February Conference 2008

The second week in February, we attended the Biblical Counseling Training Conference at our church. Sara has helped out with meals and snacks at this event for the past few years, and we have hosted conference guests, also. Every time we host people attending the conference, they tell us how much they enjoy it and how much they learn. So, this year we decided to attend ourselves.

The sessions were every day from 8:00AM-7:00PM. That makes for a long day, but it was worth it. We learned LOTS of information. Some of it we had already learned on Sunday mornings in church and ABF (Adult Bible Fellowships or Sunday School). However, it was good to get a refresher on it. We also learned lots of other information that was very useful. There were lessons on secular psychology, marriage, psychological drugs, communication, relationships, and how to apply scripture to any situation that arises.

The goal of the conference was to prepare the attendees to counsel others. However, Sara and I learned a lot about ourselves, how we are to behave, and how we can help people we come into contact with everyday. The common theme throughout the week was that "the best counselors are also good counselees". So, we enjoyed the week and are already putting it into practice.