As a licensed Christian counselor you can qualify to:
Start a Christian Counseling ministry / Train others to counsel & Teach biblically based human behavior and problem resolution / Be Advanced Certified in the following specialty areas: Marriage & Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Therapy, Crisis & Abuse Therapy, Domestic Violence & Intervention Therapy / Receive on-going support via networking with other Christian Counselors
Legacy Bible and Counseling Institute is a non-profit, professional organization that trains Christian counselors. One of our main purposes is to equip Christians who believe that God has called them into the ministry of counseling.
The Legacy Institute is a Certified Academic Institution of the National Christian Counselors Association.
We are a member of the N.C.C.A. which includes ministers, Christian counselors, testing specialists, medical doctors, attorneys, and educators. The N.C.C.A. has for over forty years assisted thousands of Christians to fulfill their call in the ministry of counseling.
Christian Counseling Degrees offered are: Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. All programs teach a biblical counseling model, called Creation Therapy. This model includes the most in-depth Christian temperament analysis available, Arno Profile System (APS), that instantly gives the counselor or life coach an in-depth look at the client’s unique, inborn strengths, weaknesses, and needs. It then provides a step by step model for counseling and coaching.
This is a program that fully equips the Christian Counselor through education, awarding of Christian counseling degrees and N.C.C.A. licensure, providing personal supervision and annual conferences for personal and professional growth, and requiring annual reporting and continued education.
The training meets the needs of Christians with different goals, including:
Christians who want to earn a Christian Counseling Degree and License, to enter the field of counseling as a profession.
Christians who are called to empower and lead others in meeting their goals through Life Coaching.
Pastors who want to learn how to counsel members of their church and their community and be connected to others who are doing the same.
Christians who want to be better equipped to minister to those who need counsel.
Professional Christian counselors who want to become A.P.S. certified and learn a Biblically-based counseling model with proven success.
Christians who want a tool with effectiveness to use in Christ Centered consulting in the area of life they know most about (e.g. personnel, business, finances, homeschooling, family life, etc.)
Counselor Certification/Licensure
The Legacy Bible and Counseling Institute, the National Christian Counselor Association (NCCA) and Heritage International Bible College and Seminary combined to make up one of the largest education and training organizations for Christian counselors in the area. We offer counselor training, counseling certification/licensure and multiple degree programs.
Phase 1: After completing all requirements, students will receive the following credentials:
• N.C.C.A. Certified Temperament Counselor
• N.C.C.A. Membership
• S.C.C.A. Professional Membership
Phase 2: Completed Phase 1 and requirements for this phase. They will then receive one of the following:
• Certified Pastoral Counselor (non-degreed)
• Licensed Pastoral Counselor (Bachelor’s degree)
• Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor (Master’s degree)
Advance Courses:
Advanced courses are available through scheduled classes and self-study. Students wanting to receive certification in specific areas are required to complete advanced courses. Degree programs require hours in advanced study. Please talk with school administration for more information.
Degrees Offered
All degrees, Associate through Doctorate, are conferred from partnering colleges such as the Heritage International Bible College and Seminary, under the direction of the American Mission Teams. Heritage International Bible College and Seminary, the American Mission Team and National Christian Counselors Association are accredited as a Comprehensive Accredited Member through the Accrediting Commission International (A.C.I.).
- Associate Degree, Christian Education with minor in
Christian Counseling or Theology - Bachelors Degree, Christian Education with minor in
Christian Counseling or Theology - Masters Degree, Clinical Christian Counseling
- Doctorate Degree, Clinical Christian Counseling
- Doctorate Degree, Ministry
Life Experience Credits
Life Experience Credits are allowed, up to 40 hours maximum, toward the Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree. You must complete the information on the registration form and discuss your intention of earning a degree with the office at the beginning of the school year. Life experience credits will not be matriculated after one year from the time of enrollment.