Training
Living Wholeness Courses
Please write to us if you are keen to engage the LW team to run these as training for your organisation, or to express interest in joining the next training opportunity.
TRAINING THAT EQUIPS & EMPOWERS
All courses present facets of the Christian Wholeness Framework. These courses consistently enjoy high satisfaction levels with participants, who should expect to grow in CUREe (Connect, Understand, Respond, Engage, evaluate) with God, themselves and others, and the four domains of their life TASK: Transformation, Attitudes, Skills, and Knowledge.
Main LW Course Outlines
Christian Wholeness Framework Essentials
This course introduces the Christian Wholeness Framework, taught by Dr. John Warlow, the Finder of the Christian Wholeness…
Christian Wholeness Framework Essentials
This course introduces the Christian Wholeness Framework, taught by Dr. John Warlow, the Finder of the Christian Wholeness Framework. Each session explains the various steps and shapes of the Framework, complemented by a Living Wholeness Community member’s testimony, sharing the impact of the Framework on their own life. A facilitator guides the discussion to enhance the interactive small group learning experience. The course is available either fully online or as a home group study. A facilitators guide and participants manual accompany the video teaching package. There are 6 x 2 hr sessions. The course is designed for anyone to attend.
Foundations of Living Wholeness
Foundations of Living Wholeness introduces the student to the Christian Wholeness Framework 5 Steps and 5 Shapes within…
Foundations of Living Wholeness
Foundations of Living Wholeness introduces the student to the Christian Wholeness Framework 5 Steps and 5 Shapes within the context of Christian counselling. The focus is on personal Transformation and Attitudes growth by application of Skills and Knowledge to oneself (TASK). Group work forms an important element of this course. Common mental health topics such as suicide, depression, and grief and loss are also taught. The course runs over 30 hours and is available on site, through translation when required. Foundations is for those interested in a deeper level of the CWF for themselves, and is a prerequisite for both Lay Counsellor Training and PACT: Pastoral & Advanced Counsellor Training.
Foundations of Living Wholeness – Online
As the Foundations course is a prerequisite for PACT, LW will also offer course online. The Online version contains as much small group work as the face to face, with all other aspects the same. Cheaper and more accessible to more people, and presented over a series of 10 weeks, there is still some sadness that we have less connection than face to face classes. Hence we still offer these on the ground where possible. Participants of the Online version must have access to reliable internet supporting video to see classmates for small groups.
Lay Counsellor Training
Whilst Foundations introduces the CWF at personal application level, the Lay Counsellor Course moves on to apply the material and…
Lay Counsellor Training
Whilst Foundations introduces the CWF at personal application level, the Lay Counsellor Course moves on to apply the material and approach to working with others, in a safe and sustainable way. It goes deeper into understanding and offering simple, yet effective responses, for issues located within each of the 5 Circles. The training is very practical with role plays, demonstrations and skills practice, and also focusing on the person of the counsellor. People are trained in understanding their limits and referring to those with more experience, as well as accessing help for themselves. Lay Counsellor Training is again 30 hours and taught ideally onsite face to face, but potentially also online. Graduates are encouraged to continue to grow and learn as Lay Counsellors, and are equipped to offer help to church and community members at a basic but very useful level.
PACT
The PACT Course offers in depth training in the Christian Wholeness Framework at both pastoral counsellor and advanced…
PACT (Pastoral &
Advanced Counselling Training)
The PACT Course offers in depth training in the Christian Wholeness Framework at both pastoral counsellor and advanced counsellor level. Participants grow in their understanding and personal and vocational application of the Christian Wholeness Framework. This forms the basis for a wholistic Biblically and psychologically integrative approach to care and counselling.
Participants are selected on their desire to be multipliers – to train, equip and empower others. They will grow across the four essential paradigms of TASK: Transformation Attitudes Skills and Knowledge, as it applies to counselling. Classes employ an interactive adult learning style, with much tutor facilitated group work. The course requires a total participation commitment of around 500 hours, including two x 2 week live in intensives, over 12 months.
Graduates are pastors and counsellors who use the learning to broaden and deepen their ministry capacity as integrative counsellors, both working with clients with moderate level issues and also preventively in training others, both within church and secular settings. Graduates also train, equip and support lay counsellors within local church settings.
LAMP Course
This course invites participants to embark on a profound journey, digging gold that can accelerate major…
Living Wholeness LAMP Course
Leader Accelerated Multiplication for Pastors & Professionals
This course invites participants to embark on a profound journey, mining gold that can accelerate advances in global mental health care. Taught by Dr. John Warlow and team, it offers a robust presentation of the Christian Wholeness Framework. Participants are highly trained and experienced practitioners, educators, researchers, pastors, theologians, counsellors, therapists, psychologists, spiritual directors, doctors, and psychiatrists.
The Christian Wholeness Framework beautifully integrates theology and psychology in a masterful and mature way, providing a common uniting language which can be learned and spoken by people from all cultures and contexts. In many ways the CWF closes gaps between secular and sacred, psychology and theology, discipleship and healing, Global North and South, lay and professional.
Strong recognition of participants’ skills and competency sets, coupled with interactive group learning processes, integration of prior knowledge and capacity, through the language of the CWF, will be a powerful element of this course.
It is offered with interactive sessions, primarily online, and one week of face to face intensive in Chiangmai, October 13-17, 2025. Tutor led small group work, with personal application, skills work, and group case supervision contributes significantly to why people rate the Living Wholeness learning experience so highly.
Master Trainer
The Master Trainer Community is a cohesive supportive community who retain connection and grow together, seeking to empower…
Master Trainer
The Master Trainer Community is a cohesive supportive community who retain connection and grow together, seeking to empower each other in their various ministry settings. Master Trainer is for both pastoral and professional counsellor who have graduated from PACT.
The course emphasis TASK growth in both personal and professional development, with tutor-led student small groups offering mutual support relating to each person’s unique ministry setting. Students access group supervision, advanced level training, elective units, community events, communications, and can teach some LW course curricula. The Master Trainer is NOT a masters degree; it is an apprentice style community applying the Christian Wholeness Framework over 4 years.
Graduates from Master Trainer are eligible to join the Living Wholeness Elders Community who are the highest level of trained LW personnel, those who will carry the DNA of Living Wholeness to future generations and a wide array of nations.
Graduate Certificate
in Pastoral Care for Mental Health
The Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Care for Mental Health aims to equip Christians to respond in God-Centred…
Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Care for Mental Health
The Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Care for Mental Health aims to equip Christians to respond in God-Centred ways to those living with mental health struggles and/or suffering. The course equips students with both theological grounding and practical skills for engaging in effective pastoral care across professional, ministry, and mission settings. The course presents a framework that is missional, cross cultural, whole church focussed and, above all, gospel centred. Living Wholeness’ partner Brisbane School of Theology offers the hybrid course over 4 semesters. Graduates receive a Graduate Certificate recognised by the Australian College of Theology. Limited scholarships are available for students from the majority world.
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You gave us very practical tools that are profound and precise, and you taught us how to really be transformed. I felt like I wasn’t in a lesson or class but in a family.
– Tri, Leader, Nepal
Through this training God answered a lot of my questions about how to bring counselling and spirituality together.
– Nicha, Art Therapist and CCAT Board Member, Thailand.
WHY LIVING WHOLENESS
Our courses are all taught by Living Wholeness accredited trainers, in an interactive adult learning style, consistently enjoying high levels of participant satisfaction. They are offered in English, and through translation, in other languages.
ABOUT OUR COURSES
All courses present facets of the Christian Wholeness Framework (CWF). These courses consistently enjoy high satisfaction levels with participants, who should expect to grow with God, themselves and others, and be equipped with the knowledge and skills the need to counsel others.