Online certification · Counseling
The Christian Youth Counselor Certificate is a self-paced online course from Presence College. In about 40 hours you learn to support teenagers and young adults through anxiety, identity questions, family struggles and faith, and to respond wisely in a crisis, then earn a printable certificate endorsed by Shakeid Ministries Global.
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Ministry-endorsed by Shakeid Ministries Global · 4 Ministry Credit Hours
A ministry certificate, not a degree or a professional license. What your certificate means
Curriculum
Each module comes as a PDF guide with an audio version and ends with an optional quiz. The final exam comes after the last one.
Who it's for
For Christians who want to help teenagers and young adults through anxiety, identity questions, family challenges and faith.
You feel called to walk alongside teenagers and young adults.
You serve, or want to serve, in youth ministry, a school, a church or a mentoring role.
You want practical counseling skills rooted in Scripture, love and grace.
You want to keep young people safe, follow good boundaries and know when to refer.
Imagine one month from now: a teenager opens up to you about anxiety or who they are, and you know how to listen, build trust, bring biblical truth with grace and involve the right people when needed.
Christian youth counseling
Across 10 Spirit-filled modules you'll build the biblical understanding, counseling skills and spiritual insight to support young people with wisdom, compassion and confidence.
See how adolescent development, culture, social media and identity shape the way teenagers think, feel and relate to faith.
Build trust patiently, listen without judgment and create safe conversations where young people actually share what is going on.
Support teenagers through anxiety, low self-worth, family difficulties and identity questions with compassion and biblical truth.
Respond calmly and wisely when a young person is struggling, and know how to bring in parents and the right people at the right time.
Partner with parents, youth leaders and church communities so young people are surrounded by support.
Help young people discover their gifts, grow in faith and step into confident, servant-hearted leadership.
FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN YOUTH COUNSELING
Christian youth counseling begins with the love of Christ. The counselor listens with compassion and creates a safe environment where teenagers and young adults feel heard, valued, and supported.
Christian youth counseling is rooted in biblical truth. Scripture provides wisdom for understanding identity, friendships, family relationships, emotional struggles, faith, and purpose.
Christian youth counselors encourage rather than condemn, walking alongside young people as they develop their faith, explore their identity, and discover hope in Jesus Christ.
Your path
Everything is online. You get the 10 modules and the audio lessons the moment you enroll.
Most students finish the 40 hours in four to eight weeks, but there is no deadline and you keep lifetime access.
Optional quizzes after each module, then a multiple-choice final exam with an 80% pass mark. You can retake it.
Download your printable Christian Youth Counselor certificate and use it in your church, ministry or practice, within the rules of your location.
Your future
Support young people in your church, school or community, or strengthen the work you already do with them.
Mentoring, one-to-one conversations and pastoral support for the young people in your church.
Faith-based youth support and mentoring, within the requirements of your location.
Add youth counseling skills to teaching, coaching, parenting or leadership.
You don't need everything mapped out before you begin. This course can become the foundation of a new ministry or strengthen the work you already do.
Everything included
10 modules, PDF and audio, quizzes, final exam, printable certificate, lifetime access
Faith-based client attraction strategies, simple marketing systems, templates, and guidance for building trust online
Free with every enrollment
Your certificate
Pass the final exam, confirm the name you want on it, and download your personalized PDF certificate, included with the course. Display your training with pride in your church, ministry or practice, and if you would like something to hold, add a printed copy. Printed on premium heavyweight paper, ready to frame, and sent to your door. Shipping is included, wherever you live.
Presence College is institutionally accredited by the Kingdom International Standards Authority as a Christian ministry and religious educational center.
Endorsed by Shakeid Ministries Global, a global Christian ministry equipping ministers and leaders for Kingdom service.
This 40-hour certificate earns 4 MCH. Complete 8 eligible counseling certificates (32 MCH) to qualify for the Diploma in Counseling.
KISA accreditation is private and faith-based and applies to the institution, not to individual courses. It is not government or statutory recognition and does not confer degree-awarding powers or a license to practice. Every enrollment helps support Iris Global and Freedom Ministries in their outreach, education and discipleship work.
What's truly uplifting is how this helps us stay hopeful and trusting in God, while also nurturing our relationship with Him - and the wisdom gained makes us more empathetic and effective counselors.
This program was well thought out and organized, it brought many concepts forward with associated actionable content that will be directly applicable and re-usable as I journey forward.
This Course helped me to understand the deliverance ministry in a more advanced method to help and assist all individuals in need of spiritual breakthroughs and freedom from generational curses and sins and iniquities of past life styles.
Questions
A Christian youth counselor supports teenagers and young adults through anxiety, low self-worth, identity questions, family difficulties and faith struggles. The counselor builds trust, listens without judgment, brings biblical truth with grace, works alongside parents and youth leaders, and involves the right people quickly when a young person is at risk. Read more about Christian youth counseling.
For youth work in churches, youth ministries, schools and camps, you can train through a ministry certificate such as the Christian Youth Counselor course: about 40 hours of online study, a final exam, then a certificate endorsed by Shakeid Ministries Global. Working with minors usually also requires a background check and your organization’s safeguarding training, and licensed counseling requires a degree and a state license.
With the Christian Youth Counselor certificate you can mentor and support young people in your church’s youth ministry, small groups, camps and retreats, work alongside parents and youth leaders, and add youth counseling skills to teaching, coaching or leadership, within your organization’s safeguarding rules. It is a ministry certificate, not a counseling license or a school counselor credential, and it does not replace the background check and safeguarding training that work with minors usually requires.
Stay calm, listen, and put the young person’s safety first. If there is any risk of harm, involve parents or guardians, your church’s safeguarding lead and emergency or professional services right away, rather than keeping it confidential. The Christian Youth Counselor course covers crisis and trauma counseling for youth, including how to bring in the right people at the right time.
By following a clear safeguarding policy every time. Working with minors usually requires a background check and safeguarding training, and in many places mandatory reporting laws require you to report suspected abuse or neglect to the authorities. Keep parents or guardians involved unless that would put the young person at risk, never promise to keep a risk of harm secret, and bring in professionals early. This is general guidance for students of the Christian Youth Counselor course, not legal advice: check the rules where you serve.
The Christian Youth Counselor course covers 10 modules: Foundations of Christian Youth Counseling; Understanding the Youth Mind and Worldview; Core Principles of Counseling Youth; Addressing Common Youth Struggles; Family and Community Dynamics; Practical Ministry Skills for Youth Counselors; Crisis and Trauma Counseling for Youth; Developing Leadership in Young Believers; Contemporary Challenges Facing Today’s Youth; and Equipping Youth for Purpose and Mission.
No prior experience or qualification is required. The Christian Youth Counselor course starts from the foundations and builds step by step, so it suits beginners as well as people already serving in a church, ministry or practice. All you need is a phone, tablet or computer and a desire to help others. If you are unsure whether it fits your situation, contact us and we will help you decide.
The Christian Youth Counselor course takes about 40 hours of study, spread over 10 modules. It is 100% online and self-paced, with no deadlines: you study when it suits you, around work, family and ministry, an hour a day or a few hours at the weekend. You keep lifetime access, so you can pause and come back at any time.
The Christian Youth Counselor course costs $97, paid once, with lifetime access and no subscription. The price covers all 10 modules with their PDF and audio lessons, the quizzes, the final exam and your downloadable certificate. Take two or more different courses and each one is 30% off. A premium printed copy of the certificate is optional, 28% off when added with the course, and a 15-day money-back guarantee applies.
The course is divided into 10 modules. Each lesson comes as a downloadable PDF guide with an audio version, followed by an optional quiz, and everything sits in your online student account, on a phone, tablet or computer. Your progress is saved as you go, and support from a real person is available by email within 24–48 hours.
You earn the certificate by passing the final multiple-choice exam with a score of 80% or more, and you can retake it if needed. The optional quizzes at the end of each module prepare you for it. As soon as you pass, you confirm the name to print and download your Christian Youth Counselor certificate as a PDF, included with the course. A printed copy is optional, 28% off when you add it with the course. Printed on premium heavyweight paper, ready to frame, and sent to your door. Shipping is included, wherever you live.
It is a ministry certificate, not a license or a degree. Presence College holds private, faith-based institutional accreditation from the Kingdom International Standards Authority (KISA), which is not government or statutory accreditation, and the course is endorsed by Shakeid Ministries Global. The 40-hour course earns 4 Ministry Credit Hours. If you need a qualification for a specific job, membership or continuing-education requirement, check with that organization before you enroll.
Yes. Every Presence College course comes with a 15-day money-back guarantee. Email our support team within 15 days of purchase with your order number and enrollment email for a full refund, as long as you have completed less than 20% of the course and have not started the final exam. See the refund policy for details.
Yes. Students of this course can apply for ordination with Shakeid Ministries Global from their student space. Ordination is a separate step with its own application and review. How ordination works
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