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BC105 - Skills For Living

from $200.00

A course on creating a bridge for sharing the Gospel through secular versions of BWGI Ministries’ materials.

Dates: 01/15/26-05/07/26 • 17 Weeks long • 16 sessions

Nine Live Sessions: 1/15, 1/29, 2/12, 2/26, *3/12, 3/26, 4/9, 4/23, 4/30

USA (West Coast) 4-5:30 pm PST. *Beginning 3/12 DST: 5-6:30 pm PST
USA (East Coast) 7-8:30 pm PST. *Beginning 3/12 DST: 8-9:30 pm PST
ASIA 8-9:30 am
AUSTRALIA (Brisbane) 10-11:30 am AEST

Skills for Living is a secular version of a Christian mental health program originally designed to train counselors in the 60 mental health centers of the universities of Beijing. This course serves as an introduction to mental health principles and instructs how to create a bridge for sharing the Gospel. In this course, we will discuss eight Skills for Living and also how to teach Biblical mental health principles to Christians.

Descriptions of course levels:

• The Bronze Level is for those interested in personal enrichment or to go deeper into a particular book associated with a course.
• The Silver Level is recommended for those that want to be a BWGI recommended and endorsed facilitator either for a Small Group Ministry at a church or with an organization.
• The Gold Level is recommended for Pastors, Missionaries or Church Leaders who want to become a BWGI recommended and endorsed teacher to effectively teach a BWGI Course. With Master Certification, you will get mentoring support from Dr. Eckman. (Seats are limited. If sold out, register for silver.)

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A course on creating a bridge for sharing the Gospel through secular versions of BWGI Ministries’ materials.

Dates: 01/15/26-05/07/26 • 17 Weeks long • 16 sessions

Nine Live Sessions: 1/15, 1/29, 2/12, 2/26, *3/12, 3/26, 4/9, 4/23, 4/30

USA (West Coast) 4-5:30 pm PST. *Beginning 3/12 DST: 5-6:30 pm PST
USA (East Coast) 7-8:30 pm PST. *Beginning 3/12 DST: 8-9:30 pm PST
ASIA 8-9:30 am
AUSTRALIA (Brisbane) 10-11:30 am AEST

Skills for Living is a secular version of a Christian mental health program originally designed to train counselors in the 60 mental health centers of the universities of Beijing. This course serves as an introduction to mental health principles and instructs how to create a bridge for sharing the Gospel. In this course, we will discuss eight Skills for Living and also how to teach Biblical mental health principles to Christians.

Descriptions of course levels:

• The Bronze Level is for those interested in personal enrichment or to go deeper into a particular book associated with a course.
• The Silver Level is recommended for those that want to be a BWGI recommended and endorsed facilitator either for a Small Group Ministry at a church or with an organization.
• The Gold Level is recommended for Pastors, Missionaries or Church Leaders who want to become a BWGI recommended and endorsed teacher to effectively teach a BWGI Course. With Master Certification, you will get mentoring support from Dr. Eckman. (Seats are limited. If sold out, register for silver.)

Course Description: Skills for Living is a secular version of a Christian mental health program based on biblical principles. This was originally designed to train non-Christian counselors in the 60 mental health centers of the universities of Beijing. Skills for Living serves as an introduction to mental health principles, and secondly, to create a bridge for sharing the Gospel. The original workbook was approved by the Communist Committee for Propaganda and Information of Beijing, the Ministry of Education, and the Association of Counseling and Research of Beijing.

We live in a world where masses of people do not know what it means to be human, male or female, or what is emotional health, or healthy relationships. Skills For Living answers those questions. Successfully used in China, Skills For Living addressed those issues and created a platform for sharing the Gospel. In the eight sections of the Skills For Living manual, we will show how each section can be used as a bridge for the Gospel or also to teach Christian mental health principles to Christians. This course is particularly helpful to counselors, pastors and church leaders who want to integrate biblical mental health principles into their ministry and outreach.

Course Texts:

  1. David Eckman, Ph.D., Skills for Living, California: BWGI Ministries, 2005.

  2. David Eckman, Ph.D., The Struggle for the Heart: Sex, Food & God, California: BWGI Ministries, 2006.
    Chinese versions available on eBook during the course


Expected Outcomes:

Knowledge: The student will:

1. Become aware of the mental health, emotional health, and relational issues facing the non-Christian

2. Become aware of how the Bible contains principles that address those issues

3. Learn how to use secular language to explain the Gospel

4. Learn how this creates a bridge for presenting and illustrating the Gospel

5. Learn the dynamics of addiction and how the Bible addresses those dynamics

6. As the fifth course in the Spiritual Life Concentration at Grace Biblical Seminary, this will help to apply the principles of the first four courses to life and church challenges.

Emotion: The student will:

1. Be motivated to confidently and compassionately share these principles with non-Christians

2. Compassionately appreciate the dilemma modern culture faces in ignoring the principles within Scripture – they have no valid source of truth

3. Become committed to a spiritual and mental health ministry as part of his/her professional life

Skill: The student will:

1. Develop skill in emotional management

2. Develop skill in effective communication of the Gospel

3. Develop skill at using the Bible in counseling and discipleship

4. Develop skill at presenting practical applications of Biblical texts

Skills For Living © 2006 by Dr. David Eckman

Sex, Food & God- The Struggle for the Heart © 2006 by Dr. David Eckman

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