Learn practical tools
to help & disciple others.
Sep 13-14 • Oct 18-19 • Nov 15-16 | Florence, KY
Grace Fellowship Church • Florence, KY
Sep 13-14, 2024
Advanced Track - $80
Pain. Suffering. Disappointment. Loss. We live in a broken, sin-cursed world that continually reminds us that things are not right. But when you face something beyond "just sad"...what do you do? When you're confronted with unimaginable loss and your world has been turned upside-down...how do you keep going? How do you, as a friend, family member, or counselor, come alongside someone else in a biblical way that doesn't minimize grief but rather gently gives hope?
Join us this year for the Advanced Track, "Good Grief," where we will have speakers like Mark Vroegop, Brad Bigney, Brad Brandt, and Peter LaRuffa lead us to graciously come alongside others experiencing pain, grief, and loss.
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Sep 13-14 • Oct 18-19 • Nov 15-16, 2024
Foundations Track - $135
Join us for three weekends of learning the fundamental ideas and frameworks of biblical counseling.
Topics include:
- What Makes Biblical Counseling Biblical?
- Process of Biblical Change
- Physical Illness & Biblical Counseling
- Trials & Suffering
- Discerning Problems Biblically
- Case Studies
- and more!
Speakers
Mark Vroegop
Brad Bigney
Brad Brandt
Steve Ham
Peter LaRuffa
Doug Markesbery
Dr. Charles Hodges
Schedule
FRIDAY • September 13
| 5:25 – 5:30 pm | Welcome, Intro, Prayer |
| 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Learning about Lament Mark Vroegop |
| 6:30 – 6:45 pm | BREAK |
| 6:45 – 7:45 pm | Learning to Lament Mark Vroegop |
| 7:45 – 8:00 pm | BREAK |
| 8:00 – 9:00 pm | Ministering the Book of Lamentations Brad Brandt |
| 8:45 pm | DISMISS |
SATURDAY • September 14
| 8:05 – 9:05 am | Understanding Waiting Mark Vroegop |
| 9:05 – 9:25 am | BREAK |
| 9:25 – 10:25 am | Embracing Waiting Mark Vroegop |
| 10:25 -10:45 am | BREAK |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | Psalm 88 Brad Bigney |
| 11:45 -1:00 pm | LUNCH |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | “O My Soul: The Necessity of Talking to Ourselves” Brad Brandt |
| 2:00 – 2:20 pm | BREAK |
| 2:20 – 3:20 pm | How to Pray When the Pain Will Not Leave—Learning from Psalm 13 Brad Brandt |
| 3:20 – 3:35 pm | BREAK |
| 3:35 – 4:35 pm | Closing Session Peter LaRuffa |
| 4:35 pm | DISMISS |
Weekend 1 of 3
FRIDAY • September 13
| 5:00 – 5:05 pm | Welcome, Intro, Prayer |
| 5:05 – 6:05 pm | What Makes Biblical Counseling Biblical? Brad Bigney |
| 6:05-6:20 pm | BREAK |
| 6:20 – 7:20 pm | Build Involvement Brad Bigney |
| 7:20 – 7:35 pm | BREAK |
| 7:35 – 8:35 pm | Give Hope Brad Bigney |
| 8:35 – 8:45 pm | BREAK |
| 8:45 – 9:45 pm | Gathering Data Peter LaRuffa |
| 9:45 pm | DISMISS |
SATURDAY • September 14
| 8:00 -9:05 am | Discern the Problem Peter LaRuffa |
| 9:05-9:25 am | BREAK |
| 9:25-10:25 am | Provide Instruction Peter LaRuffa |
| 10:25-10:45 am | BREAK |
| 10:45-11:45 am | Give Homework Peter LaRuffa |
| 11:45-1:00 pm | LUNCH BREAK (On Your Own) |
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Case Study/Observation Peter LaRuffa |
| 2:00-2:20 pm | BREAK |
| 2:20-3:20 pm | Progressive Sanctification Doug Markesbery |
| 3:20-3:35 pm | BREAK |
| 3:35-4:35 pm | Helping Counselees Understand How to Change |
| 4:35 pm | DISMISS |
Weekend 2 of 3
FRIDAY • October 18
| 5:00 – 5:05 pm | Welcome & Prayer |
| 5:05 – 6:05 pm | Getting to the Heart Issues Brad Bigney |
| 6:05-6:20 pm | BREAK |
| 6:20 – 7:20 pm | Trials & Suffering Brad Bigney |
| 7:20 – 7:35 pm | BREAK |
| 7:35 – 8:35 pm | Anger Peter LaRuffa |
| 8:35 – 8:45 pm | BREAK |
| 8:45 – 9:45 pm | Depression Peter LaRuffa |
| 9:45 pm | DISMISS |
SATURDAY • October 19
| 8:00 – 8:05 am | Welcome & Prayer |
| 8:05 -9:05 am | Marriage Brad Bigney |
| 9:05-9:25 am | BREAK |
| 9:25-10:25 am | Role of Husband Brad Bigney |
| 10:25-10:45 am | BREAK |
| 10:45-11:45 am | Role Wife Brad Bigney |
| 11:45-1:00 pm | LUNCH BREAK (On Your Own) |
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Goal Oriented Parenting Peter LaRuffa |
| 2:00-2:20 pm | BREAK |
| 2:20-3:20 pm | Parenting: Instruction Peter LaRuffa |
| 3:20-3:35 pm | BREAK |
| 3:35-4:35 pm | Parenting: Discipline Peter LaRuffa |
| 4:35 pm | DISMISS |
Weekend 3 of 3
FRIDAY • November 15
| 5:00 – 5:05 pm | Welcome & Prayer |
| 5:05 – 6:05 pm | Comparison of Counseling Philosophies Brad Bigney |
| 6:05-6:20 pm | BREAK |
| 6:20 – 7:20 pm | Biblical Sexuality Brad Bigney |
| 7:20 – 7:35 pm | BREAK |
| 7:35 – 8:35 pm | Sexual Sin Steve Ham |
| 8:35 – 8:45 pm | BREAK |
| 8:45 – 9:45 pm | Communication Steve Ham |
| 9:45 pm | DISMISS |
SATURDAY • November 16
| 8:00 – 8:05 pm | Welcome & Prayer |
| 8:05 -9:05 am | Guilt & Repentance Brad Bigney |
| 9:05-9:25 am | BREAK |
| 9:25-10:25 am | Worry & Fear Brad Bigney |
| 10:25-10:45 am | BREAK |
| 10:45-11:45 am | The Need for Biblical Counseling/ The Definition & Goal of Biblical Counseling and Qualifications of a Biblical Counselor Brad Bigney |
| 11:45-1:00 pm | LUNCH BREAK (On Your Own) |
| 1:00-2:00 pm | Counseling People Who are on Psychotropic Drugs Dr. Charles Hodges |
| 2:00-2:20 pm | BREAK |
| 2:20-3:20 pm | Counseling People with a Physical Illness Dr. Charles Hodges |
| 3:20-3:35 pm | BREAK |
| 3:35-4:35 pm | Forgiveness Doug Markesbery |
| 4:35 pm | DISMISS |
What is CDT?
Do you know someone who needs help? Whether you’re on staff at church or not, you are connecting with people who are stuck in sin, hurting because of a painful trial, and everything in between.
CDT (Counseling & Discipleship Training) is our annual conference to equip Christians to help people with their problems using the Bible.
Each year, we have a Foundations Track, which is held over three weekends (September, October, November). This will go over the fundamentals of biblical counseling.
The Advanced Track covers a different topic or range of issues and is held over one weekend in September.
God provides hope and help in the Bible, by His Spirit, using God’s people. We hope you’ll join us for the 2024 Counseling & Discipleship Training to get equipped to help those around you.
FAQs
Registration opens June 1, 2024.
- Foundations Track: $135
- Advanced Track: $80
August 25, 2024
Nope! We think this conference will be beneficial for all Christians.
We do not provide childcare for this conference.
We do not provide lunch. We will make you have plenty of time for your lunch break, and we’ll also provide a list of suggested restaurants nearby.
Yes, it does! The Foundations Track will satisfy the requirements for the Fundamentals Training portion of your ACBC Certification.
Yes, it does! If you are ACBC Certified, this will count towards 10 hours of CEU’s (for the Advanced track, only). You can submit your ID number below when you register.
Yes…and no. 🙂 The short answer is, to attend both, you will need to register for both.
The first weekend of Foundations happens at the same time as Advanced. If you decide to attend Advanced, you will miss the first weekend of the Foundations training live. However, you will gain access to the recordings of the teaching when they are available.
The conference will not be live-streamed.
There will be video recordings available at some point after the conference, but you must register for the conference in order to gain access.
No. The schedule is slightly different for both Foundations & Advanced, so be sure to check the schedule to see the schedule for the track you plan to attend.
Yes! The details of the schedule will be the same for each of the three weekends of the Foundations training.
ACBC is the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (previously known as NANC). It is a training & certifying organization that seeks to equip Christians with tools to counsel others biblically. Grace Fellowship Church is a certified training center for ACBC.
