** NOTE ** Any individual, any group, or any GroupWatch that registers after September 13, 2023 is not guaranteed to receive the conference box before the conference. We will ship it after the conference.
The world is unified in its belief that God’s Word is unfit to break through the complex problems we face.
Join us in Santa Clarita, CA, October 2nd-4th, 2023 as we explore how God, through His Word, is the only source of life, help, and restoration for all that is broken in mankind.
Opportunity to watch the conference live and interact with other attendees
Conference bookstore with discounts on top biblical counseling books
Purchase ACBC Apparel here.
Biblical Counseling & the Sufficiency of Scripture
Grace Baptist Church
22833 Copper Hill Dr,
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
7:00am-9:30am – Registration and Check In
8:30am-9:30am – Pre-Conference Session #1
9:30am-10:00am – Break
10:00am-11:00am – Pre-Conference Session #2
11:00am-1:00pm – *Lunch
1:00pm-2:00pm – Pre-Conference Session #3
2:00pm-2:15pm – Break
2:15pm-3:15pm – Pre-Conference Session #4
3:15pm-3:30pm – Break
3:30pm-4:30pm – Pre-Conference Session #5
4:30pm-7:00pm – Registration and Check In
6:00pm-7:15pm – Plenary Session #1
7:15pm-7:45pm – Break
7:45pm-8:45pm – Breakout Session #1
8:30am-9:30am – Breakout Session #2
9:30am-9:45am – Break
9:45am-11:00am – Plenary Session #2
11:00am-1:00 pm – *Lunch
1:00pm-2:15pm – Plenary Session #3
2:15pm-2:45pm – Break
2:45pm-3:45pm – Breakout Session #3
3:45pm-4:15pm – Break
4:15pm-5:15pm – Plenary Session #4
5:30pm-7:00pm – Member Meeting
8:30am-9:30am – Breakout Session #4
9:30am-9:45am – Break
09:45am-11:00am – Plenary Session #5
11:00am-1:00pm – *Lunch
11:00am-12:40pm – *Women’s Lunch
1:00pm-2:00pm – Breakout Session #5
2:00pm-2:30pm – Break
2:30pm-3:45pm – Plenary Session #6
*If eating on-site, must pre-purchase lunch ticket via your event registration. You can modify your registration if you decide to add lunch tickets at a later date. Lunch tickets must be purchased (via your event registration) on or before 8/31/23.
This year’s breakouts include sessions on the following topics:
You can select a session in each time block on a single topic or mix it up!
Dale Johnson
Terry Enns
Ernie Baker
Abner Chou
H.B. Charles
Rick Holland
Basics of Biblical Counseling
Sean Perron-Jesus as the Model Counselor in the Gospel of John
Common Grace / Sufficiency
**Jim Fain-“Ought-ness” vs. “Is-ness”: Is Natural Revelation and Common Grace Enough?
Omri Miles-Clearly Sufficient: the Inseparability of Scripture’s Perspicuity and Sufficiency for Counseling
Critiques of Counseling Theories
**Ernie Baker-What is Trauma Informed Counseling?
**Rhenn Cherry-A Biblical Critique of EMDR Therapy
**Marshall Adkins-A Biblical Evaluation of Emotionally Focused Therapy
Johanna Pressley-Psychological Terminology & Autism Spectrum
Emotional Issues
**Brad Bigney-Helping Your Counselee to Confess But Not Obsess Over Their Sin
Lisa Anderson-Emotions of a Sexual Crime Victim and God’s Love
Psalms
**Keith Evans -Resisting Temptation, Psalm 63
(Women Only) Shelbi Cullen-Looking Up! Counsel For Troubled Souls from Psalm 37:1-11
Hermeneutics / Application of Scripture
**John Babler-Using Biblical Narratives in Counseling
(Women Only) Cheryl Bell-Simple Exegesis: How to Meditate on Scripture with Word Studies
Tom Sugimura-The Old Testament as Literature
Basics of Biblical Counseling
Josh Zeichik-Identifying & Responding to Sinful Pastoral Leadership
Joshua Greiner-The Values and Qualities of Good Homework
Eric Abisror-Soul Care in Missionary Care in the Local Church
Bret Capranica-Transitioning a Church to Biblical Counseling
Panel-Lawyers and Pastors Tackling Legal Issues Together
Common Grace / Sufficiency
**Charles Hodges-Medicine, Common Grace, and Sufficiency
**Matt Mumma-Relationship Between Sufficiency and Authority of Scripture
Critiques of Counseling Theories
Howard Eyrich-Biblical Counselor’s Guide to Counseling Theories
Seth Leeman-A Critique of the Sexual/Gender Identity Construct
**Greg Gifford-Mind v. Brain: Cultural Confusion, A Mental Health Epidemic, and What the Bible Says
Emotional Issues
**Brad Brandt– “O My Soul: The Necessity of Talking to Ourselves”
Psalms
**Robert Jones-Resting Our Hearts in God Alone: Applying Psalm 62 to People Facing Affliction
Glenn Dunn-Counseling the Soul Who Refuses to Be Comforted
Hermeneutics / Application of Scripture
**Kevin Carson-Counsel the Word: The Process from the Text to the Counselee
**Andrew Rogers-When Application Grows Out of Control
Basics of Biblical Counseling
Abby Bearden-How to Become ACBC Certified
Tom Wells-The Bible is sufficient! … even for financial problems
Samuel Stephens– How to become a Certified Training Center
Common Grace / Sufficiency
**Tim Bryant-Self Esteem Vs. Union with Christ: (Finding Sufficiency through Humility)
**Jim Newheiser-The place of common grace wisdom in counseling technique
Heath Lambert-The Sufficiency of Scripture and The Threat of Common Grace
Critiques of Counseling Theories
**Javan Payne-Viewing Trust-Based Relational Intervention Through Biblical Lens
Timothy Pasma-Psychedelics: The New Frontier in Counseling
Emotional Issues
**Lou Priolo-Counseling Lonely People
Nicolas Ellen-Understanding The Four Categories of Fear
Scott Mehl-The Three Kinds of Anxiety: Ungodly Fear, Godly Concern, and Habitual Anxiety
Psalms
**Keith Palmer-Finding God in Difficult Relationships (Psalm 55)
Hermeneutics / Application of Scripture
**Joel Wood-Confession of Sin in the Counseling Office
**Jacob Elwart-A Little Bit of Truth for a Little Bit of Life
**Terry Enns-“Take a Letter: Using the Epistles Biblically in Biblical Counseling”
Basics of Biblical Counseling
**Randy Patten -What Makes Biblical Counseling Unique?
Common Grace / Sufficiency
**Gabe Powell-The Nature of Man and Sufficiency of Scripture
John Street-Sufficient Sanctification: Counseling Serious Problems Only from Scripture
Tom Patton– Biblical Counseling and Spiritual Warfare
Critiques of Counseling Theories
**Emily Stahly-Assessing the Duluth Model
**Mark Shaw-A Critique of Celebrate Recovery
Emotional Issues
**Brent Osterberg-Scrupulosity: Religious OCD
(Women Only) Caroline Newheiser-Helping Women Who Have Eating Disorders
Shannon Kay McCoy-The Spiritual Impact of Divorce
Psalms
**Brian Sayers-How to Sleep in Distress
Jeremy Pray-Psalm 32 – On Confession and Repentance
Hermeneutics / Application of Scripture
**Ken Schultz-Being a Biblical Counselor Who Accurately Interprets and Applies Scripture
Jim Koerber-Resources for Rightly Handling the Word of Truth
John St. Pierre-Counseling from Proverbs with Accuracy and Power
Josh Weidmann-Expository Conversations
Basics of Biblical Counseling
**Shannon McCoy-The Crisis of Prayerlessness: Teaching Counselees How to Pray About Their Problems
Donn Arms-An Overview of the Life and Ministries of Jay E Adams
Kelli Dionne-Counseling children who fear
Mark Mann-Discovering the Origin of All Man’s Problems
Todd Sorrell-Christian or Secular College? Making a Biblically Wise Choice
Common Grace / Sufficiency
**Joel Wood-Confronting the Broadness of Biblical Counseling: Noutheteo throughout the Scripture
**Adam Tyson-Why We Counsel from the Bible Alone
Critiques of Counseling Theories
**Jim Newheiser-The Abuse Pendulum — Navigating Current Controversies about Abuse
Aaron Brewster-A Biblical Response to Emotion Coaching
Emotional Issues
**Martha Peace-But I Have A Chemical Imbalance
George Sanders-Are Antidepressants Good for Anything?
Psalms
**Bill Slattery-Psalms of Lament
**Rush Witt-A Longing to Escape: How the Psalms Identify and Help the Common Urge to Escape Hardship
Hermeneutics / Application of Scripture
**Lucas Pace-Training a Counselee to Study Scripture
Lilly Park-Applying Scripture for Cross-Cultural Counseling
**Lisa Schmidt-Hope for the Depressed from Psalm 42 & 43
**Indicates that these sessions are offered in person and virtually
| If Registered By midnight, 11:59 PM Pacific Time Zone on: | Full Price |
|---|---|
| Annual and Pre-Conference (In-Person & Virtual) | |
| General Registration | $350 |
| ACBC Certified | $300 |
| Annual Conference Only (In-Person Only) | |
| General Registration | $275 |
| ACBC Certified | $225 |
| Pre-Conference Only (In-Person Only) | |
| General Registration | $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, 2023
· Prior to that up to a 90% refund will be given
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 2023 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.
| Hotel | ACBC Room Rate | Call-in reservation: ask for ACBC Annual Conference room block |
|---|---|---|
| $141 | SOLD OUT | |
| $179 | SOLD OUT | |
| $179 | SOLD OUT | |
| $169 | SOLD OUT | |
| Hyatt Regency Valencia | 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 Show Yourself Approved as we study to see how the book of Philippians can be applied in the counseling relationship.
The pre-conference takes place on Monday, October 2nd from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and includes 5 plenary sessions.
Philippians 1 — Keith Palmer
Philippians 2:1-18 — Greg Gifford
Philippians 3:1-11 — Marshall Adkins
Philippians 3:12-21 — Keith Christensen
Philippians 4:1-9 — Sam Stephens