

• Biblical Understanding of Emotions
• Fear
• Anger
• Despair and Spiritual Depression
• Guilt and Shame

4. Guiding Struggling Parents

• Balanced Biblical Parenting
• Ministry to Broken Families
• Facilitating Family Forgiveness

5. Helping Hurting Marriages

• Understanding God's Design for Marriage
• Reversing "Role Reversal"
• Resolving Conflict through Godly Communication
• Reestablishing Unity and Intimacy

6. Biblical Counseling Vs. Secular Counseling

• Distinctives of Biblical Counseling
• The Body, The Bible, and Medicine
• Counseling those with Psychological Labels
• How to Grow as a Biblical Counselor

7. Putting it Into Practice: Final Exam Case Study

• To finish Foundations, you must complete the final “Case Studies.” This exam is open book and helps students put all they have learned together.
• We don’t grade your grammar but we do want to see thoughtful and accurate answers that use biblical principles faithfully.

Students have four months to complete the class. If you are not finished, you may request a one month grace period for no charge. After the one month grace period, you must pay the monthly subscription fee until you complete the class.

We don't require a counseling background or college degree to join our training. You need to be willing to study your bible, eager to learn from experienced counselors, and willing to let God use you to help others. We care more about your sound theology and proper methodology than a demonstration of grammatical excellence.

We often encourage individuals to take our training in a small group setting and we even provide small group activities for every lesson to enhance your time together. In a small group setting, you can practice teaching and listening well and learn from the perspectives of one-another.

If you're looking to train larger groups at your church, review our Launch Partnership.

BCC is one of the oldest, largest, and most experienced ACBC training centers. We walk with our students through every step of the ACBC Certification process, helping you complete the Learning, Observation, Exams, and Supervision requirements.

Foundations of Biblical Counseling completes the Basic Training requirements for ACBC.

If you're interested in the ACBC Certification path, we recommend that you review this page.