A Two-Year Practical Pastoral And Leadership Program
A two-year program with practical theological courses, an introduction to academic theology, and hands-on experience with a mentor in a local congregation. The Pastor’s Program is organized with a specific congregation, network, and/or denomination.
The program is not an academic theological program. Still, students who wish to continue into a Diploma program (one-year academic theological studies) or a Bachelor’s degree can include the courses after completing mandatory tests.
Program Structure
1st Semester:
(72 lessons, 3–4 per week, plus studies, tests, internship, and meetings with mentor)
- Ministry Gifts and Helping Ministries (36 lessons):
- Apostolic Ministry (6)
- Prophetic Ministry (6)
- Evangelistic Ministry (6)
- Teaching Ministry (6)
- Shepherding Ministry (6)
- Diaconal Ministry (6)
- The Bible: Introduction, Exegesis, and Hermeneutics (36 lessons):
- Introduction to the Old Testament (12)
- Introduction to the New Testament (12)
- Exegesis & Hermeneutics (12)
2nd Semester:
(66 lessons, 3–4 per week, plus studies, tests, internship, and meetings with mentor)
- The Church: Practical Ecclesiology (66 lessons):
- Leadership (6)
- Discipleship (6)
- Personal Character (6)
- Church Planting (6)
- Church Growth (6)
- Pastoral Care (6)
- Marriage and Family (6)
- Baptism & The Lord’s Supper (6)
- Preaching (6)
- Finances (6)
- Children and Youth Work (6)
3rd Semester:
(66 lessons, 3–4 per week, plus studies, tests, internship, and meetings with mentor)
- Church History Overview (36 lessons):
- The Church from Jesus to Today (24)
- Pentecostalism (6)
- Mission History (6)
- Western Cultural and Intellectual History in a Christian Perspective (30 lessons)
4th Semester:
(61 lessons, 3–4 per week, plus studies, tests, internship, and meetings with mentor)
- Introduction to Systematic Theology (49 lessons):
- Christian Doctrine (18)
- Ethics (10)
- Doctrine of the Church (6)
- Israel (9)
- Apologetics (6)
- Writing Papers and Thesis (12 lessons)
