ONE YEAR BIBLICAL COUNSELLING TRAINING
SMTI is the only ACBC training centre in Africa that enables individuals to pursue certification with the Association of Certified Biblical Counsellors (ACBC). In fulfilment of the ACBC certification requirements for Phase One, SMTI will now be offering a One-Year Biblical Counselling Training Course (SMTI-ONE). This course has painstakingly curated and streamlined the essential Biblical Counselling principles for their optimal application to the South African context.
We believe this training will equip members to effectively use Scripture in one another ministries in the church and among family and friends. Church members will learn to engage with various counselling issues, working to identify both the causes and biblical solutions to resolve them. This course will give you confidence that the Scriptures are sufficient, understandable, and practical in the achievement of their intended goal.
RELATIONAL WISDOM & CONFLICT RESOLUTION
This course is designed to help the student think biblically about conflict and how to respond to life’s conflicts in a way that glorifies the Lord (1 Corinthians 10:31). In particular, the student will be taught the importance of understanding the heart, the inner man, which according to Scripture is the origin of conflict in our lives (James 4:1-3). The biblical description of the human heart will provide students with a tool that can be used in helping themselves and others understand the heart of conflict. (Mark 7:20-23)