Certificate IV’ builds more deeply on Certificate III, providing more Bible knowledge and practice in applied leadership in a Christian ministry setting.

Enhance your leadership team with a single-minded focus on making disciple makers. Build a unified team with a healthy culture built on making disciples, not on running programs. Learn and apply Jesus’ model of intentional leadership in your own life as a disciple maker. Build strong relational environments by applying the foundations of healthy leadership.

The CBM is an internal SMBC program that all full-time SMBC students participate in concurrently with their ACT course. The program supplements and complements the accredited studies and is made up of a number of subjects and participation in the community life at College.

Cohorts are a group of students speaking the same language, usually living in the same country, who join together to complete a Certificate in Disciple-making or a Master of Arts degree following a specific order. All students take limited courses at the same time, with the exception of their online electives. All students are required to engage throughout the course of study in reflection on their ability to transfer classroom knowledge into action within a given ministry area. The Integrated Reflection Ministry Project consists of annual reports and self-evaluations submitted by the student at the end of each calendar year of their TCM studies. Also, annual evaluations are submitted by individuals impacted by the student’s ministry. Prior to graduation, a Final Report by the student delineates evidence of the student’s achievement of TCM’s educational outcomes, evidence of the capability to transfer knowledge into action, and a critical reflection on his or her own actions.

First Year Certificate intensive program is designed to provide students with a firm spiritual foundation to build their lives upon and a solid understanding of leadership demands and requirements. This certificate track is great for students looking to take a gap year after high school to strengthen their spirit and clarify their purpose.

Horizon offers courses that include a focus on Pentecostal perspectives of the topic under study. The Graduate Certificate in Pentecostal Studies allows for considerable choice in the courses selected. A recommended program of study for the Graduate Certificate in Pentecostal Studies is: Pentecostal Studies (3 courses) Bible and Theological Studies (2 courses) Open Elective (1 course)

The School of Ministry is an integral part of Messenger College, and its curriculum and policies operate in full accord with the College’s program and schedules. Thus, the studies may be applied to any of the published degree programs where they apply, and all studies qualify for Federal grants and loans.

A Certificate in Church Ministry from Providence Theological Seminary introduces the student to basic theological content and various ministry-related skills such as Christian education, administration and leadership, and counselling, all within a multi-cultural Canadian context.

The Certificate comprises four (4) Units - 18 credit points, which students can complete through a variety of online study options.

The College is pleased to be able to offer this course, in Birmingham from September 2019, in partnership with BMS World Mission. The course is designed as the foundation year for a ministerial training programme. Units taught will mostly parallel those taught on the first year of the ministerial BA programme in London.

This qualification reflects the role of chaplains and/or pastoral and spiritual care workers who provide ongoing ethical, moral and spiritual support to clients using a person-centred approach.

The Certificate of Higher Education in Theology, Ministry and Mission lays the building blocks of Christian theology by introducing subjects such as Theology, Church and Mission, Understanding the Bible and Discovering the Christian Tradition. It also starts to engage students in practical aspects of ministry and in some reflection on their own person and ministry.

The Graduate Certificate in Ministry is a one-semester course available on both a full time and part-time basis. Many Christians choose care-based professions that they consider to be their ministry in society.

The ministerial studies program consists of two levels that prepare a student for a ministerial vocation. Level 1 is a preparatory step for those who are thinking of pursuing ministry as a vocation. It thoroughly prepares students for an active role as ministering servants in their local communities.

The accredited Bible Certificate program at Appalachian Bible College is a focused, dynamic way to spend your year. You will learn to know God’s Word through Bible interpretation and theology courses and to share His Word through ministry courses such as Personal Evangelism and Missions.