BIBLICAL
COUNSELING
CONFERENCE 2026
Everyone gives advice. Is Your counsel biblical?
Churches of the 21st century don't need to copy the culture to become relevant to people. They need to engage people with the word of God. That's why we train and equip believers to use God's Word to answer real-life problems.
One Conference - Two Tracks - Three Weekends
January 23rd & 24th
February 27th & 28th
March 27th & 28th (Tentative)
Fridays: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturdays: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Foundations Track
TOPIC OVERVIEW
Marriage: A Biblical Perspective
God's Design For Communication
Parenting (3 Sessions)
God's Design For Husbands
God's Design For Wives
Overcoming Fear & Worry
How to Handle Anger Biblically
Depression
Bitterness & Forgiveness
Guilt & Repentance
Trials & Suffering
And More...
Advanced Track
TOPIC OVERVIEW
Our Advanced Track offers a variety of Topical lectures focused on equipping Christians and Biblical Counselors for anything they may face in life and in the counseling room.
Specific Topics Coming Soon!
Our Speakers
Randy Patten, ACBC Fellow
Rev Randy Patten is the President of TEAM Focus Ministries, an organization that seeks to increase the discipleship effectiveness of evangelical churches and Christian leaders through the public proclamation of Scripture and private coaching. He is also the Director of Training Emeritus of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), formerly serving as the Executive Director for sixteen years when it was known as the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (NANC).
Before his leadership roles with NANC/ACBC, he served 12 years as a Pastor at a local church, followed by 12 years as a pastor to pastors and consultant to churches. He has trained biblical counselors for 40 years, including 24 years at Faith Biblical Counseling Ministries, Lafayette, Indiana. Randy is also a founding board member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition.
He was a contributing author to Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling (Harvest House, 2013, 2021), Scripture and Counseling (Zondervan, 2014), and Biblical Counseling and the Church (Zondervan, 2015).
Randy and his wife, Cindy, have been married for 51 years, have two adult married children and six grandchildren, and are longtime members of College Park Church, Indianapolis, IN.
Jan 23rd & 24th
Speaking On:
Dr Stuart Scott, ACBC Fellow
Dr Stuart Scott now directs the biblical counseling program at Bob Jones University & Seminary. He also teaches adjunctly at The Master’s University in Southern California, Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY., and at Faith Seminary in Lafayette, IN. He brings more than 40 years of experience in counseling and pastoral ministry. He also currently serves as the Director of Member Care and is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
He has a BA from Columbia International University, MDiv. From Grace Theological Seminary, Th.M. from Southern Seminary and a DMin from Covenant Seminary.
Stuart is the author of The Exemplary Husband; Biblical Manhood, Leadership and Decision Making; He has co-authored, The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide for Parenting (with Martha Peace); Counseling the Hard Cases (with Heath Lambert); Killing Sinful Habits: Conquering Sin with Radical Faith (with his wife, Zondra); 31 ways to be a One Another Christian (with Andrew Jin). Recently, he finished, Help, Someone I love suffers with a Traumatic Brain Injury and a 31-day devotional on Wayward Children: Finding Peace and Keeping Hope. He has also contributed to the books, Think Biblically; Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling, and Christianity and Counseling – Five Approaches.
Stuart and his wife, Zondra, reside in Greenville, South Carolina. They have two grown children and two grandchildren.
Feb 27th & 28th
Speaking On:
Speaker TBD
We are currently working with a few different speakers, attempting to lock down a commitment to our conference. Updates are coming soon!
Dr Randy Westerberg, ACBC Fellow
Dr. Randy Westerberg serves as the Senior Pastor at Cross Pointe Church. He has been our pastor since 1995, when it was Dalbo Baptist Church. He is bi-vocational, with his other profession being chiropractic. He has been a chiropractor since 1985.
Pastor Westerberg's educational degrees consist of a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Northwestern College of Chiropractic (1984), a Master of Divinity degree from Bethel Theological Seminary (1997), and a Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Counseling from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (2010). He is also a certified counselor and a Fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
Pastor Westerberg has a passion for preaching, teaching , and Biblical counseling. He considers it a tremendous privilege to pastor the wonderful people of Cross Pointe Church. He and his wife, Ginny, have been married since 1987. They have four adult children and twelve grandchildren.
Cubby Westerberg, ACBC Counselor
Cubby Westerberg is the Associate Pastor for Worship and Discipleship at Cross Pointe Church. He leads the worship team, middle and high school youth group, and counseling training ministry. He has his Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts and Literature Education from Northwestern University and his Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Cubby is a certified Biblical Counselor through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
He and his wife, Sarah, currently reside in Cambridge. They have been married since 2010 and have four children.
Matt Semler, ACBC Counselor
Matt serves Cross Pointe Church as an Elder and an ACBC-certified biblical counselor. His dedication and servant's heart always sets an example for all our counselors.
Matt has attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, working toward his Master of Divinity. He also owns his own business, installing countertops.
Matt and his wife, Kari, have been married since 2005 and have three children.
Brandon Bellomo, ACBC Counselor
Brandon has served as the Senior Pastor at Fellowship Bible Church of Pierz since 2016.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies from the University of Northwestern—St. Paul and his Master of Divinity from Bethlehem College and Seminary. Brandon is a certified Biblical Counselor through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).
He and his wife, Karin, have been married since 2008 and have six children, from 12 years old to 6 months old. They currently reside in Pierz, MN.
Dan Mulder
Dan is a member of Cross Pointe Church and is a bi-vocational Pastor, currently serving as the Pastor of Country Roads Baptist Church in Stacy, MN. He also works as a Designated Support Person Lead at PHASE Industries Woodshop, where he empowers the developmentally disabled to live, work, and thrive.
Dan has earned a B.S. in Biblical Counseling from Northland International University in Dunbar, Wisconsin, and a Master of Biblical Counseling from Faith Bible Seminary in Lafayette, Indiana. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO, and is pursuing ACBC Certification.
Dan and his wife, Selena, have four children and currently reside in Cambridge, MN.
Jared Johnson
Jared Johnson is the Administrative Pastor & our Conference Director at Cross Pointe Church. He also works as an EMT for Welia Health EMS since 2011 and has served in the US Air Force Reserve as a Flight and Operational Medical Technician with the 96th Airlift Squadron (Flying Vikings) out of Minneapolis. Jared has served on two combat support and one combat deployment to the Middle East.
He has an AAS Degree in Law Enforcement from Alexandria Technical College, an AAS in Allied Health Science from the Community College of the Air Force, has finished the coursework for an AAS in Nursing from Excelsior College, and is currently working on a Master of Biblical Counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jared is currently in Phase 3 of the ACBC Certification process.
Jared and his wife, Laura, currently reside in Cambridge. They have been married since 2007 and have five children.
Meets Phase One Requirement For ACBC Certification
Foundations
Track
$280
$150
Training Is Spread Out Across Three Weekends
Food Provided
Training Qualifies For ACBC CEUs
Advanced Track
$280
30 Hours Of Training
9 Speakers
$150
Discounted Rate Ends Jan 1st, 2025
Live Stream Option Available
Training Is Spread Out Across Three Weekends
Food Provided
30 Hours Of Training
9 Speakers
Live Stream Option Available
Discounts
Codes
Available
ACBC Certified Counselor - Discount Code: ACBC
Military Or Veteran - Discount Code: Military
Northwoods Baptist Association Member - Discount Code: NWBA
NWBA Pastor - Discount Code: NWBA-PASTOR
Cross Pointe Member - Discount Code: CPCMEMBER
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