Master of Divinity in Biblical Counseling

Equipping You to Use God’s Word to Light the Way for Others 

Biblical Counseling is one of the fastest-growing areas in Christian ministry. Mid-America’s Master of Divinity in Biblical Counseling is a professional graduate degree beyond the Bachelor of Arts or equivalent, designed to promote students’ growth toward personal maturity and ministry competence in the practice of biblical counseling within a church-related ministry.

This program’s specific objectives are accomplished through classroom instruction, professorial modeling, participation in the Witness One:Seven program, and a real-world counseling practicum. Biblical counseling allows the counselor to best help counselees embrace and apply a biblical worldview to their life. This three-year degree program is offered online or residentially and requires 90 semester hours of academic credit for graduation.  

Individuals with this degree are prepared to become a biblical counselor in the local church, engage in biblical counseling in a para-church organization or Christian school, lead discipleship training in the local church, become a biblical counselor in a solo or group practice. 

90 credit hours | Completed in three years | Available online

What courses will I take?

This is a sample list of courses you’ll take while pursuing your MDIV in Biblical Counseling:

• INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL COUNSELING
• THEOLOGY OF COUNSELING
• MARRIAGE AND FAMILY COUNSELING
• CRISIS COUNSELING
• BIBLICAL COUNSELING PRACTICUM
• PERSONAL EVANGELISM
• SPIRITUAL FORMATION
• BEGINNING GREEK
• HEBREW GRAMMAR
• OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY

Admissions

In addition to the Seminary’s general admissions requirements, applicants to any master’s-level degree program must meet additional requirements and have earned a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university. During the application process, you will be asked to submit the following information: 

• Official transcripts of all college coursework
• Autobiographical statement and photograph
• Health record and immunization forms
• Pastoral recommendation
• Church endorsement
• Two personal references
• Background and credit reference checks

To learn about all of Mid-America’s biblical counseling training options, visit our complete biblical counseling programs overview page.