Are you ready to experience real hope?

As a ministry of Salem Heights Church, we provide short-term biblical counseling for those experiencing crisis and suffering in our community.  We also provide training for those interested in becoming a biblical counselor.

Our counseling offices will be closed December 23-December 27. We will begin processing all counseling intake forms

that are submitted during this time when regular office hours resume on Monday, December 30.

We Provide Counseling For…

Individuals

Marriages

Pre-Marital

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Our counseling ministry is unable to offer crisis counseling.  If you are in crisis and need immediate help,

please call 911 or the Psychiatric Crisis Center at 503-585-4949.

Community Training Workshops

Learn to minister well through our Community Training Workshops. Several times per year, we will offer training in relevant issues impacting our community and churches. These topical workshops cover issues like suicide, teens and technology, domestic violence, pre-marriage counselor training, mental health and more.

Current Workshops

Community Training Workshops

Learn to minister well through our Community Training Workshops. Several times per year, we will offer training in relevant issues impacting our community and churches. These topical workshops cover issues like suicide, teens and technology, domestic violence, pre-marriage counselor training, mental health and more.

Current Workshops

Conference

2-Day Weekend Event

We are all Made to Minister, and we live in a world that needs the hope of the gospel. We invite you to join other church leaders, pastors, lay counselors, and professional counselors to explore biblical counseling through our conference sessions and workshops.

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Counseling Training Courses

Salem Heights Biblical Counseling Ministries seeks to train pastors, ministers and lay people to counsel in the local church. As a training center for the Association of Biblical Counselors, we provide the Equipped to Counsel training course for those wanting training in biblical counseling for both certification and enrichment options.

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Counseling Training Courses

Salem Heights Biblical Counseling Ministries seeks to train pastors, ministers and lay people to counsel in the local church. As a training center for the Association of Biblical Counselors, we provide the Equipped to Counsel training course for those wanting training in biblical counseling for both certification and enrichment options.

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Starting a Biblical Counseling Ministry

Learn what steps you can take to start a biblical counseling ministry in your own church.

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What others have to say about our training:

“Taking ETC has been an amazing experience. The instruction is completely rooted in the Word of God, which means we know that we have been receiving trustworthy counsel. Coupled with this is the refreshing ability for many authors to combine the Word of God with wise and practical application of life and discipleship. ETC has changed how we look at counseling, and more importantly people, in order to come alongside those in need while giving the glory to God.”

Jim and Lauren Langston

Dean of Students, Crosshill Christian School; Turner, Oregon

“We expected the Biblical Counseling Training Class to be a helpful tool in walking others through issues such as addictions, depression & anxiety from a Biblical perspective. It’s that and so much more. The class is a genuine exploration into the Word of God starting with God’s love and our salvation. If you lead a family, small group, classroom, or church, we recommend this class.”

Jimmy and Diana Miller

Church on the Hill-North; Keizer, Oregon

“The Equipped to Counsel course has been a blessing to us and our ministry. Biblical counseling training has been an extremely valuable addition to our education. It has given us tools to better apply God’s Word as we care for, encourage, and counsel the people God has brought within our sphere of ministry.”

Cyrus and Kim Rettmann

Pastor, Willamette Christian Church; Albany, Oregon

“‘What rules your heart, rules your life!’ This profoundly simple, yet life-altering concept, learned through the Equipped to Counsel ministry, has deeply impacted my perspective of the usefulness and need for Biblical Counseling.”

Roger W Law

Meadow Springs; Portland, Oregon