American Academy of Biblical Counselors
Annual Conference
April 16-18, 2015
“Starting a Counseling
Ministry In Your Church”
hosted by
Edgemont Bible Church and
Gateway Biblical Counseling & Training Center
5100 N. Illinois
Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208
20 minutes from Saint Louis . MO
45 minutes from the airport
Plenary Speakers
April 2015
Dr. Lou Priolo is a graduate of Calvary Bible College and Liberty University. He is the author of
several books including The Heart of Anger, The Complete Husband,Teach Them Diligently, Getting a Grip, Picking Up the Pieces and Pleasing People. In addition to his books, Lou has
dozens of recordings extrapolated from his twenty-seven years of lectures, teaching and preaching.
He is the editor of the Resources for Biblical Living series of booklets dealing with numerous counseling issues. Lou is a Fellow in the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and an instructor
with the Birmingham Theological Seminary. He travels frequently throughout the United States and
abroad training pastors, laymen, and fellow counselors. Since 1998 he has been the Director of
Biblical Counseling at Eastwood Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, Alabama, and has recently
started the counseling ministry at Valleydale Baptist Church in Birmingham.
Rev. Donn Arms is the Executive Director of the Institute for Nouthetic Studies
(www.nouthetic.org) which he founded with Dr. Jay Adams. He is a Fellow with ACBC (formerly
NANC) and an instructor at the Redeemer Biblical Counseling Training Institute in Moore, South
Carolina. He has a B.A from a Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa, an M.A.B.S. from Northwest Baptist Seminary in Tacoma, Washington. He is finishing work on a D.Min. at Mid-America
Baptist Seminary where he has occasionally taught in the area of Nouthetic counseling. Donn has
pastored churches in Iowa and Florida.
Dr. Howard Eyrich—Pastor of Counseling Ministries at Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, AL. He is the Director of Biblical Counseling at Birmingham, Theological Seminary and
Chairman of the AABC Governing Leadership Team. He is author of Three to Get Ready, Call to
Christian Patriotism, co-author of Curing the Heart: A Model for Biblical Counseling , Totally Sufficient, and a contributing author of Paul the Counselor.
Dr. David Tyler- President of the American Academy of Biblical Counselors. He is the Director
of Gateway Biblical Counseling and Training Center in Fairview Heights, IL., Dean of the Biblical
Counseling Department of Master’s International School of Divinity in Evansville, IN., and an adjunct instructor at Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary. He is the Author of Jesus
Christ: Self-denial of self-Esteem, Self-Esteem: Are We Really Better Than We Think?, God’s Funeral – Psychology: Trading the Sacred for the Secular, Grief: Victory Over a Lonely Darkness, The
Second Coming of Jesus Christ: Oil, Terrorism, and Nuclear War, co-author of Deceptive Diagnosis: When Sin is Called Sickness, ADHD: Deceptive Diagnosis and The Ape of God: How Satan,
Through the Spiritual Formation Movement, Mimics God. www.davidmtyler.org
Dr. Dennis Frey— President of Master’s International School of Divinity in Evansville, Indiana
and Chairman of the AABC Advisory Leadership Team. He is a former pastor and founder of a biblical counseling center in St. Louis Missouri. He is the author of Biblical Directionism: A Biblical Approach to Counseling Methodology.
Dr. Bill Hines— President of Covenant Ministries in Ft. Worth, TX and member of the
AABC Advisory Leadership Team. He is the author of Leaving Yesterday Behind: A Victim
No More, co-author of Curing the Heart: A Model for Biblical Counseling, The Pursuit of Perfection and co-editor and contributing author of Paul the Counselor .
Plenary Titles
Why Should Counseling Be a Part of the Ministry of Your Church? - David Tyler
The Coexistent Relationship, and Interdependent Responsibility of Biblical Preaching and Biblical Counseling - .
Dennis Frey
The Biblical Counseling Landscape Today - Donn Arms
Are You Qualified? - Lou Priolo
Hearing the Critics, Answering the Critics - Howard Eyrich
Questions & Answers— Lou Priolo, Donn Arms, Howard Eyrich, Dennis Frey, Mark Hager, Bill Hines and David
Tyler
Workshop Titles (30 workshops)
Why Do YOU Want to Be a Biblical Counselor? - Donn Arms
Resolving Conflict in the Church Part 1 & 2 - Lou Priolo
Cooperative Counseling Between Churches - Bill Hines
A Discussion on the Promotion, Practice, Perils, and Pleasures of Starting a Counseling Center - Dennis Frey
Counseling 101: Four Simple Steps to Understanding the Process of Biblical Counseling - Mark Hager
Influences of the World On Women - Linda Rice
Developing a Church Counseling Program to Help Porn Addicts - Howard Eyrich
The Causes of Ministry Burnout - Victor “Skip” Hessel
Forgiveness: Learning to Forgive God's Way - Connie Cummings
Bitterness: The Root That Pollutes - Lou Priolo
Counseling 101: All Counseling Issues Are Theological Issues - David Tyler
The Need for the Holy Spirit for the Counselee to Change - Al Osden
Knowing the Will of God-Myth and Facts Regarding How to Discern the Will of God—Johnny Kicklighter
Character Qualities of the Church Counselor - Bill Hines
Counseling Case Studies From the Gospel of John - Donn Arms
Perfectionism: A Disabling Oppression - Linda Rice
Multiculturalism and Diversity: Threats and Opportunities for Biblical Counseling - Howard Eyrich
One Negative Rule that Determines the Context of Discipline - Howard Eyrich
Honoring God During Marital Conflict AKA How to Have a Good Fight With Your Spouse - Victor “Skip” Hessel
Fundamentals For Change: Establishing Essential Biblical Presuppositions With Your Counselee for Counseling
Success - Mark Hager
Evangelism In Counseling: Maximizing Pre-Counseling Impact At Every Divine Appointment - Mark Hager
Counseling Out of the Garden: Genesis 3 - Mark Hager
The Need for the Holy Spirit for the Counselor in Counseling - AL Osden
Wives Counseling Husbands (When the Husband Will Not Listen) - Al Osden
Understanding Homosexual “Theology” - David Tyler
AND MORE
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Thursday – April 16, 2015
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6:30 pm Conference Welcome
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7:45 pm Break
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Friday – April 17, 2015
9:00 am Plenary Session #2
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Workshop #2
$110
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11:15 am Lunch Break
1:00 pm Plenary Session #3
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American Academy of Biblical Counselors
5100 North Illinois
Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208
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I-64 & Il. 159
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(I-64 & 159 to Ludwig)
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2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Workshop #3
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Workshop #4
4:30 pm Dinner Break
6:30 pm Plenary Session #4
7:30 pm Break
7:45 pm Workshop #5
Saturday – April 18, 2015
9:00 am Plenary Session #5
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Workshop #6
11:15 am Break
11:30 am Plenary Session #6
12:30 pm Conference Concludes