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Structure Your Learning and Earn Ministry Credentials

Learn core Christian education, grow spiritually, and receive ministry training—affordably, conveniently, and at your own pace. Completion of our courses can be applied towards Christian Education or Ministry certificates. Whether you have ambition to transfer your credits to a formal degree after, want to feel confident serving in your church, or want to track your progress for personal devotional and studies you're doing anyways, this is for you!

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Certificate in Christian Discipleship

This series will develop faith foundations, core theology, behavior, Christian living, verse-by-verse biblical study through the entire New Testament, and practical discipleship. An all-purpose program that will benefit every believer to become a biblical, knowledgeable, well-rounded, spiritually healthy, and mature disciple of Jesus. Students will also learn and be equipped to use this content to reproduce and make disciples.

Prerequisite: None
Requirements: 30 CEU (Core Courses); (Equivalent to 10 credit hours)

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Christian Beliefs 101

An introductory and succinct explanation of 30 core, essential, and important doctrines of the Christian faith, and answers to common misunderstandings.

0.5 CEU

Ready Set Go: Faith Foundations for the Christian Life

Gospel fundamentals, new believer development, how we got the Bible as our highest authority, survey through 66 books, living an authentic lifestyle.

3 CEU

The Empowered Christian Road Map Systematic Theology

Broad covering of Biblical Christianity: theology, spiritual development, apologetics, soteriology, comparative religion, Christian life coaching.

6 CEU

Practical Bible Studies, Vol. I: Exploring the Pauline Epistles

Comprehensive, verse-by-verse expository teaching through all *13 New Testament letters written by Apostle Paul. *In development, currently only 4.

5 CEU*

Practical Bible Studies, Vol. II: Exploring the Apostolic Epistles

Comprehensive, verse-by-verse expository teaching through all *9 New Testament letters not written by Apostle Paul. *In development, currently 2.

3 CEU*

Practical Bible Studies, Vol. III, The Gospels & Acts

Comprehensive, verse-by-verse expository teaching through all 4 Gospels and the Book of Acts. *In development, currently 0.

6 CEU*

Get Free: A Guide To Healing & Spiritual Freedom

Gain insight in spiritual warfare, receive healing; accelerate sanctification, prayer life, and intimacy with God; be equipped to lead others in prayer.

2 CEU

My99: The Universal Discipleship Model

A simple, universal, and reliable step-by-step process to grow as a disciple yourself, and use to make disciples one-on-one or in small groups.

1.5 CEU

Certificate in Christian Ministry (with Concentration)

This series builds upon the foundation laid by the Certificate of Christian Discipleship program to prepare Christian leaders to effectively serve the Body in greater capacity. It provides further training in general leadership and ministries development, and additional training in a specific ministry concentration.

Prerequisite: Certificate in Christian Discipleship
Requirements: 30 CEU (Ministry Courses); 12 CEU in a Ministry Concentration [MC]

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Introduction to Belong Ministry

Learn how to integrate evangelism, new believer discipleship, and leadership development in traditional churches, home churches, or small groups.

0.2 CEU

Introduction to Deliverance Ministry

Learn the heart behind and biblical model of deliverance and inner healing, and examine various approaches to helping people find spiritual freedom.

0.5 CEU

Introduction to Leadership Development Small Groups

Learn how to create a Forge Ministry and create an environment for ministry training and leadership development using small groups.

0.3 CEU

Certificate in Christian Education (with Concentration)

This credential demonstrates that a student has completed the Certificate in Christian Discipleship program and additional Christian education studies. It provides students an opportunity to grow in an area of interest, or be recognized as having advanced training in a specialization that isn't a ministry concentration.

Prerequisite: Certificate in Christian Discipleship
Requirements: 30 CEU (Education Courses); 12 CEU in an Education Concentration [EC]

MINISTRY CONCENTRATIONS [MC]

What ministry focus do you feel called to?

While knowing how your organization and roles fit into the global picture, you also need to know where your calling and gifting will best "fit" and get additional personal development and ministry training within that area of focus.

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Administration

This ministry concentration is for elders, executive pastors, or ministry directors in churches, church plants, or nonprofits with an interest in management or optimization of governing systems, finances, personnel, or projects.

Belong Ministry

This ministry concentration is for pastors planning to launch and run an affiliate of our Belong Ministry in their church with weekly gatherings, teaching, small groups, evangelism, leader development, and discipleship 2.0 program.

Church Planting

This ministry concentration is for those with an apostolic or evangelistic calling with a specific interest in bringing the gospel to, and establishing and developing new churches in, areas that are currently unreached.

Church Revitalization

This ministry concentration is for elders, pastors, and church consultants with an interest in church revitalization i.e. helping to restore health, renewal, vitality, unity, vision, and leadership direction to an already existing community.

Discipleship Groups

This ministry concentration is for those with a pastoral calling but without interest in management or preaching. The focus is shepherding, teaching, counseling, and mentoring individuals and small discipleship groups.

Evangelism

This ministry concentration is for those with an evangelistic calling and an interest in being a local or foreign missionary, or in involvement with leading God's people to greater evangelistic efforts locally or abroad.

Pastoral Care

This ministry concentration is for those with a pastoral calling, whether pastor, counselor, or life coach, etc. with a specific interest in shepherding, leading, teaching, ministering to, and providing direction to God's people.

Pastoral Care (Deliverance)

This ministry concentration is for those with a pastoral calling and interest in helping God's people find freedom, inner healing, trauma counseling, spiritual warfare, exorcism, and strategic intervention for the demonically oppressed.

Teaching & Preaching

This ministry concentration is for those with a pastoral or teaching calling with a specific interest in writing sermons, public speaking, expositional preaching, leading Bible studies, and encouraging God's people to action.

EDUCATION CONCENTRATIONS [EC]

What topics do you want to learn more or specialize in?

While on your lifelong journey of personal development and discipleship of others, it's good that you continue to learn and grow in various areas of Christian education.

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Apologetics

This education concentration is about answering objections and defending the Christian Faith using science, philosophy, reason, and comparative religion.

Biblical Studies & Theology

This education concentration is about growing in your knowledge of the Bible, biblical theology, biblical studies, history, transmission, and translation.

Business & Entrepreneurship

This education concentration is about growing in your knowledge of Christ-centered business goals, ventures and management using biblical principles.

Missional Lifestyle

This education concentration is about learning and growing in stewarding your life in various ways for the glory of God and the expansion of God's kingdom.

Spiritual Formation

This education concentration is about sanctification, character development, deepening intimacy with God, inner healing, overcoming bad habits, and growing in godliness and knowledge and use of spiritual gifts.

Spiritual Warfare

This education concentration is about growing in your knowledge of Satan and demons, and fighting against evil, deliverance, exorcism, curse breaking.