Biblical Counseling Program

Objectives

• To gain the Biblical and theological understanding of counseling.
• To give students the tools to apply Biblical counseling to the families and individuals in the church.
  

The Program

Biblical Counseling is a three-year course with one week of resident work per year. In addition to the one-week modules, students complete various reading assignments and homework.
 

Biblical Counseling Program Faculty

 
Professor Carey Hardy graduated from the University of Houston with a B.S. in Pharmacy in 1977.  In 1984 he sold his pharmacy to go on staff of a Baptist church in Texas as Christian School Principal and Minister of Music. Carey moved to California in 1990 to study at The Master’s Seminary and graduated from there with a Master of Divinity degree.  From 1993 through 2006, he served on the pastoral staff at Grace Community Church in the Los Angeles area.  Most recently, Carey was Senior Executive Pastor and Personal Assistant to John MacArthur.  He also shepherded a Sunday morning fellowship group of young married and young families.  In addition, his responsibilities included teaching in the annual Grace Church Shepherds’ Conference, as well as teaching on various issues related to expository preaching, theology, biblical counseling, marriage, and the Christian life at other churches and Bible Conferences around the world.  Carey was also an adjunct professor at The Master’s College and The Master’s Seminary.  In October of 2006, he became the Senior Pastor of Twin City Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  Carey and his wife, Pam, married 31 plus years, have four children.