Counsel The Heart Conference

Based on The Wilds Summer Staff Counseling Training developed over the past fifty years, the Counsel the Heart Conference presents core biblical counseling material regarding the gospel, the process of biblical change, the basic categories of counseling, and specific tools for effectively getting to the heart of any problem. Designed with lay workers in mind, Counsel the Heart provides a helpful venue for local churches to further equip those who work with youth (mentors, youth leaders, school teachers, etc.) to learn how to provide biblical hope and help to young people facing issues of suffering and sin.

Sample Schedule

Friday night

6:30 – 7:00 Registration

7:00 – 8:00 Session 1: What is Biblical Counseling / Sufficiency of Scripture

8:00 – 8:30 Coffee and Dessert Fellowship/Meet the Speakers

Saturday

9:00 – 9:30 Coffee and Donut Fellowship

9:45 – 10:45 Session 2: Put Off / Renew /Put On

10:45 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:00 Session 3: The Tree Model for Counseling

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch:

1:00 – 2:00 Session 4: Four Categories of Counseling

2:00 – 2:15 Break

2:15 – 3:00 Session 5: Breakout session: Using the tree model in specific counseling scenarios

· Assurance of Salvation

· Trials and Anxiety/Worry

· Pornography and Addictions

3:10 – 3:30 Wrap-up

Resources available to you at this event include:

· A counseling manual with session notes and resource lists.

· God’s Hope and Help for Change booklet, featuring the tree model used in a variety of different scenarios.

· Access to the LifeLine Mini-book series written to teens on a variety of topics.

Any questions contact Isaac Zeller

864-979-9267 (text or call)

isaac.zeller@openbiblenj.org