ABOUT US

Who We Are

Central Valley Biblical Counseling is a ministry of Grace Church of the Valley in Kingsburg, California. As a training center with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, we desire to partner with local churches in the Central Valley to certify biblical counselors and support biblical counseling and discipleship ministries.

OUR MISSION

We exist to glorify God by teaching biblical counseling theology and methodology to equip local churches and believers for discipleship in the Central Valley. (Eph 3:20–4:16; 2 Tim 2:2; 2 Tim 2:15; Rom 15:14).

Our Values

The Gospel

We believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ as the ultimate hope for change and abundant, eternal life. We trust in the sovereignty of the Father, the saving work of the Son, and the sanctifying work of the Spirit to bring about genuine heart change (Rom 6:4).

The Bible

We hold God’s Word to be inspired, inerrant, authoritative, and sufficient for all issues of life and counseling. It is our final, sole authority, and we reject the extrabiblical systems and methodologies of the world (2 Tim 3:15–17).

The Church

We believe the church is the primary context for counseling and spiritual growth. We train and teach under the authority of elders and point people back to the life of the church body. We are accountable to elders and the local church (Eph 4:11–16).

Characteristics

Exposition

We teach from the Bible according to an accurate interpretation of the words, grammar, context, and order that God has presented to us. We utilize other resources only as they agree with the Bible (Rom 15:4).


Compassion

We teach the one-anothers such that counselees are properly, biblically cared for as image-bearers possessing both body and soul (Col 3:12–13).

Discretion

We teach counselors to maintain confidentiality within biblical, legal, and ethical limitations as outlined in the Grace Church of the Valley consent form (Prov 11:13).


Qualification

We adhere to high standards of training, personal conduct, purity, integrity, and morality such that we are qualified to teach and have removed any cause for stumbling (Rom 15:14).

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