EP. 222 ABC Partners with Santiago Theological Seminary to Expand Spanish Biblical Counseling Training W/Brad Hambrick & Matias Casco

Michael interviews Brad Hambrick and Matias Casco discussing ABC initiatives to expand Spanish-language biblical counseling training. Casco, a Honduran living in the Dominican Republic and serving at Santiago Theological Seminary, explains that a 2022 church survey revealed most churches lacked counseling ministries, prompting a one-year, six-module program on key topics like family, marriage, addictions, suffering, and ethics, graduating about 250 students from multiple countries. The seminary is now partnering with ABC to translate Equip to Counsel and related resources into Spanish and provide certification, scholarships, and digital access worldwide, supported by a $100,000 fundraising goal. They announce an August 21–22 kickoff conference in Santo Domingo at Pastor Miguel Núñez’s church on “mental health/living with a renewed mind,” featuring Ed Welch, Hambrick, Beth Broome, and Núñez, available for virtual co-hosting.

00:00 Conference Wrap Up

01:17 Meet Matias Casco

02:00 Counseling Needs in DR

03:38 How Brad Connected

06:02 Designing Church Training

08:52 Digital Access Expansion

11:31 Funding the Vision

13:49 August Conference Launch

17:02 How to Register

17:59 Final Thanks and Appeal

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