Core Values

Core Value: Direct honor and glory to God the Father.
Principle: The people who are involved in the governance and operations of the Biblical Counseling Institute ministry will act with integrity that will direct honor and glory to God the Father.

Core Value: Submission to the Lordship of Christ.
Principle: Conducting ourselves in such a way to reflect walking in the Spirit expressed by the presence of and growing in the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Gal. 5:16-22; Col. 3:12-15,17; Eph. 5:10; Phil. 2:3-5; Proverbs 15:33

Core Value: Dependence on the Holy Spirit for the proper understanding and application of Scripture.
Principle: Engaging people with the grace and truth that is consistent with the teachings of Jesus.
John 1:14

Principle: Practicing the spiritual disciplines, especially prayer, Bible study, and fellowship of believers, will be faithfully followed.
Acts 4:31a, 13:3; Deut. 17:18-20; Hebrews 10:23-25; 1 Thess. 5:17

Core Value: Uncompromising commitment to the sufficiency of Scripture.
Heb. 1:1-2
Principle: Refusing to integrate worldly philosophies and standing firmly on God’s Truth and Divine instruction.
Colossians 2:8; Deut. 22:9; 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1

Core Value: Uncompromising commitment to the superiority of Scripture.
Eccl. 12:13
Principle: Rejecting humanistic worldviews which would compromise man’s capacity to honor and glorify God.
Eph. 4:14-15; Prov. 30:5-6

Core Value: Uncompromising commitment to the authority of Scripture.
2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 Thess. 2:13; Deut. 8:3; John 5:39; Psalm 19:7-11, 119:160

Principle: In governance, operations, services, and daily life, those associated with BCI will be held to the absolute authority of Scripture.
Psalm 119:105-106