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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