COURSES OF STUDY

Ministry Foundation Certificate (Year 1)
8 Courses Required (Minimum of 1 Year)
  • CMBS 101: Inductive Bible Study
  • CMIN 105: Philosophy of Ministry
  • CMOT 117: Old Testament Survey
  • CMNT 119: New Testament Survey
  • CMIN 109: Discipleship in the Church
  • CMTH 112: Biblical Theology
  • CMIS 122: Missions & Evangelism
  • CMIS 140: Apologetics
Biblical & Theological Studies (Year 2)
Ministry Foundations Certificate and 8 Additional Required Courses (Minimum of 2 Years)
  • CMBS 204: Hermeneutics
  • CBTH 208: Christian Doctrine I
  • CBTH 209: Christian Doctrine II
  • CMTH 210: Christian Doctrine III
  • CMNT 226: Life of Christ (or a gospel)
  • CMNT 236: Acts
  • Old Testament (​such as CMOT 272 Genesis or CMOT 274 Exodus)
  • Old Testament (such as CMOT 276 Joshua or CMOT 278 Ezra/Nehemiah)
Pastoral & Leadership Certificate (Year 3)
Biblical & Theological Studies and 8 additional required courses (Minimum 3 years)
  • CMIN 305: Spiritual Leadership
  • CMIN 310: Sermon Prep & Preaching
  • CMIS 360: Cults & World Religions
  • CMIN 315: ​Biblical Counseling
  • CMNT 344: Pastoral Epistles
  • CMNT 256: Revelation
  • CMNT 240: Romans
  • Old Testament Prophets (such as CMOT 284 Isaiah, CMOT 286 Ezekiel, or CMOT 290 Minor Prophets) 

AUDIT CLASSES

Audit students are those who desire to enroll in certain classes for personal benefit and are not seeking to earn a Certificate. Audit students may enroll in a single class, or multiple classes, and engage fully in the course, just as a Certificate student.

Although audit students are not earning a Certificate, these students are often seeking to grow in a specific ministry skill or area. To this end we suggest the following course sequences for certain ministry endeavors:
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Missions Track:
  • Philosophy of Ministry
  • Missions & EvangelismCults & World Religions
  • Intercultural Missions
  • Small Group Bible Study

Leadership Track:
  • Inductive Bible Study
  • Hermeneutics
  • Discipleship in the Church
  • Sermon Preparation & Preaching

Youth Ministry Track:
  • Discipleship in the Church
  • Youth Ministry
  • Biblical Theology
  • Apologetics