Autumn Term 2026
Registration opens 18th May for the Autumn Term 2026.
Advanced courses start 7th September 2026
Advanced Certificate
in Theology
for Biblical Counselling
Autumn 2026
Advanced Certificate
in Skills
for Biblical Counselling
Autumn 2026
Applied Theology of the Person
Lecturer: Ed Welch, CCEF
Term: Autumn 2026
Who am I? Who are we? This course examines Scripture’s unfolding answer to personal identity and corporate humanity. You will learn a theological framework for understanding yourself and those around you so that you may know people better and help more effectively. By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of important concepts in the theology of the person and where you find them as patterns in Scripture.
- Demonstrate an ability to apply those theological concepts personally and in ministry.
- Demonstrate how the concepts make a concrete difference in counselling.
Pre-requisites: Dynamics of Biblical Change, Helping Relationships
Registration for
Advanced Certificate in Theology for Biblical Counselling
Applied Theology of the Person
is available between
18th May and 6th July
Tutor Cafés
4 optional tutor cafés offered – 2 daytime, 2 evening – for students to engage with an experienced tutor about the course content.
Tutor cafés are optional Zoom meetings, each lasting approximately 90 minutes and will be facilitated by Andrew Collins of BCUK.
Term Dates
ATP Syllabus
Marriage Counselling
Lecturer: Aaron Sironi, CCEF
Term: Autumn 2026
This is an introductory course in Marriage Counselling (MCO). This course will provide you with a basic theological framework and methodology for counselling that will help you move couples beyond complaints to address dynamics and patterns that keep problems in place, dynamics that are rooted in couples’ motives, desires, and relationship with God.
By the end of this course the student will:
- Be able to describe and apply a basic marriage/relationship counselling model that:
- Is based on a biblical view of persons, relationships, and marriage;
- Provides the essential conceptual elements for organising and understanding marital/relational problems;
- Provides guidance for establishing direction and goals for typical problem areas within marriage (such as communication, conflict, roles, etc.).
- Know the basic elements of a marriage/relationship counselling method and understand how marriage counselling differs from individual counselling.
- Be able to interact critically and constructively with current secular models, appreciating their strengths and weaknesses as understood within a biblical worldview.
Pre-requisites: Dynamics of Biblical Change, Helping Relationships
Registration for
Advanced Certificate in Skills for Biblical Counselling
Marriage Counselling (MCO)
is available between
18th May and 6th July
Participation grade
This course includes four small group meetings scheduled throughout the term (arranged by students at the start of term), each of which must last for a minimum of one hour. These meetings provide an opportunity to interact with the conceptual, personal, relational, and ministerial implications of the lectures and reading material. After each small group, you will submit a 150-250 word reflection on the content of the group time.
There are also three observation sessions during the term where students will interact with videos of couple counselling taking place.
A participation grade will be based both on your small group reflections and your involvement in the observation sessions. See the MCO Syllabus for more information.
