Biblical Ministry Certificate
If you have seen the need to help change the world but are uncertain about precisely where God's call is leading you, the Biblical Ministry Certificate is designed to provide a bridge between secular education and vocational or lay ministry.
Its flexibility lies in the fact that, although it marks the completion of basic study if you choose to end your ministry preparation with the Biblical Ministry Certificate, it may also be applied toward a degree program if you choose to continue.
The Biblical Ministry Certificate has been highly recommended by mission agencies, churches, and parachurch organizations as laying a solid biblical and theological foundation for ministry.
Program Description
The thirty semester hours of the Biblical Ministry Certificate provides you with a basic understanding of the Scriptures, growth in godliness, and an opportunity for personal enrichment. It meets the basic requirements of many mission agencies and equips you for marketplace ministry.
Curriculum of Study:
Bible and Theology (12 semester hours)
BIB 5410 Hermeneutics: Interpreting and Applying the Bible (Distance Learning Only)
THE 6320 Systematic Theology 2 (Intensive or Distance Learning)
Two Bible survey courses (choose from the following)
BIB 5112 Genesis to Song of Solomon: God's Plan of Creation and Redemption (Intensive or Distance Learning); or,
BIB 5113 Prophets: God's Message of Redemption and Judgment (Intensive or Distance Learning); or,
BIB 5132 Gospels: God's Means of Providing Redemption (Intensive or Distance Learning); or,
BIB 5133 Acts to Revelation: God's People Proclaiming Redemption Globally (Intensive or Distance Learning)
Worldview and Spiritual Formation (6 semester hours)
ICS 5031 The Mission of God (Distance Learning)
MIN 5300 Foundations of Spiritual Formation (Intensive or Distance Learning)
Free Electives (12 hours)
4 courses from any alpha-designator. Recommended courses include:
- Remaining Two Bible Survey Courses;
- ICS/MIS 5035 Empowering Christians for Personal Evangelism (Distance Learning);
- THE 6310 Systematic Theology 1 (Intensive or Distance Learning).
