PURSUING ACBC CERTIFICATION Be a trained, certified biblical counselor with ACBC, The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors . 8 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD PURSUE IT. 1. PERSONAL GROWTH AND KNOWLEDGE As you work through the required steps toward ACBC certification you will understand more of God’s Word and increase your knowledge of God, of Christ, of the gospel, and how it specifically applies to everyday situations of life. The studies for the exams and the preparation for the counseling sessions will all drive you to a humble dependence on God and a desperate longing for His grace as you seek to minister the Word to hurting saints. 2. DISCIPLINE AND ACCOUNTABILITY A wonderful result of pursuing the ACBC certification process is personal discipline. The phases of certification are intense and quite involved. They require time, planning, diligence, study, prayer, and thought. It will teach you and hone personal discipline as you prioritize the time for study and writing. It also
WHAT CAN THE ELDERLY/OLD FOLKS DO AT THE CHURCH? How can the aging, the older, the senior saints do in the congregation? Here are some real practical "ministry-ideas of service" for you to consider: You could open your home periodically for a young couple/college students/other members for a home-cooked meal & a time of fellowship. You could write personal letters/encouragement/thank you cards to folks/families in the church. You could personally write and keep contact with your missionaries.You could open your home and have a weekly/bi-weekly prayer meeting for the church members. You could go online & take free courses on biblical counseling so as to be trained and equipped in God's Word to address any issue of life with the Bible. You could make a weekly phone call to each of the women & mothers at the church to encourage them, strengthen them, pray with them, share a verse with them, and ask how you can pray for them this week. As you are exercising a