Graduate Certificates

Each of the Graduate Certificates represents 15 credits (5 subjects) in a specialized field of study. Any of these may be finished in one year, and may be taken by distance education.

Graduate Certificate in Lay Ministries

The Graduate Certificate in Lay Ministries is for the continuing education of any layperson involved in the church, so that they more deeply understand and appreciate the Christian faith, and may more skillfully participate in its ministries.

• Foundations of Christianity
• Introduction to Biblical Studies
• Foundations of Christian Education
• Christian Formation of Ministers
• Regulated elective in Christian Education or Pastoral Ministry

Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Studies

The Graduate Certificate in Intercultural Studies is intended for those preparing for missions service who may have finished another degree, and for missionaries intending to continue their education by focusing on missions studies.

• Introduction to Intercultural Studies
• The Church in Asia-Pacific Societies
• Foundations of Christian Education
• Intercultural Communication
• Cultural Anthropology
• Regulated elective in Intercultural Studies

Graduate Certificate in Holistic Child Development

The Graduate Certificate is aimed for those who are practitioners ministering to children in crisis.

• Child, Church, and Mission
• Intervention Strategies with Children
• Holistic Nurture of Children

Two of the following:

• Learners with Special Needs
• Community Transformation and Development
• Communities of Practice
• Early Childhood Christian Education
• Children and the Church

Graduate Certificate in Language Teaching Ministry

The Graduate Certificate in Language Teaching Ministry is aimed to prepare students to teach English as a second language, primarily to prepare them for teaching interculturally.

• Applied Linguistics
• Second Language Acquisition
• Instructional Methods and Technology

One of the following:

• Measurement and Evaluation
• Teaching in Higher Education
• Values and Moral Development

One of the following:

• Communication for Education and Ministry
• Intercultural Communication
• Cultural Anthropology

Graduate Diplomas

The Graduate Diploma programs aim to train men and women for ministry who either do not have the opportunity or need to pursue the normal seminary degrees of M.Min., M.R.S., M.Div., M.A., or M.S.T. These certificates and diplomas focus upon preparing lay leadership for the church. but some full-time church workers may find this course appropriate for their needs. A bachelor’s degree from a recognized or approved institution is required for entrance.The minimum pre-seminary studies required for M.Div. and M.A. and M.S. T. students, however, are not required. Thirty (30) credit units – ten subjects – are required for the Graduate Diploma. The Graduate Diploma could be completed in one school year or one school year plus summer modules.

Graduate Diploma in Christian Ministry

The Graduate Diploma in Christian Ministry provides a vocational diploma for ministers or laypersons desiring foundational studies in Christian ministry, and constitutes a good core of subjects for the continuing education of ministers who have already served in the field.

• Introduction to Biblical Studies
• Foundations of Christianity
• Christian Formation of Ministers
• Biblical Hermeneutics
• Christian Holiness
• Communication in Education and Ministry

Four of the following:

• Urban Church Multiplication
• Urban Theology
• Pastoral Care & Counseling
• Foundations of Christian Education
• The Church in Asia-Pacific Societies
• Evangelism
• Introduction to Intercultural Studies

Graduate Diploma in Intercultural Studies

The Graduate Diploma in Intercultural Studies is aimed to prepare missionaries, or to provide continuing education for missionaries who have already served on the field.

• Introduction to Intercultural Studies
• The Church in Asia-Pacific Societies
• Intercultural Communication
• Cultural Anthropology or Urban Anthropology
• Practicum

Three of the following:

Two unregulated electives

Graduate Diploma in Holistic Child Development

The Graduate Diploma in Holistic Child Development sharpens the skills of practitioners dealing with children at risk and in crisis, and prepares students for further graduate work.

• Introduction to Intercultural Studies
• The Church in Asia-Pacific Societies
• Intercultural Communication
• Cultural Anthropology or Urban Anthropology
• Practicum

Three of the following:

• Evangelism
• Urban Church Multiplication
• Theology of Mission
• History of Modern Missions
• Religions in Asia

Two unregulated electives