Since 1968, the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF) has trained God’s people in biblical counseling, by exploringthe rich wisdom of Scripture and applying it to the complexities of human life. CCEF is closely affiliated with Westminster, situated across the street, and the Seminary's biblical counseling courses are taught by CCEF faculty. Tim Lane, CCEF's executive director/faculty member, and Ed Welch, CCEF faculty member, both serve as Westminster faculty. Other CCEF faculty, David Powlison, Mike Emlet, and Winston Smith, are part-time faculty at Westminster.

(L to R) Mike Emlet, David Powlison, Tim Lane, Ed Welch, Winston Smith

 

CCEF has four key ways of fulfilling its mission - “ Restoring Christ to Counseling and Counseling to the Church”:

• The School of Biblical Counseling                                                                         Offers certificate programs that train pastors, lay leaders and others, to counsel those who need help in their lives and relationships. Its four certificates are for those who have a heart for people, who know that God’s Word and God’s Spirit changes lives, and who see the church as the community God uses to support His work of change. For information on how coursework taken for these certificates can be transferred to Westminster's degree programs (noted below), see the "Transfer Credit" section on page 46 of the Westminster catalog. Please click here for futher details on the certificate programs: http://ccef.org/welcome.asp
• Counseling - CCEF offers a biblical counseling ministry on a daily basis for individuals and the local church.  Please click here for more information: http://ccef.org/counseling_welcome.asp

              

• Resources - Practical, biblically sound books and audio, including the Journal of Biblical Counseling, by CCEF authors and other counseling professionals, to equip God's people for the task of biblical counseling and daily living. Available through the Westminster Bookstore.
• Teaching Conferences and Speaking Events                                                     Includes an annual conference in November in Philadelphia.    Please visit http://www.ccef.org/ for further information.

                                                                 

                                                      

WTS offers three degrees which offer specialization in counseling and includes teaching by CCEF faculty:

-D.Min with Pastoral Counseling Emphasis

-M.A. with Biblical Counseling Emphasis

-M.Div. with Counseling Emphasis