IABC Membership Application

Please complete this form as registration for Membership with IABC. It is preferable that you complete the membership application at the beginning of your training with an IABC Training Center. It is also preferable that you are a student member in good standing for 6 months prior to completing the certification form.

A Student Member with IABC means you are in training for certification and are aligned with IABC. You cannot be listed as a counselor until you are certified. As a student member you will have the backing and resources you need through your training center to achieve your goals of certification!
Contact Information
Please be sure to use your legal name. Also understand that what ever spelling you use on this form will become your unique identifier with in the IABC database; therefore, it is important not to use nick names for your offical documentation in the certification process.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Personal Data
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Church Affiliation
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IABC holds to a complementarian view when it comes to roles within the church and ministry. We believe Scripture teaches women and men are equal before the Lord (Genesis 1:27, 1 Peter 3:7), but also believe that scripture gives us distinctive roles as men and women in the home, church, and wider society. (1 Timothy 2:12, 1 Corinthians 14:33-36). Therefore, IABC does not seek to certify biblical counselors who do not uphold this view.
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IABC Membership Questions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The following questions help us understand your personal convictions about ministry, counseling philosophy, and church traditions. Please answer honestly and thoroughly.

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In an ever changing day of terms associated with the integration of psychology into the counseling arena, IABC recognizes these new terms as Psychology Integrated Counseling: Trauma Informed and Clinically Aware.

IABC is commited to the sufficiency of Scripture rather than Integrated Counseling; therefore, counselors commited to the sufficiency of Scripture are the counselors we seek to certify.

Please reach out to Membership Services if you have questions concerning these terms (864) 834-4200

Have you signed the Sufficiency Statement? 

Statement Summary: We are counseling leaders, scholars, authors, practitioners, and pastors who are profoundly concerned about current debates within the biblical counseling movement. Our primary goal is to honor Jesus Christ, who has revealed Himself and His will for our lives in the pages of His authoritative and sufficient Word. We are committed to helping God's people who struggle with sin and suffering by equipping them with the pure milk of God's Word. In that spirit we address the current conflict and seek to clarify the confusion surrounding the doctrines of the sufficiency of Scripture and common grace. The recent mischaracterizations of these doctrines, whether intentional or not, threaten to lead many astray... 

Please click on the following link to download and sign the Sufficiency of Scripture Statement to continue in your application process!

Sufficiency Statement

Once you have downloaded and signed the bottom of the statement, please scan and reupload below!
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Counseling Ministry Influences
 
 
 
 
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Payment for Membership
When I process my payment, I understand this is an annual fee that will be charged to my card on file on the same day each year. 

I also understand that should I request a refund, there will be a 4% nonrefundable charge to cover the processing fee. 
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Please complete this form as registration for Membership with IABC. It is preferable that you complete the membership application at the beginning of your training with an IABC Training Center. It is also preferable that you are a student member in good standing for 6 months prior to completing the certification form.

A Student Member with IABC means you are in training for certification and are aligned with IABC. You cannot be listed as a counselor until you are certified. As a student member you will have the backing and resources you need through your training center to achieve your goals of certification!