One supported pathway—from your first lesson to certification.
If you want to pursue certification with BCC’s help, join BCC Cares—our training site and community. All certificate courses, observation sessions, exam guides, staff Q&A, and certification tools are found there.
Choose a BCC Cares subscription to begin.
Care Pro is the required starting point for students seeking certification through BCC with ACBC, ABC, IABC, or IRBC. It includes our complete Lay Counseling Certificate, which is designed to meet the foundational training requirements of all four certifying agencies.
Care Member includes 25+ observation sessions, certification exam guides, and continuing preparation tools.
Our training exceeds the training requirement for all four.
Complete the Lay Counseling Certificate with BCC, then pursue the certification organization that best fits your church, convictions, and ministry goals. Counselors choose different certifying organizations for good reasons — denominational alignment, doctrinal convictions, ministry setting and supervision structure all differ — and the choice of where to certify is yours and your church’s.
ACBC
ABC
IABC
IRBCBCC provides recognized training, preparation resources, staff guidance, and support into supervision. Final certification is awarded independently by the certification organization you select.
A complete process, not a collection of disconnected courses.
Move through each stage with one training center, one community, and a team that understands where you have been and where you are going.
Complete thorough counselor training
The Lay Counseling Certificate builds a strong biblical framework and prepares you to care for people facing difficult, complex issues.
Prepare for certification requirements
Care Member gives you practical support for the major steps in the certification process.
- Complete your observation requirement with 25 counseling sessions to choose from.
- Work through our exam guides with video teaching and written tools that help you prepare clear, thoughtful answers.
Ask questions and talk with our staff
Student Q&A means access to people—not simply more recordings. Bring your questions to experienced BCC staff as you work through training, exams, applications, and real ministry situations.
Continue with guidance through supervision
Receive continuity from the same center and training process as you move toward supervised counseling and greater confidence in caring for others.
We don’t give you lectures and send you loose.
Our Lay Counseling Certificate is designed to prepare you to counsel with biblical conviction, practical wisdom, and genuine compassion. But strong training also requires the opportunity to ask questions, learn from real counseling, and talk with experienced people when the process becomes difficult.
You are joining a community of students, counselors, church leaders, and teachers who care about both biblical faithfulness and the person sitting in front of you.
Our staff is here to help—from the beginning of training through supervision.
- Certificate-level counselor training
- Observation sessions and exam guides
- Student questions answered by BCC staff
- Practical tools for real counseling conversations
- Continuity from coursework into supervision
Begin a pathway that stays with you.
Start with strong training, receive help when you need it, and continue growing with the same center and community from beginning through supervision.
