Boldly speak into another’s life through scripture

Whether you are involved in a church, church school, or Christian agency, you’ve very likely experienced a situation where you could have used more training while helping with an interpersonal situation. The Christian counseling certificate program allows you to know how to integrate faith into these situations, and when to refer to a licensed mental health professional.

Credits15
Cost Per Credit$669
100% Online

This program is offered fully online to fit your busy lifestyle!

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Program Overview

If you have a heart for the church and the people who comprise it, and a desire to minister to those who may need mental health services, then this program may be for you. You will learn from a faculty group consisting of ministers, theologians, and professional counselors as you begin to build a skill set around intentional usage of scripture that is balanced with a basic understanding of mental health needs along with knowledge as to where to locate professional resources.

Academic Community Partnership

Concordia University Wisconsin’s School of Education has a reputation for helping public, private, charter, and other school systems meet the needs of their students in the most comprehensive way possible. This is not only an exclusive partnership; we simply believe in providing opportunities to increase teacher capacity, improve leadership development, and impact student success.

Benefits of the Academic Community Partnership include:

  • Partner with a local university that has an excellent academic and ethical reputation
  • We come to you – meet with our team to customize a program or professional development that fits each districts’ unique needs
  • Meet educational objectives and enhance faculty expertise with highly respected, fully accredited programs in a wide range of graduate degrees, licensure programs, and technology options
  • Face-to-face cohorts or diverse online programs to meet your busy schedule. We provide expert instructors and consultants and draw on research-based practices through our rigorous accredited programs
  • Professional development connected to university credit
  • Receive $450 per eligible graduate course or $150 per eligible adult accelerated course
What to Expect

This program will provide you with the grounding to minister to others through scripture, understand proper boundaries as you facilitate counsel, and the insight to locate the right services for a given situation. Graduates will feel confident as they engage others, knowing how to utilize scripture and provide constructive advice.

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