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Online Certificate in Christian Ministries

At A Glance

6 Courses
1 Year
100% Online

Cost Per Semester Credit Hour

$499

Semester Credit Hours

18

Tuition Cost for Entire Program

$8,982

Deepen Your Faith and Strengthen Your Service

Be equipped to minister in a professional, bi-vocational or volunteer setting. Designed to provide an overview of historical, religious and cultural elements of the Christian faith, this certificate will prepare you as a leader who knows how to disciple others and guide spiritual formation. You’ll emerge with an excellent foundation for continued personal study, volunteer ministry work, discipleship at home and in the community, and continued studies at the graduate level.

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What Will I Study?

  • The importance of mission, both personal and corporate, as well as the danger of mission drift
  • What it means to pursue a deepening relationship with God and a transformational spiritual walk
  • C. S. Lewis’ impact on today’s Protestant church
  • The historical, religious, cultural and social elements that form the context of the stories and how a unique relationship of the Hebrew people with Yahweh developed
  • The teachings of Christ in a manner that engages the heart and the mind to promote spiritual growth
  • The leadership example Jesus Christ provided in his years of ministry as described in the New Testament

Why Study Christian Ministries?

  • Pursue professional or bi-vocational ministry
  • Add expertise to your volunteer ministry role
  • Bring an aspect of ministry to your current or future occupation, and/or
  • Demonstrate higher-level learning in this area to graduate schools

Certificate in Christian Ministries Requirements

Certificate in Christian Ministries (18 credit hours)

Complete the following:

Not all courses are offered every year. The certificate is successfully finished when all certificate courses are completed with grades of C- or better and a certificate GPA of 2.0 or above.

 

Students must choose LACC 285: Portraits of Jesus of Nazareth

Once a self-described atheist scholar, C. S. Lewis has become one of the most widely read Christian apologists of all time. Best known for The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity, Lewis wrote more than 70 books in the mid-20th century. In this course, students will read a sampling of his nonfiction and his fiction as they explore the broader societal contexts and implications for Lewis' life and far-reaching influence.
This course examines how the identity of Israel was shaped by particular narratives in the Old Testament. Students will discover the influence of the social, cultural, historical, and religious context on the narratives. Students will learn how the narratives convey theological concepts and explore personal application of those concepts.
This course will consider leadership through a New Testament lens, exploring the example Jesus provided in his years of ministry as presented in the Gospels. Students will examine Jesus' unwavering IQ (intelligence quotient), EQ (emotional quotient), and AQ (audience quotient), drawing connections between Jesus' example found in the Gospels and current popular theories of effective business leadership.
In this course, students will discuss personal mission, individual calling, and the danger of mission drift at both a personal and corporate level. In considering the groundwork that undergirds a clear sense of mission, students will explore what it means to live lives that are self-aware and intentional, identifying the impact of moral systems, ethical codes, values, beliefs, and biases on both individual decision-making and cultural assumptions.
In this course, students will explore the orthodoxy (right thinking), orthopraxy (right behaviors), and orthopathy (right feelings) of spiritual formation, asking such essential questions as, “Who am I?”, “How do I view God?”, and “How does my faith impact how I engage with those around me?” As students consider effective ways to articulate and communicate a deepening relationship with God, they will also explore specific spiritual practices and the art of discipling others within a faith community.
A scheduled class with topics chosen to meet the special needs and interests of students, faculty, or visiting professors.

How to Apply

  1. Apply Online

    Create an account with a username and password and complete the certificates application online for admission into any of the certificate programs

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  2. Connect with an Enrollment Counselor

    An enrollment counselor will reach out about any next steps to get started in the certificate program.

  3. Pay Tuition Deposit

    To hold your spot, you’ll need to submit a $100 tuition deposit, which will apply toward tuition for your first course.

  4. Enroll in Courses

    You’ll enroll in the first course of your certificate program!

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Tuition and Financial Aid

Tuition for all online certificates costs $499 per credit hour. Each class is generally three credits. The total cost for the Certificate in Christian Ministries is $8,982 over a 12-month period.

Payment plans are available. Financial aid is not available for certificates at this time.

Keep Moving Forward

Credits you earn in this certificate program will count toward a bachelor’s degree in our Accelerated Online Degree Program. If you’re interested in learning more about applying credits to a bachelor’s degree, contact our adult degree admissions team today!

questions?

Lauren Bergman

Lauren Bergman

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Transfer Admissions

Additional student groups served

  • Accelerated Online Degree students

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