However, our sin fools us into believing we are the ultimate governors of creation and the gatekeepers of truth. Our hostility towards God culminated in the crucifixion of the One Who Is His Very Image. But God intended man’s scandalous act of hatred to be His supreme act of love.
By dying and rising again for us, Jesus Christ prepared the way to restore what was broken in us. But only as we know and love the true Image of the invisible God can we be made right again. Only in Christ do we find the power that redeems, renews, and reshapes us into His image. Join us in October 2022 as we look to our Creator to learn how to counsel, encourage, and reclaim the value of those made in His image.
Opportunity to watch the conference live and interact with other attendees
Recovering Human Dignity
Bellevue Baptist Church
2000 Appling Rd,
Cordova, TN 38016
7:30am-8:30am – Registration and Check In
9:00am-10:00am – Pre-Conference Session #1
10:00am-10:15am – Break
10:15am-11:15am – Pre-Conference Session #2
11:15am-11:30am – Break
11:30am-12:30pm – Pre-Conference Session #3
12:30pm-1:50pm – Lunch
1:50pm-2:50pm – Pre-Conference Session #4
2:50pm-3:00pm – Break
3:00pm-4:00pm – Pre-Conference Session #5
2:30pm-5:30pm – Registration and Check In
6:00pm-7:15pm – Plenary Session #1
7:15pm-7:45pm – Break
7:45pm-8:45pm – Breakout Session #1
9:00am-10:15am – Plenary Session #2
10:15am-10:30am – Break
10:30am-11:30am – Breakout Session #2
11:30am-12:45pm – Lunch
12:45pm-2:00pm – Plenary Session #3
2:00pm-2:15pm – Break
2:15pm-3:15pm – Breakout Session #3
3:15pm-3:30pm – Break
3:30pm-4:30pm – Plenary Session #4
4:30pm-6:30pm – Member Meeting
9:00am-10:00am – Breakout Session #4
10:00am-10:15am – Break
10:15am-11:15am – Plenary Session #5
11:15am-12:30pm – Lunch
12:30pm-1:30pm – Breakout Session #5
1:30pm-1:45pm – Break
1:45pm-2:50pm – Plenary Session #6
Dale Johnson – Who is Man?
Denny Burk – The Decay of Human Dignity
Virgil Walker – Treating Others with Dignity in a World of Partiality
Camille Cates – (Personal Testimony) Dispelling the Darkness of Abortion with the Light of Christ
Joni Eareckson Tada – (Personal Testimony) The Dignity of People with Disability
Adam Tyson – Human Dignity and End of Life Issues
Brad Brandt – Trusting God in Adversity: Case Study of Joseph
Caroline Newheiser – (Women Only) How Churches Can Minister to Autistic Children
William Shannon – Expository Counseling
**Daniel Berger II – Counseling Families with a Child on the Autism Spectrum
Don Roy – Essential Doctrines for Counseling
**Ernie Baker – Biblical Counseling and the Body: How Much Emphasis Should the Body Get?
Henry Beaulieu – Refocusing Those Labeled with PTSD: How to Deal with the Results of Trauma
Jim Berg – A C.A.R.E. Model for Counseling Addiction Sufferers
Howard Eyrich – Essentials in Counseling Aging Disabilities
**Jim Newheiser – The Gospel Divides Families
**Keith Palmer – How Christ Transforms Us in Our Diseases and Disabilities
Matt Mumma – Care for Parkinson’s, Dementia, and Other Neurological Disorders
Omri Miles – Doxological Counseling: How the Glory of God Impacts Counseling Philosophy and Practice
**Paul Tautges – Creating a Disability-Friendly Culture in Your Church
Tim Keeter – Helping the Bullied Child
**Venessa Ellen – (Women Only) Counseling Individuals Who Live Daily with a Chronic Illness
**Brad Bigney – Growing a Counseling Ministry in the Local Church
**Bryan Gaines – Teaching Counselees to Pray Biblically
**Camille Cates – (Women Only) Counseling Abortion-Minded Women
Glenn Dunn – Phantom Guilt
Jeremy Pray – When and How to Conclude a Counseling Case
John Lehman – My Wife Had an Abortion Before We Were Married… How Do I Help Her?
Josh Weidmann – When God Feels Far Away
Julie Ganschow – (Women Only) Counseling the Post-Abortive Woman
**Randy Patten – Evangelize or Disciple—Discerning a Counselee’s Spiritual Condition
**Robert Jones – Counseling Couples After Pregnancy Loss
**Samuel Stephens – Counseling and the Christian Conscience
Scott O’Malley – The Importance of Understanding a Life-Story
**Sean Perron – Is the Birth Control Pill Abortive?
**Shelbi Cullen – (Women Only) Postpartum and the Christian: When Despair Lingers and Takes Root
Sue Liljenberg – (Women Only) Post-Abortion Trauma and the Local Church
Joe Propri – Gender and Identity Issues: Toward a Biblical Understanding
**Andrew Rogers – Doctrine of Adoption and Its Implications for Adoptive Families
Brad Bigney – Key to Reviving a Broken or Stagnant Marriage
William Shannon – Expository Counseling
**Greg Gifford – Building a Team of Lay Counselors: Encouragers, Counselors, and Trainers
Jeremy Pierre – Insecurity and Self-Hate: A Biblical Way Out of a Harsh Cycle
**Jeremy Pray – Helping Others Through Infertility, Miscarriage, and Adoption
**Jim and Caroline Newheiser – Counseling as a Team
John Babler – Biblically Informed Trauma Counseling
**Josh Weidmann – Best Practices for Virtual Biblical Counseling
Julie Ganschow – (Women Only) The Blessings and Challenges of Step-Parent Adoption
**Kevin Carson – Helping the Adoptive Parent with Parenting for Pre-Teen and Teenage Children
Lisa Anderson – Counseling the Bizarre
Mark Hager – Biblical Counseling and the DSM: Translating Psychological Labels into Biblical Terms
Peter Stazen II – Parental Abandonment: God’s Help in Your Present and Future Fears
**Randy Patten – Minister the Word Rather Than Dispense It
**Tim Nixon – Understand Attachment Disorder in Adoptive Children
**Ben Marshall – Counseling and Pedophilia
Bill Slattery – Church Discipline and Counseling
Charles Hodges – Ethics in Medicine and Biblical Counseling
Deborah Dewart – The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Religious Liberty
**Ernie Baker – Directing a Counseling Ministry, Policies, Procedures, and Protocols
**Greg Gifford – Biblical Authority is Key to Counseling Transgenderism
**Howard Eyrich – Ethical Utilization of Technology in Caring for the Aging
Jeff Bartz – Gender Identity and the Revolution of the Self
**Jeremy Pierre – Identifying Abuse: A Biblical Framework
Keith Evans – Holy Sexuality: A Positive Vision for Biblical Sexual Expression
**Martha Peace – What Do Biblical Counselors Really Need to Know About Psychotropic Medications?
Robert Jones – Counseling Couples Facing Infertility
**Steve Viars – Helping Counselees Grapple with Their Identity
**Timothy Pasma – The End – How to Counsel the Dying
Todd Sorrell – Counseling Obedience and Trust Even When Circumstances are Difficult
Venessa Ellen – (Women Only) End of Life / Critical Care Decisions
**Cheryl Bell – (Women Only) Show No Partiality: An Exegesis of James 2:1-13
Chris Minott – (Women Only) Conflict as a Redemptive Opportunity
**Abby Bearden – How to Become ACBC Certified
**Gabe Powell – Getting to the Place of Forgiveness
George Sanders – A Six-Week Intensive Program for Taming the Wild Tongue
**Jacob Elwart – Repentance: Seeking God’s Glory Through Self-Confrontation
James McGowan – Finding and Removing the Three Hooks of Addiction
Jim Koerber – Counseling Those Who Gossip
**Jim Newheiser – Using the Parable of the Good Samaritan to Fight Racism
Joel Wood – Counseling Those Different Than You
**John Street – Bitterness Toward God
Mark Mann – Cain: A Biblical Analysis of an Angry Man
**Nicolas Ellen – Addressing Black Lives Matter and White Nationalists from a Biblical Perspective
**Scott Mehl – Counseling in Cities: Principles, Case Studies, and a Call for Further Development
Susan Heck – (Women Only) Encouraging Counselees to Memorize Scripture
Sybrand de Swardt – When Color and Culture Divide
Tom Sugimura – Grace, Race, and the Church
**Indicates that these sessions are offered in person and virtually
| If Registered By: | August 31, 2022 | Full Price |
|---|---|---|
| Annual and Pre-Conference (In-Person & Virtual) | ||
| General Registration | $300 | $320 |
| Married Couple (Per Person) | $280 | $300 |
| Student | $290 | $310 |
| ACBC Certified | $270 | $290 |
| Military Members | $170 | $170 |
| Annual Conference Only (In-Person Only) | ||
| General Registration | $200 | $210 |
| Married Couple (Per Person) | $180 | $190 |
| Student | $190 | $200 |
| ACBC Certified | $170 | $180 |
| Military Members | $120 | $120 |
| Pre-Conference Only (In-Person Only) | ||
| General Registration | $110 | $120 |
All cancellation submissions must be made by logging into your Cvent account or contacting our office. Please note that refunds will only be given up to September 1st.
Cancellation Fees:
· No refunds will be given after September 1st, 2022
· Prior to that up to a 90% refund will be given
To change your registration from in-person to virtual, please fill out this form: Conference Changeover Form. Registrations cannot be changed after September 1st, 2022.
During registration you can add members to your registration group (spouse, fellow church member etc.); however, each attendee will need a unique e-mail address.
To make our 2022 Annual Conference as accessible as possible to local churches, ACBC is offering deeply discounted group packages for church and ministry groups of 10 or more.
ACBC has secured discounted room rates for hotels near the conference venue. Simply click the links below to book a room using the discounted rates. The room block is for an October 2, 2022 arrival and October 5, 2022 departure. You must book before September 2, 2022 to secure the prices below.
Best Western Plus Galleria Inn & Suites
Sold Out
Rate: $95; Group Code ACBC
Hilton Garden Inn Memphis/Wolfchase Galleria – Sold Out
Fairfield Inn & Suites Memphis East – Sold Out
SpringHill Suites Memphis East / Galleria – Sold Out
Hyatt Place – Sold Out
Holiday Inn & Suites Wolfchase Galleria – Sold Out
The principles of Scripture lead to a practical methodology that must be a vital aspect of a biblical counseling approach.
Join us this fall for Wise and Understanding as we study the book of James to better grasp the framework of wisdom it provides and to explore how this framework can be applied in the counseling relationship.
The pre-conference takes place on Monday, October 3rd from 9:00 am til 4:00 pm and includes 5 plenary sessions delivered by the speakers below.
