MINISTRY ACADEMY

Ministry Concentration Options [MC]

To earn your Certificate in Christian Ministry (with Concentration) you need to earn 30 CEU total, with 12 CEU coming from the Core Courses, and at least 12 CEU in one Ministry Concentration. Courses are continuously in development and will be added to relevant categories when available. We recommend getting started with the courses required for the Certificate of Christian Discipleship, since these are a prerequisite for the Certificate of Christian Ministry.

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Administration

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

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.

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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

Church Development

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

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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

Discipleship & Groups

This ministry concentration is for those with a pastoral calling but no interest in management or preaching. The focus is shepherding, teaching, counseling, and mentoring individuals and small discipleship groups.

Evangelism & Missions

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.

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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

Ministry Development

This ministry concentration is for pastors, Christian leaders or entrepreneurs looking to launch their own ministry, whether an independent project, nonprofit business, or self-governed ministry within a local church.

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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

Pastoral Care (Counseling)

This ministry concentration is for those with a pastoral calling, whether pastor, counselor, or life coach, 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 to help God's people find freedom, inner healing, trauma counseling, spiritual warfare, exorcism, and intervention for the spiritually oppressed.

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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

Teaching & Preaching

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