"For the service of man." (Ps 104:14)

An Exciting Career as a Christian Herbalist!

The Christian Academy of Natural Health ("the Academy") offers tuition based Christian natural health care certification programs that equip you for an exciting career as a certified Christian herbalist. Academy registration is free and will allow you to gain access to certification courses and free Bible studies and articles that will build your faith and encourage you in your calling as a Christian herbalist (the free Bible studies and articles are not the same as the subscription membership content).

God's Word and Herbs

"He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine ... and took care of him." (Luke 10:34)

Like the Good Samaritan, Academy certified Christian herbalists are called to a ministry of Biblical healing and natural health care using God's word and His medicinal herbs. From anatomy and physiology (how we are "fearfully and wonderfully made") to herbs and healing, Christian herbalists must be knowledgeable and confident in practicing their vocation and ministry. The Christian Academy of Natural Health is committed to edifying the church body with sincere Christians trained in Bible based herbal medicine and natural health and healing.

Academy Certification Programs

Christian Herbalist (CH) Certification Program

The Christian Herbalist Certification Program will prepare you to serve as a Christian herbalist (e.g. John or Jane Doe, CH) at the basic to intermediate level. The Christian Herbalist graduate will have the foundational skills, knowledge, and confidence to help others obtain and maintain whole health and wellness using God's natural health care plan and medicinal herbs.

Prerequisite: High School Diploma (or equivalent).

Required Courses:

Biblical Healing: In this course, you will study Biblical healing. Understanding wholeness and healing from a Biblical perspective is vitally important to every Christian herbalist. Do your best to achieve the objectives of this course. As a result, you will be better able to perform your vocation as a certified Christian Herbalist.

Human Anatomy: In this course, you will study human anatomy. Anatomy is the study of body structure. Anatomy and physiology are two subject matter areas that are vitally important to every Christian herbalist. Do your best to achieve the objectives of this course. As a result, you will be better able to perform your vocation as a certified Christian Herbalist.

Human Physiology: In this course, you will study human physiology. Physiology is the study of the functions of the body at the cellular level. Anatomy and physiology are two subject matter areas that are vitally important to every Christian herbalist. Do your best to achieve the objectives of this course. As a result, you will be better able to perform your vocation as a certified Christian Herbalist.

Herbal Wildcrafting: Part of your responsibility as a Christian Herbalist is to be able to find and identify wild herbs that are safe to use as food or medicine. Being able to safely find and identify medicinal herbs in the wild is a tremendous blessing and will help you to grow in your professional knowledge as a certified Christian Herbalist.

Herbal Medicine Making: The medicinal substances used in the art of herbal medicine are obtained from every part of the known world and are selected from all departments of the plant kingdom. The collection and preparation of potent and effective herbal medicine constitutes a very great and honorable responsibility.

Intro to Clinical Herbology: This course will introduce you to the history and practice of Christian Clinical Herbology. The goal of this course is to help you organize what you learn into a framework of Biblical whole health care principles and practice modalities.

Tuition: $895.00 - Program details and a tuition finance plan is available to registered Academy members. Resgistration is free.

Christian Master Herbalist (CMH) Certification Program*

*The Christian Master Herbalist Certification program is still a work in progress and is currently not available. We will notify registered students as soon as the program is available online.

The Christian Master Herbalist Certification program will prepare you for a more advanced ministry in Christian medicinal herbology as a Christian Master Herbalist (e.g. John or Jane Doe, CMH).

Biblical Counseling: Part of your ministry as a Christian Master Herbalist is to help people obtain and maintain spiritual and emotional health and well-being. The core "medicine" to spiritual and emotional health is God's word. In addition to herbs, Biblical counseling will be a critical component of your Christian natural health care ministry.

Medical Terminology: One of the goals of every Christian Master Herbalist should be to integrate God's natural health care plan and medicinal herbs with modern health care services. But before we can integrate with others in the medical profession, we must understand and speak the "lingo". This course will help prepare you to integrate and communicate with other health care professionals.

Herbal Therapeutics I: This course will teach you how to properly use and apply several medicinal herbs in a clinical setting. This course will cover topical anesthetics, sedative and sleep aids, psychotherapeutic herbs, and other natural health care agents.

Herbal Therapeutics II: This course will teach you how to properly use and apply several medicinal herbs in a clinical setting. This course will cover dermatological, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antigout, and other herbal agents.

Herbal Therapeutics III: This course will teach you how to properly use and apply several medicinal herbs in a clinical setting. This course will cover respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic, urogenital, reproductive, and other human system herbal agents.

The Physical Examination: This course will teach you how to perform a thorough and professional physical examination. A proper physical examination will provide you with several external clues to the overall health and condition of your client. In addition, certain physical presentations and abnormalities will help you to provide specific and long term preventive health care services and herbal therapeutics to your clients.

Clinical Herbology in Practice: This course will teach you how to start, run, and maintain a thriving and vibrant Christian herbal clinic that will bring glory to God and bless others with the Good News of Jesus and His medicinal herbs.

Research and Dissertation: As a Christian Master Herbalist, you must know how to properly write, prepare, and present research and clinical papers to the profession. Clinical study and research is a life time responsibility of every professional Christian Master Herbalist.

Tuition: To be Announced. Program updates are available to registered Academy members.