MA in Biblical Counseling

The MABC degree provides significant training in the principles and methods of biblical counseling, preparing students for service in local churches, biblical counseling centers, and wider ministry settings. The Residential MABC satisfies all the necessary requirements to become ACBC certified counselors. Global Campus MABC prepares students to pursue certification with ACBC. The MABC is not intended to prepare graduates for state licensure.

Students graduating from the MA in Biblical Counseling degree program will be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate secular and integrative counseling models based on biblical and historical perspectives.
2. Interpret and apply Scripture to soul-care in local church and related settings using appropriate hermeneutical principles.
3. Address the most common counseling problems and challenges of counseling using appropriate methods of biblical counseling.
4. Formulate a personal strategy of biblical counseling for ministry in the local church.