While our courses are studied on our online learning platform, we offer a range of in-person and online seminar venues enabling you to be part of a learning cohort with others.
See below for details of current cohorts for our Foundation and Intermediate courses:
Belfast
When?
Thursdays 7-9pm
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Dynamics of Biblical Change (Sep 2026)
Helping Everyday Problems (Sep 2026)
Helping Relationships (Jan 2027)
Relationships in Life and Church (Jan 2027)
Church Pastoral Care (Apr 2027)
Scripture for Life and Ministry (Apr 2027)
Location
Union Theological College ↗
108 Botanic Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1JT
tutors
Tim Huey works as a General Practitioner and has been involved in biblical counselling since 2013. He has studied with CCEF and provides training and teaching on mental health and pastoral care issues. He is married with four children and serves as an elder in Whiteabbey Presbyterian Church.
Marion Hadden
Cambridge
When?
Tuesdays 7-9pm
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Dynamics of Biblical Change (Sep 2026)
Helping Relationships (Jan 2027)
Church Pastoral Care (Apr 2027)
Location
Christ Church Cambridge
Christchurch St, Cambridge CB1 1HT
tutors
Steve Midgley serves as the Executive Director of BCUK. He is on the boards of both CCEF and the Biblical Counseling Coalition. Formerly the vicar of Christ Church Cambridge, Steve continues to serve the church family there. Before ordination he trained as a psychiatrist.
Exeter
When?
Mondays 7-9pm
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Dynamics of Biblical Change (Sep 2026)
Helping Everyday Problems (Sep 2026)
Helping Relationships (Jan 2027)
Relationships in Life and Church (Jan 2027)
Church Pastoral Care (Apr 2027)
Scripture for Life and Ministry (Apr 2027)
Location
St Thomas Baptist Church ↗
Dorset Avenue, Exeter EX4 1LZ
tutors
Sophie Gower is is a teacher and pastoral worker. She has a degree in theology and is a mentor on the BCUK Intern Scheme. She is part of the steering team for the Devon regional biblical counselling local interest group. She has taught in both church and secular contexts, in both the UK (with UCCF, and as a church-based women’s worker) and overseas (with IFES). She is married and is part of a local church family near her home in Devon.
Jane Davies trained as a nurse and worked in palliative care before having children. She studied online with CCEF and completed the BCUK 2-year intern scheme in 2021, and is on the steering committee for her local biblical counselling interest group. She is involved in pastoral care in her church, and meets with people there, and from other local churches, as a biblical counsellor.
Sussex pop-up venue*
DYNAMICS OF BIBLICAL CHANGE ONLY
Upcoming Courses
Dynamics of Biblical Change (Sep 2026)
When?
Thursdays 7-9pm
Next intake: September 2026
* Pop-up venues are occasional venues that run one course only due to local demand.
Location
Cuckfield Baptist Church
Polestub Lane
Cuckfield
West Sussex
RH17 5GP
tutors
Mark Ventham is one of the pastors of Christ Church Haywards Heath in Sussex, where he has served since 2009. Previously Mark was studying at Oak Hill Theological college and prior to this he was an Assistant Pastor for seven years for a church in Warwickshire.
Ros Ventham works alongside her husband Mark in gospel ministry in Haywards Heath, and is Mum to two sporty teenage boys. She’s previously been a secondary school maths teacher and a school’s worker.
Liverpool
When?
Wednesdays 7-9pm
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Dynamics of Biblical Change (Sep 2026)
Helping Everyday Problems (Sep 2026)
Helping Relationships (Jan 2027)
Relationships in Life and Church (Jan 2027)
Church Pastoral Care (Apr 2027)
Scripture for Life and Ministry (Apr 2027)
Location
50 Ganworth Rd, Speke, Liverpool, L24 2SA
tutors
Ste and Jane Casey are currently serving at Speke Baptist Church, Liverpool, which is seeking to reach out to the large council estate where they live. Ste and Jane have been studying counselling with CCEF since 2008, and Ste has served as a pastoral intern with CCEF in Philadelphia, PA. They have three grown up and three school-age children.
London
When?
Tuesdays 7-9pm
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Helping Everyday Problems (Sep 2026)
Relationships in Life and Church (Jan 2027)
Scripture for Life and Ministry (Apr 2027)
Location
Oak Hill College ↗
Chase Side, Southgate, London N14 4PS
tutors
Andrew Nicholls is Director of Pastoral Care at Oak Hill College. Formerly a medical doctor and then a pastor for 15 years, Andrew is married to Hilary and they have two teenage sons.
Derby
When?
Thursdays 10am-12pm
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Helping Everyday Problems (Sep 2026)
Relationships in Life and Church (Jan 2027)
Scripture for Life and Ministry (Apr 2027)
Location
St Giles’ Church, Derby ↗
Village Street, Normanton, Derby DE23 8DE
tutor
Eleanor Godwin trained as a GP before leaving the NHS to concentrate on being a mum. She has completed BCUK’s Certificate Programme and a 2-year BCUK Internship at St Giles Church in Derby, where she still volunteers as a Pastoral Worker part-time. She also works privately as a biblical counsellor in the East Midlands and serves as a mentor on the BCUK Intern Scheme.
Sheffield
When?
Tuesdays 7-9pm
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Dynamics of Biblical Change (Sep 2026)
Helping Relationships (Jan 2027)
Church Pastoral Care (Apr 2027)
Location
Christ Church Central ↗
The DQ Centre, Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield City Centre, S1 4JR
tutors
Kenny Larsen is the Associate Pastor at Christ Church Walkley, Sheffield, with a focus on pastoral care and discipleship. He studied theology at Oak Hill College before undertaking more specialised training with Biblical Counselling UK and CCEF.
Becci Bitsios-Esposito has completed the BCUK Certificate Programme and is training for an accredited counselling qualification. She has a background in advice and advocacy and is currently involved in her family’s business, raising three young children, and informal ministry in her local church.
Online - Tuesday evening
When?
Tuesdays 7-9pm
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Dynamics of Biblical Change (Sep 2026)
Helping Everyday Problems (Sep 2026)
Helping Relationships (Jan 2027)
Relationships in Life and Church (Jan 2027)
Church Pastoral Care (Apr 2027)
Scripture for Life and Ministry (Apr 2027)
tutors
Helen Thorne-Allenson is Director of Training and Resources at BCUK. An experienced speaker, counsellor and author, she has completed CCEF’s certificate courses and holds an MA in Applied Theology.
Tim Berry is the Pastor at New Life Community Church in Loughborough. He studied online with CCEF between 2015 and 2022.
Nicole Ashton
Online - Thursday morning
When?
Thursdays
10am – 12pm (Foundation)
9:30-11:30am (Intermediate)
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Dynamics of Biblical Change (Sep 2026)
Helping Everyday Problems (Sep 2026)
Helping Relationships (Jan 2027)
Relationships in Life and Church (Jan 2027)
Church Pastoral Care (Apr 2027)
Scripture for Life and Ministry (Apr 2027)
tutors
Emily Agnew is the Pastoral Care Co-ordinator and PA to the Vicar at St Peter’s, Harold Wood, Essex. She has completed the BCUK Certificate Programme and Intern Scheme.
Kerstin Bowsher has studied the BCUK Certificate Programme and has completed the church-based internship. She has extensive experience of pastoral work, training, and writing. She is starting to grow a biblical counselling ministry in South Wales and is one of the founder members of the South Wales friends of BCUK group.
Nicola Eggertsen is Training and Resources Officer at BCUK. A Certificate Programme graduate, she has a Soul Care practice in Trowbridge and is doing further study with the Association of Biblical Counsellors.
Hannah Siler
Online - Thursday afternoon
When?
Thursdays
1pm – 3pm (Foundation)
Next intake: September 2026
Upcoming Courses
Dynamics of Biblical Change (Sep 2026)
Helping Relationships (Jan 2027)
Church Pastoral Care (Apr 2027)
tutors
Mark Ventham is one of the pastors of Christ Church Haywards Heath in Sussex, where he has served since 2009. Previously Mark was studying at Oak Hill Theological college and prior to this he was an Assistant Pastor for seven years for a church in Warwickshire.
Ros Ventham works alongside her husband Mark in gospel ministry in Haywards Heath, and is Mum to two sporty teenage boys. She’s previously been a secondary school maths teacher and a school’s worker.
