Foundation Certificate
in Conversational Ministry
Intermediate Certificate
in Conversational Ministry
Foundation Certificate
in Conversational Ministry
Starting with an emphasis on our own need for biblical change and personal growth in wisdom, the Foundation Certificate seeks to build students’ confidence in conversational ministry with a goal of developing the deep, relational one-anothering in the local church that the New Testament describes.
It provides a model for ministry that is applicable to inform and formal ministry contexts – from opening Scripture with a friend in the hard moments of life, to shaping preaching that engages the heart.
All courses in the Foundation Certificate can be taken in the 10 week version, or at a slower-pace over 6 months.
Completing the full Foundation Certificate takes 1 year for the 10 week version or 3 years for the 6 month version.
If you are in Christian paid ministry and you are offered a sabbatical, we can offer a ministry sabbatical version of DBC or HRE, scheduled around your sabbatical timetable to give you the maximum benefit.
Intermediate Certificate
in Conversational Ministry
The Intermediate Certificate builds on the model of interpersonal ministry introduced in the Foundation courses. With the goal of adding wisdom to informal helping relationships, it aims to develop skills in caring for others in the struggles of everyday life.
It starts with how to handle Scripture in a way that connects with our lives as saints, sufferers and sinners.
It then moves into common life-struggles, aiming to apply the riches of Christ and grow the kind of relationships that reflect the depth of love and unity intended in his church.
Pre-requisites: Dynamics of Biblical Change, Helping Relationships
Advanced Certificate
in Theology for Biblical Counselling
Theology for Biblical Counselling will be of particular interest to those who want to deepen their theological understanding of people and their problems. It will provide an opportunity to think about theological topics relevant to counselling ministry, in particular a biblical understanding of humanity with its practical application and also how truth engages with and redeems psychological models.
Advanced Certificate
in Skills for Biblical Counselling
Skills for Biblical Counselling will be of particular interest to those who want to develop advanced helping skills for more formal pastoral/ counselling conversations. This will include wisdom on helping married couples understand and deal with problems they face as well as a course that considers the ministry implications of being embodied people. Advanced Skills Training will provide opportunity to grow in real-time counselling experience.
