Church Leadership TrainingModule 4

CLT M4 Biblical Counseling: How Do You Share It?

November 19 – 21, 2026

Biblical counseling is not meant to remain the ministry of one gifted counselor. BCMW’s Church Leadership Training (CLT) Module 4 turns the focus toward the church as a whole, helping pastors, elders, and church leaders develop a culture where personal discipleship and soul care can flourish.

Participants will explore how to prepare a church for this kind of ministry, develop leaders and counselors, respond wisely to requests for care, and establish a biblical counseling and training center that can serve the church, other local churches, and, where appropriate, the surrounding community.

This module follows the process from preparing the soul, to planting & equipping, to managing the harvest. Along the way, it emphasizes the essential role of church leadership, healthy relationships within the Christian community, and the importance of churches helping churches.

The goal of this training is to help churches establish a sustainable ministry of care that belongs to the life of the local church rather than depending on one individual or an external organization.

Who is this for?

Module 4 is especially suited to pastors, elders, and church leaders who want to move biblical counseling beyond individual conversations and develop a sustainable ministry of personal discipleship within their church and within other churches.

What should you expect?

This module looks at counseling as a discipleship ministry of the whole church. Topics include leadership, developing current and future disciplers and counselors, building relationships with other churches, and creating shared models of discipleship and counseling ministry.

Other details:

BCMW Coordinator Matt Rollings will lead a team in teaching CLT Module 4 in Calgary, AB, Canada from November 11-14, 2026. Matt can be contacted at mattr@bcmw.org.

Ready to register for Church Leadership Training?

Help your church build a lasting culture of personal and corporate discipleship and soul care. Register for CLT Module 4 and learn how to develop a biblical counseling ministry in your church and help other local churches do the same.

FAQS

Yes, Module 4 builds on the foundation of Modules 1 through 3. If you would like to participate in a future BCMW Church Leadership Training (CLT) program, please contact the listed coordinator for more information.

Yes, it can. Depending on several factors, completing all four CLT modules can satisfy the Fundamentals Training Course requirement of ACBC certification. If you are interested in becoming certified with ACBC, feel free to reach out to the listed coordinator for more information.

Many BCMW events are taught in English, but we will always have a local interpreter and/or translated materials available, as needed.

Registration fees for BCMW events vary from location to location and depend on the type of training being held. Visit the registration link provided above or contact the listed coordinator for more information.