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Training up God's people to care for people

The Grace Core Academy is the training program preparing students to work with the Bridge's Grace Core Counseling program, The Lighthouse Mission, and other places throughout the community as chaplains, life coaches, and mentors.
Biblical Studies
AACC Classes
Intensives
Life Coaching Skills
Internship
Value
Survey of the ​Old Testament/ Pentateuch/
Messianic theology
Caring for People God's Way
Biblical Worldview
Assessment skills
Introduction to Goal
Identification
Life Coaching 101
Volunteer for 50 hours
Foundations
Survey of the New Testament & study of Paul
Trauma
Introduction to Reality Therapy/Solution Based
Therapy/ Attachment Theory
Life Coaching 201
Volunteer for 100 hours
Advanced Life Coaching
New Testament Theology/Hermeneutics
The skill of teaching scripture
Addiction & Suicide
Advanced Therapies/
Self care/ Spiritual formation
Life Coaching 301
Volunteer for 100 hours
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Scholarships

Sponsorship Scholarships are needed to help cover tuition costs for students who are called to serve as chaplains and counselors but are unable to pay the full amount themselves.

For more information on sponsoring a student, contact Lee Connors at (360) 366-8763 or [email protected].

The Mission

To train chaplains, counselors, life coaches, and mentors who are certified by the American Association of Christian Counselors and other national and local organizations

To provide trained chaplains and counselors to serve at The Bridge: Community Hope Center, the Lighthouse Mission, Support Officers and other places throughout our community, county, state, and nation

​To put together a fully trained crisis response team ready to serve when local crises arise

Course Information

Core Training spans three 8 week terms. This will cover the first two Light University courses, the first two Crisis Response and Trauma Care courses, and all Grace Core specific courses. ​The additional Light University and Crisis Response courses will be covered in the Beyond Core Training.

Tuition: $1000 per term for the full program.  Individual course pricing will also be available soon.

Certifications Offered

Light University Certification for Diploma Courses and Crisis Training
National Crisis Response and Trauma Care Certification
Suicide PAIR Certification
Grace Core Chaplaincy Certification towards ministry license and/or ordination
Continuing Education 

Curriculum

Light University Training
(Taught by the GraceCore staff)
30 hours each
  • Caring for People God’s Way
  • Stress and Trauma Care
  • Addiction and Recovery
  • Suicide Prevention, Assessment, Intervention, and Recovery (PAIR) Program
National Crisis Response and Trauma Care Training
12-15 hours each
  • Acute Stress, Grief, and Trauma
  • Domestic and Community Crisis Response
  • Crisis and First Responder Training  PTSD and Combat Stress
  • Complex Trauma and Disaster: Emotional and Spiritual Care 
Grace Core Chaplaincy
Designed and Taught by Lee Connors and Bob Brown
10-12 hours each
  • Biblical Studies
  • Old Testament Survey
  • New Testament Survey
  • Theology of Paul
  • Christian worldview for life coaching and counseling
  • Life Coaching/Goal Identification
  • Internship Training and Preparation
  • Assessment techniques for homelessness and associated chronic conditions
  • Attachment system
  • Personality assessment
  • Solution and strength-based counseling

Supervised Internship
250 hours minimum

Currently available with the Lighthouse Mission in Bellingham, WA and The Bridge at Birch Bay in Birch Bay, WA
This internship will provide hands-on opportunities for students to apply what they have been learning and gain experience and confidence in their counseling skills.
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The Bridge at Birch Bay is a registered non-profit corporation with the State of Washington.  EIN #: 47-1159842 
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