“Our troubles are often life
dominating. Yet we can be sure
God hears and has compassion for us.
And he speaks to everything-
whatever the trouble might be,
he assures us that his life
can break in.”

-Ed Welch

A Letter from the Executive Director

Dear friends,

Thank you for your kindness in giving to CCEF last year. I hardly know where to begin in expressing our gratitude for the impact your giving has had. Even I was shocked by some of the ways the Lord worked last year. For example, I’ve been eagerly telling people for the last several years that we have students from over 30 countries. I learned after 2022 wrapped up, however, that the number is now up to nearly 60. Our national conference shattered all previous attendance records with 2,500 people joining us in person or online. We had 800 new students-more than the total number of students at its highest point when our courses were onsite.

To be sure, we’re experiencing the challenges of rapid growth. Adding numerous roles to our staff in order to cover the bases for our expanding ministries comes with lots of work as we all acclimate to each other and to new roles. But the Lord’s loving-kindness is following us closely, and we feel with each passing day that we are on a trajectory toward long-term stability and flourishing for which we are immensely grateful. 

Thank you for responding to God’s Spirit laying CCEF on your heart. We are thankful for your partnership more than we can say.

Blessings,

Alasdair Groves
Executive Director

Resources

Most Viewed Video:

“What do I do when I can’t seem to get over my grief?” by Alasdair Groves

6k

Total Views

Most Read Blog:

“Inviting God into the Hard Places” by Julie Lowe

16k

Total Reads

The JBC

4,275

Total Subscribers

Most Listened to Episode:
“How Do I Deal with Seasonal Depression?”

17k

Total Listens

“As a pastor, CCEF materials are a core staple of my teaching and counseling ministry. My wife and I love what CCEF is doing, and can quite literally say the people and resources have saved our marriage and my life, and have greatly enriched our walks with Jesus.”

-Donor

Social Media

87k

Total Followers

↑7.9%

Increase from 2021

National Conference

“The Way of Wisdom”

“This was one of the best conferences my husband and I have ever attended, and we’ve been to many pastor and missionary conferences. The atmosphere and environment of not only like-minded people but people who understand brokenness and know healing through Jesus Christ was profound, especially during worship! It was refreshing and encouraging! We would absolutely recommend this conference to any pastor, church leader, and counselor.”

-Conference Attendee

1,760

In-Person Attendees

738

Virtual Attendees

“The CCEF conference is used yearly to ground me afresh in the simplicity and depth of God’s word being our anchor for all of life. The connections with like-minded believers is also so refreshing.”

-Conference Attendee

Counseling Ministries

95

Weekly Counseling Hours

4,420

Total Counseling Hours

“‘Biblical counseling’… the name says it all. The word of God being used to transform the lives of individuals who struggle with sin and sufferings from a sin-cursed world. In a sense, everyone needs biblical counseling since it is the very words of God being employed carefully to remedy and heal a person’s spiritual ailments.”

-Counselee

“Biblical counseling at CCEF was used to point me to Scripture carefully, that I may understand God’s abundantly loving disposition towards me. It gave me the tools for battle against day-to-day struggles which I seemed to be overwhelmed by before.”

-Counselee

The School of Biblical Counseling

“CCEF has molded me into the person and counselor I am today. They have modeled kindness, wisdom, humility, excellence, winsomeness, compassion, and gentleness. They have taught me to honor all image bearers and deal wisely with secular theories. You have taught me the power of asking just one more question, how to draw out and honor a person’s story before incrementally working to reframe it. You have taught me excellent, biblical exegesis and the distinctive perspective of ‘we’ (vs ‘I’) in counseling.”

-Westminster MAC Student

2,215

Courses Completed

340

Certificates Earned

1,656

Students

800

New Students

4

New Courses

In 2022, we finished building our in-house studio and began the work of revamping many of our courses and creating new courses, both for our School and for Westminster’s Master of Arts in Counseling. Here’s a list of courses either rerecorded or created for the first time in 2022:

• Theology & Secular Psychology with Todd Stryd
• Counseling in the Local Church with Michael Gembola
• Marriage Counseling with Aaron Sironi
• Applied Theology of the Person with Ed Welch

Board Members

Barbara Aills Founder, Biblical Counseling Ministries, LLC David Harvey President of Great Commission Collective Deepak Reju Pastor of Counseling and Family Ministry, Capitol Hill Baptist Eduardo Alberto Saladin Zacarias Pastor, Iglesia Biblica Sola Gracia Jacquelyn Nygaard Homemaker Jonathan Holmes Executive Director, Fieldstone Counseling Phyllis Baker Calhoun Secretary of the Board, Biblical Counselor, Christ Covenant Church Richard M. Horne Associate Site Coordinator for The Urban Ministry Institute, Chester, PA and Central Africa Liaison for Oakseed International Ministries Rod Mays Chairman of the Board, National Coordinator, Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) Steve D. Estes Pastor, Brick Lane Community Church Steve Midgley Executive Director, Biblical Counseling UK (BCUK), Assistant Minister, Christ Church Cambridge

God’s Provision

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