Pastoral track

Pastoral Track
Revised January 2020

To receive a Certificate of Completion, a student must complete 56 credits worth of work. (Note: Completion of this Certificate makes the student eligible to apply for ordination in the Eastern Regional Conference of the Churches of God, General Conference.)

This breaks down as:

  • 15 required core courses (3 credits each)
  • Three elective courses (3 credits each)
  • Two supervised ministry assignments (1 credit each)

Required Courses for Completion

  • OT 101 – Survey of the Old Testament I: Genesis through Esther
  • OT 102 – Survey of the Old Testament II: Wisdom and Prophetic Literature
  • NT 101 – Survey of the New Testament I: Gospels through Acts, General Epistles
  • NT 102 – Survey of the New Testament: The Pauline Epistles, Hebrews and Revelation
  • CH 101 – A Survey of the History of Christianity: 1st Century through Post Reformation Enlightenment
  • CH 201 – Churches of God History and Polity 
  • TH 101 – Introduction to Biblical Theology 
  • TH 102 – Systematic Theology 
  • TH 201 – The Theology and Practice of Christian Worship
  • TH 202 – Hermeneutics
  • TH 203 – Ethics
  • CM 101 – Christian Leadership and the Ministerial Person 
  • CM 102 – Discipleship and Spiritual Formation
  • CM 103 – Homiletics 
  • CM 104 – Pastoral Care and Counseling

All courses are 3 credit courses unless otherwise noted. 

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