Winter Module - Trusting God

Jan. 22, 2026

Thursdays 6-8pm for 6 Weeks

Adversity is hard to endure and can even be harder to understand. How could God permit cancer in a loved one or the death of a child? In these days of uncertainty you will explore the scope of God’s power over nations, nature, and detailed lives of individuals. Join us on Thursday evenings 6pm-8pm in person at Pekin Bible Church or virtually via Zoom for a 6-week module on Jerry Bridges’ book Trusting God. Read a portion of the book prior to each week’s class session. Open to anyone interested from BCM Church Partner Network. Email [email protected] for more info or to sign up. No cost for class but must purchase own book. Click on book for link to purchase.

Faith Biblical Counseling Training Conference

Feb. 8-13, 2026

Attend the annual Faith Biblical Counseling Training Conference in Lafayette, Indiana. Choose from multiple tracks at this week-long biblical counseling conference to continue your training. You can check it out through this link: https://bctconference.org/conferences. Email [email protected] to connect with others in the BCM Church Partner Network who may be attending.

Foundations Training

Mar. 6-7, 2026

Apr. 10-11, 2026

May. 1-2, 2026

Fridays 6-9pm and Saturdays 8am-4pm

ACBC Certification Foundations Training in the Region! Springfield Center of Biblical Counseling and Biblical Counseling Ministries have joined together to bring you “Foundations Training for Biblical Counseling”.  This training is open to anyone desiring to learn how God’s Word applies to all aspects of life. ACBC certified counselors will take you through 30 hours of instruction over 3 weekends. You will learn the basics of biblical counseling, the purpose of biblical counseling, and practical application of God’s Word for personal growth as well as for counseling and discipling others. Foundations Training meets the requirements necessary to begin the ACBC certification process. This will be held at Liberty Bible Church on the weekends listed- Friday evenings 6pm-9pm and Saturdays 8am-4pm. Cost is $100 per person and includes all 3 weekends to complete foundations training. Sign up here.

BCM Counseling Workshops

Jun. 13, 2026

Nov. 14, 2026

Saturdays 8:30am-Noon

Join us these Saturdays 8:30am-Noon for our Counseling Workshop at Pekin Bible Church. There will be a time of teaching and then group collaboration on a case study, Open to anyone in the BCM Church Partner Network who is involved in counseling or interested in taking a step toward becoming a counselor. Cost is FREE. Email [email protected] to sign up.

ACBC Annual Conference

Oct. 5-7, 2026

Germantown, TN

Attend the 2026 ACBC Conference “Rooted In Truth” in Germantown, TN. Email [email protected] to connect with others attending in the BCM Church Partner Network. Click on the link to register or for more information: 2026 Annual Conference – Rooted in Truth – Association of Certified Biblical Counselors

Summer Module - Theology of Biblical Counseling

July 9, 2026

Thursdays 6-8pm for 6 Weeks

A Theology of Biblical Counseling is a landmark book that unpacks the core theological convictions that underlie sound counseling, and practical wisdom for counseling today. Dr. Heath Lambert shows how biblical counseling is rooted in the Scriptures while illustrating the real challenges counselors face today through true stories from the counseling room. Join us on Thursday evenings 6pm-8pm in person at Pekin Bible Church or virtually via Zoom for a 6-week module on Heath Lambert’s book Theology of Biblical Counseling. Read a portion of the book prior to each week’s class session. Open to anyone interested from BCM Church Partner Network. Email [email protected] for more info or to sign up. No cost for class but must purchase own book. Click on book for link to purchase.

Fall Module - Heart of Addiction

Aug. 27, 2026

Thursdays 6-8pm for 6 Weeks

What does the bible have to say or to offer as hope to those with addictive thoughts, behaviors, or to substances? Join us on Thursday evenings 6pm-8pm in person at Pekin Bible Church or virtually via Zoom for a 6-week module on Mark Shaw’s book Heart of Addiction. Read a portion of the book prior to each week’s class session. Open to anyone interested from the BCM Church Partner Network. Email [email protected] for more info or to sign up. No cost for class but must purchase own book. Click on book for link to purchase.