Grace Community Church Removed From Christian Counseling Group’s Approved Training Centers

In this Protestia article, Grace Community Church—led by John MacArthur—has reportedly been removed from approved training center lists by major biblical counseling organizations.

• Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and International Association of Biblical Counselors no longer list the church as an approved training center
• The move follows ongoing scrutiny of the church’s counseling practices, particularly in handling abuse-related cases
• Critics have accused the church of advising women to remain in difficult or abusive marriages
• The organizations have not issued detailed public explanations for the removal
• The delisting appears to signal distancing from controversy tied to Grace Community Church
• The situation reflects broader tensions within biblical counseling circles over how abuse cases should be handled

Read the full story: https://protestia.com/2026/04/01/grace-community-church-removed-from-christian-counseling-groups-approved-training-centers/