Student Testimonies
Thank you for pouring your life into me. It is said some people teach because they cannot perform. That does not describe you. You, my brother, are one of the most gifted teachers I’ve ever had because you teach from great experience and great care for the student. I had concerns about being able to counsel people biblically. Could I do it? You brought to life the whole Hagar/Ishmael thing and how Abraham and Sarah tried to accomplish God’s plans by their own effort. You comforted me to know that God wants the opportunity to work in, around, and through me as a biblical counselor. He wants me to wait on Him and experience Isaac-like gifts. Now that I have a little experience in biblical counseling, I realize even more the value of your teaching. One does not hear a lecture when you teach; one lives out the counseling experience in your classroom. It is real training, hands on and personal. I now enter the counseling room with the comfort of knowing I have the Holy Spirit guiding my every word and the rich memory of wonderful classroom experiences assisting me. I am grateful to have been your student!
Paul Ezelle
Laity Care Center Director
Cottage Hill Baptist Church
Mobile, Alabama
Dear Ab,
Bless you brother for your ministry and devotion to the Risen Christ.
I am writing to give you and your office my whole hearted endorsement for the training I received through BCI. My calling to the healing ministry in our Church body has been greatly helped by this training. What the Lord God has anointed, you have assisted in the practical. I have used the training, practical application, practice. and the resources on a very regular basis. We will be using the resources in training those called to the healing ministry, as we have begun a healing study with 25-30 folks attending weekly. I have found the material we covered coming to mind often as situations come up in ministry and in the training of those we are raising up to the ministry.
I am a professional engineer (bio-chemical engineering) by profession. My role in our fellowship is currently that of Discipleship Director (I am leaving this post after several years) to now lead the Healing Ministry & Missions Team. I attend St. Thomas – Anglican in Menasha Wisconsin. My wife & I and our three children live in Appleton Wisconsin
In Yesu’ah;
Ron P. Pagel
St. Thomas Church – Menasha WI
www.stthomaswi.com
I have practiced as an In-Home Family Counselor in a secular agency for the last 6 years. I realized I was not being genuine in practicing one way and believing another; meaning that I was not able to share my strength and peace that I have in my relationship with God with those I served.
At the same time I decided to open a Christian In-Home Counseling service, Biblical Counseling Classes were being offered right in my hometown, through BCI. I took it as a sign from God to enroll and was fully blessed as a result. Ab Abercrombie has a way of practicing and teaching that reminds and encourages us to use The Spirit as Counselor in all sessions. We are a vessel for God to work through. We don’t have to “fix” everything; we let God be in charge.
The key ingredient in Biblical Counseling is making sure that I keep aligned with God before I can even think of helping anyone else. As I am held accountable to God’s Word so to are the people that I serve. I am inspired to counsel in “truth and love”, as Ab does a wonderful job of presenting as well as living out.
Lois Pulvermacher, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Crossing the Bridges
Green Bay, WI
I have worked in the field of social services since graduating with my Masters degree in School Psychology from the University of WI-Madision in 1982. Years of experience in the secular field of psychology left me feeling empty and wondering what it would take to see real healing occur.
The Biblical Counseling classes, offered by Dr. Ab Abercrombie of The Biblical Counseling Institute has given me hope. It lies in repentance. In my opinion, we have sold the Salvation message too cheaply and accepted a mental commitment for something that requires the heart, mind and spirit.
The Biblical Counseling Institute offers a clear and concise technique that anyone can learn who is committed to the Lord. The truth is not hidden in a technique it is revealed in the Word of God. I love it!
Sincerely,
Monica Zindler
Going to the Biblical Counseling Training Sessions felt like coming home to me. There is something really comfortable about sitting in a room with a group of people, whether you have ever met them before or not, knowing that you are all there because of a common interest. Getting to see the faces of the other people in our community that have felt the same burden and desire for God to help and heal the people that He puts in our paths was very much a blessing for me. It feels very much like meeting family that you have never seen before.
The training courses themselves were educational, relevant and informative. Dr. Abercrombie has a delivery like none other. It's very obvious that God has put this call on his life and given him such a passion to equip others with the fundamentals of biblically counseling the body of Christ. I believe that through this ministry the people who take the courses receive a part of the annointing that God has so obviously poured out on Dr. Abercrombie and the BCI to do this work. God has changed my life and I don't think I can remember the last day I didn't have a "divine appointment". To God be the Glory.
Lesli Frank
Green Bay, WI
