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SUMMARY:Biblical Counseling Meetup & Cohort – Info Mtg Aug 5th
DESCRIPTION:Connect with fellow pastors and counselors while preparing to strengthen biblical counseling in your church.\nPastors\, church leaders\, and biblical counselors are invited to an informal Biblical Counseling Meet-and-Greet on Wednesday\, August 5th\, from 9:00am–10:00am at Smokey Row Coffee in Des Moines. This gathering also serves as an introduction to Harvest’s new Biblical Counseling Training Cohort\, launching September 19th.  \n			 \n				\n				\n				Biblical Counseling Meetup\n			 \n				\n				\n				Wednesday\, August 5th • Smokey Row\, Des Moines — 10:00am–1:00pm\nOn Wednesday\, August 5th from 9:00am–10:00am\, Harvest Bible Chapel (Grimes) will be hosting an informal meet-and-greet where pastors and biblical counselors can get to know one another\, share how counseling is happening within our respective contexts\, and discuss ways we might encourage one another and potentially partner together in future ministry endeavors.  \nLocation: Smokey Row Coffee Co. (1910 Cottage Grove\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50413) \nRSVP: Email Pastor Nick Lees (nickl@harvestdesmoines.org)  \n			 \n				Email Pastor Nick to RSVP for Meetup\n			\n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				ACBC Fundamentals Training Fall Cohort\n			 \n				\n				\n				Starting Saturday\, September 19th • Iowa City — 10:00am–1:00pm\nThis fall\, Harvest Bible Chapel (Grimes) will be launching a Counseling Training Cohort that will cover the ACBC Fundamentals Training Videos (31 hours) through First Counseling (Jax\, FL – Pastor Heath Lambert). This will help train attenders with the fundamentals of biblical counseling and will count towards Phase 1 of ACBC’s certification process.  \n\nCost: Freewill donation to First Counseling\nLocation: Harvest Bible Chapel (Worship Center)\nDates + Times:           • Saturday\, September 19 (8a-4p)          • Saturday\, October 24 (8a-4p)          • Saturday\, November 21 (8a-4p)          • Saturday\, December 12 (8a-4p)          • Saturday\, January 23 (8a-4p)\nRegistration: More info will be shared at the informal meet-and-greet on Wednesday\, August 5th. If you’re unable to make that meeting\, but would like more info\, please email Pastor Nick Lees (nickl@harvestdesmoines.org).\n\n			 \n				Learn More & Register for Fall Cohort
URL:https://bciowa.org/event/biblical-counseling-meetup-cohort-info-mtg-aug-5th/
LOCATION:Smokey Row Coffee Co\, 1910 Cottage Grove\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50413\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nick Lees":MAILTO:nickl@harvestdesmoines.org
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