Certification of Church Planting
Academic Level
Diploma/Degree
Duration
9-12 Months
Assessment
Yes. Certificate of Completion
Study Method
Online
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Certification of Church Planting Overview
The Certification of Church Planting course qualification equips ministers & potential ministers with the foundational biblical, practical, theological skills & knowledge to begin and establish a new Church.
The Church Planting course will examine various models of Church planting like new pioneer churches, satellite churches or developing an established Church. You will also learn how to build a highly motivated team.
Who is the Certification of Church Planting for
What you will learn
God’s Call Your Response
Analyse & Apply the Bible
Personal Management & Spiritual Health
Introduction to the Biblical Narrative
Theology of God
Planting & Developing Churches
Crossing Cultures
Sermon Design & Delivery
Included Courses
Play to Preview God's Call Your Response
This course is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to investigate and integrate biblical principles of the call of God for ministry into a personal ministry development strategy.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to the Course
- What is a Call?
- Defining Ministry
- Understanding Mission
- General & Specific Call
- Obedience
- Unique Aspects of Ministry (Interview)
- Reclaiming the Discipleship Call
- Allowing Scripture to Define & Direct
- Historical Look at Ministry
- Church-Based Ministry
- Marketplace Ministry
- Community-Based Ministry
- Platforms for the Call
- OT Example: Nehemiah
- NT Example: Peter
- Unusual Callings
- The Ministry Zone (Part 1)
- The Ministry Zone (Part 2)
- The Ministry Zone (Part 3)
- The Ministry Zone (Part 4)
- Hearing the Voice of God
- Recognising the Voice of God
- How to Hear the Voice of God
- Processing Moments of Call
- Gifts & Calling
- Involving & Aligning
- A Kingdom Perspective
- Called to Go
About your instructor

Dr Brendan Roach
Founder and CEO of Axx. Dr Brendan Roach has been involved in the professional development and training of pastors and leaders globally for over 25 years. His Biblical expertise is Biblical Archaeology, Leadership Development, First Century History and the Call to Ministry.

Regan Perry
Regan firmly believes that you never stop learning and enjoys creating pathways for others to discover their full potential. He has lead & served on church staff, coordinating teams & interns, and overseen ministry programs and campus facilities.
Course Reviews
God's Call Your Response
Grace has been sufficient
Wonderful
Wow it’s awesome, every detail of the teachings are wonderful and great.
God bless you people richly, am really impacted.
Thank you God
I want to thank you the almighty for calling me to his kingdom and thank you to Axx for their unselfish for sharing the word of God and changing my perception about the Bible because I now understand the purpose of been Christian.
Play Course Preview Analyse & Apply the Bible
This series of lessons is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to utilise the features of a study Bible, as well as historical and cultural analysis to compose an accurate application of a biblical passage.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to Interpretation
- Introduction to Study Bibles
- A Pattern for Application
- Look for Clues
- Original Audience & Historical Context
- Researching Historical Context
- Genre Pitfalls (Part 1)
- Genre Pitfalls (Part 2)
- Literary Context
- Observation
- From Analysis to Meaning
- But we are different… aren’t we?
- Meaning to Application
- Summary & Example
About your instructor

Pastor Andrew Groza
Andrew is an experienced Pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the e-learning industry. Skilled in non-profit organizations, E-Learning, coaching, organizational development, and instructional design. Andrew holds a Master of Arts in Ministry from Harvest Bible College.
Course Reviews
ANALYSE AND APPLY
GLORY to God
Analyze and Apply the Bible
This course is very enlightening, I gained a lot of insight on how to properly analyze and apply the Scriptures.
Add is a blessing bible college
There are many things I didn’t know before, axx bible college has taught me a lot and I continue to learn more.
Preview Personal Management & Spiritual Health
This course is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to apply holistic Christian practices and personal management skills.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Course Introduction
- Make the main thing the main thing
- Spiritual Disciplines – Growth
- Spiritual Disciplines – Practicalities
- Introduction to Identity
- Building a Healthy Self
- Values
- Christian Values
- Personal Mission Statement
- Goals
- Prioritising & Time Management – priorities and the 4 quadrants
- Prioritising & Time Management – organising & executing
- Health & Wholeness
- Goals – review and evaluation
- Our life together. Authority, Leadership & Governance
About your instructor

Amelia Pickering
Amelia has had a diverse career thus far, one dedicated to working towards building a better world and empowering others to do the same. Over the past 25 years, her passion for leadership, academia and social justice has led her to pioneer an adult literacy and numeracy school for the disadvantaged, assume the role of university VP and run a social enterprise focused on increasing EQ within corporations and NFPs. This, along with her interest and acumen for social impact and investment strategy, has afforded her the opportunity to work with various NPFs in creating holistic frameworks for change and mobilise capital for impact.
Course Reviews
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH
GLORY TO GOD
Christian Discipline is basic to Personal Management and Spiritual Growth
I really enjoyed the course in that it explains how Christian discipline can promote personal and spiritual growth. Christians, particularly in Africa, should not turn doctrinal values brought with the spread of Christianity to the Pharisees mode of serving God.
Insightful
Well informative
Play Course Preview Introduction to the Biblical Narrative
This course presents a ‘bird’s eye view’ of the Bible as one story. Each teaching is aimed at equipping learners with the skills and knowledge required to evaluate, communicate and apply the biblical narrative to a specific contemporary ministry context.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Seeing the Bible as One Story
- Orientation/Creation
- The Plot: Solution: The Patriarchal Narratives
- YHWH is crowned Israel’s King
- The Former Prophets: from Conquest to Exile
- The Ups & Downs of Samuel
- The Latter Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel & Twelve
- Jeremiah: The Weeping Prophet
- The Writings
- Lamentations: the Shedding of Righteous Blood
- Who is Jesus?
- The Crescendo of Jesus
- The New Covenant
- Epistles: New Covenant Prophets
- Good Deeds are Essential
- The Hope of Resurrection
About your instructor

Matthew Jarlett
Following the completion of his Bachelor of Arts (Biblical Studies), Matthew assumed the Vocational Education Course Supervisor role with Harvest Bible College.
Course Reviews
INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL NARRATIVE
Glory to God
Good facilitation
I’m introduced to the great aspects of the biblical narrative even as I continue to study
Jesus is Lord
I see Jesus doing a new thing in things I thought it partially possible but now I know that with Jesus with me, all things are truly possible. Keep faith and Holiness alive. Thanks
Preview Theology of God Course
This course introduces the theology of God, as you explore the relevance of theology, the Trinity in the Old and New Testament, the Person and Work of Christ and the Holy Spirit, as well as the gifts and fruits of the Spirit.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction & Relevance
- Talking Theology
- Introducing the Trinity
- Trinity in the Old Testament
- Trinity in the New Testament
- God as Trinity
- Trinity as Community
- Historical Misconceptions
- God the Father
- God the Son
- God the Holy Spirit
- Trinity Together
- The Work of Christ
- The Work of the Holy Spirit
- Gifts & Fruit of the Spirit
About your instructor

Dr DJ Konz
DJ is Associate Dean of the Faculty of Theology, and Head of the Theology Department, at Alphacrucis College. DJ comes from a background in the Christian Non-Profit sector, most recently as the Executive Director of Advocacy at Compassion Australia. He wrote his doctoral dissertation at the University of Aberdeen on the child in the thought of Karl Barth, and his wider teaching and research areas include systematic and historical theology (especially Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer), as well as mission theology, public and political theology, and child theology. He is the co-editor of Theology, Mission and Child: Global Perspectives (Oxford: Regnum, 2014) and has published various book chapters and journal articles.

Pastor Jeremy Weetman
Jeremy has been in pastoral ministry for over twenty years. He and his wife plated the church they lead on the Gold Coast (Australia), Eikon Community, in 2006 and transitioned the congregation into a missional expression of church. He has served on various denominational committees and has been teaching in bible colleges since 2011. He is studying towards his Doctor of Ministry and is interested in sacred space and contemporary spirituality.
Course Reviews
THEOLOGY OF GOD
Grace has been sufficient
theology of God
its best a good course,its favourite for me. thank you
My testimony concerning theology of God
MY TESTIMONY CONCERNING THEOLOGY OF GOD.
It is a great time to be part of the AXX BIBLE COLLEGE
I have been learning new things in this College especially the course of the theology of God.
I have been about theology: God and humanity
To know the word theology is simply seeking to understand God.
I have learned the proper theology by asking and research the following questions.
What do the Scriptures reveals to us about God?
What does it mean to believe God is Trinity?
What revealed about the Father, son and the Holy Spirit?
I have learned the works of Christ in five keys
1. The Kingdom of God. (It where God reigns as avm King)
2. Jesus’ crucifixion (which represents us with a very human Jesus, who wrestled in the garden and was ill-treated)
3. The atonement ( which means to be reconciled to God because our sins have been dealt with and we are forgiven)
4. Jesus’ resurrection and ascension (it is at the heart of Christian faith, “and if Christ has not been raised your faith is futile, you are still in sins…)
5. Jesus’ second coming. ( For Jesus promised he would return,)
God bless you for such power and inspiring Lessons.
Play to Preview Planting & Developing Churches
This course equips and inspires ministers and potential ministers to become involved in Church Planting and developing churches. It deals with Church Growth and Health principles to the planting and development of a local congregation.
Curriculum Covered
- Planting & Developing Churches Course Description Part 1
- Introduction to Planting & Developing Churches
- Jesus & the Harvest
- Biblical Foundations of Church Planting
- Jesus & the Gospel of the Kingdom
- The Early Church & Lessons for Now
- Why Church Planting is the Best Way to Win the Lost
- Evangelism in the New Church Plant
- Discipleship & Church Planting
- Case Study: Church Planting & University Ministry Thailand
- Case Study: The Satellite Church Planting Model
- Case Study: Starting from Scratch – Lightpoint Church
- Rick Warren & The Saddleback Church
- 8 Essential Quality Characteristics of a Healthy Church
- People Groups & Church Planting
- Cultural Diversity and Church Planting
- Starting Strong: Preparing for Church Planting
- Imperatives for Church Planting
About your instructor

Dr Ian Grant
Ian is an experienced Vice-President Emeritus with a demonstrated history of executive leadership, curriculum development, postgraduate teaching and accreditation, in theological education and ministry training in Australian and international contexts, including in the e-learning industry. He is skilled in Lecturing, Coaching, Managing Teams, Conflict Resolution. Ian holds a PhD focused on cultural intelligence, anthropology, contextualised leadership, cultural and religious change, intercultural communication and Majority World Christianity from Monash University.
Course Reviews
PLANTING AND DEVELOPING CHURCHES
IT WAS A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE FROM THE FIRST CLASS TO THE LAST ONE IN THE COURSE,I HAVE GAINED LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. THANKYOU TO HARVEST BIBLE COLLEGE FOR THE POSITIVE IMPACT.
PLANTING AND DEVELOPING CHURCHES
IT WAS A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE FROM THE FIRST CLASS TO THE LAST ONE IN THE COURSE,I HAVE GAINED LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. THANKYOU TO HARVEST BIBLE COLLEGE FOR THE POSITIVE IMPACT.
Core business
Most questions are answered here, most principles are defined here, most strategies are discussed here. Failure is difficult than success if one can pay attention to this course.
Play Course Preview Crossing Cultures
In this course, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and frameworks in how to effectively take the gospel around the world and communicate it to cultures that are different to your own.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Introduction
- Biblical Basis for Mission
- Why Mission?
- How do we do Mission?
- Understanding Culture
- God & World Cultures
- Contextualisation
- Global Trends in Mission
- Mission Trends (1)
- Mission Trends (2)
- Models of Mission Work (1)
- Models of Mission Work (2)
- Models of Mission Work (3)
- Models of Mission Work (4)
- Case Study: Urban Missions (1)
- Case Study: Urban Missions (2)
- Case Study: Urban Missions (3)
- Case Study: Urban Missions (4)
- The Practicalities of Going Cross-Cultural
- Dealing with Spiritual Props
- Character
- Cross-Cultural Stress
- The Missionary Call
- Paul’s Methods (Case Study)
- Keys for Effective Cross-Cultural Work (1)
- Keys for Effective Cross-Cultural Work (2)
- Short-Term Mission Trips (1)
- Short-Term Mission Trips (2)
- Short-Term Mission Trips (3)
- Crossing Cultures Course Review
About your instructor

Pastor Kay Dohle
Kay has dedicated her life to ministry. After pioneering a Young Adult Ministry training program at her local church, she then relocated to Asia as Mobilisations & Placement Officer with Assemblies of God World Missions. Since returning to Australia she has held senior leadership roles with Alpha Crucis and continued to work with churches across the country to help them equip Christian leaders to change their world.
Course Reviews
CROSSING CULTURES
Good for mission preparations.
The Missionary Call
I am so thankful to God and the Axx team for the training. I have completed the crossing cultures course, a totally different person from who I was when I started. My perspective of mission and the missionary’s call was mostly on short term missions and not necessarily to the unreached. The course has opened up my understanding to see God’s heart and focus and to feel the burden that is there. I believe I just didn’t go through the course but that the God Has touched my heart to seek Him more about missions and find my role in this great work. I enjoyed the course. Kay is a wonderful facilitator, doing her work with passion. Her experience in the Philippines and her prayers have touched my heart. I look forward to more interactions with her
God bless Axx
Zero to hero
I’m the definition of zero to hero. I suffered a lot without knowledge, I almost gave up on ministry. Thank you for this course my efforts, time and resources will count for something this time. I sold my car, properties and left home, all to no avail. If I knew then what I know now, it would be a completely different narrative. However I can’t wait to shine after being equipped by Kay and he guests. I’m ready to Go
Play to Preview Sermon Design & Delivery
This course is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to understand the basics of communication theory and to use those, along with solid biblical exegesis to develop and deliver a sermon within a ministry context.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to Preaching
- What is Preaching?
- Preaching Foundations
- Understanding the Text: Exegesis
- Hermeneutics: Understanding the World
- Ethics of Communication
- Types of Sermons
- Story, Illustration & Metaphor
- Preparation
- Structure & Flow
- ‘Grabbing People by the Ears’
- Sermon Application
- Sermon Conclusion
- From Design to Delivery
- Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication
- Taking Your Audience Seriously
- Establishing Rapport
- Sermon Notes
- Story & Imagination
- Using Our Voice Well
- Body Language
- Audience Engagement
- Creative Presentations
- Personality & Style
- Dealing with Anxiety
- Sermon Evaluation
- Wisdom from our Mistakes
- Difficult Topics
- Preaching & the Future
About your instructor

Pastor Andrew Groza
Andrew is an experienced Pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the e-learning industry. Skilled in non-profit organizations, E-Learning, coaching, organizational development, and instructional design. Andrew holds a Master of Arts in Ministry from Harvest Bible College.
Course Reviews
CROSSING CULTURES
Grace abounds much
SERMON DESIGN AND DELIVERY
Grace abounds much
Sermon Design and Delivery
Well this course has been quite an eye opener for me. So much info and great tips, the how to and not too. Firstly I sure do get a bit anxious when being in front of people I do not know especially a large crowd. Will need to do small groups and grow as I gain confidence, even though it has ocured where I begin to flow as the Holy Spirit leads. What I do first is fast and pray before I tempt to approach a small group of people, asking the LORD Spirit to give me His Boldness, for His Spirit to speak through me and not my carnal ways or thoughts.
What has happened before after fasting and prayer, I was asked too baptize and entire family, and lead them deeper to Christ. The Spirit being ABBA Father presence took over and a great anointing came over the room/place. I then was lead to pray over them, as I began to pray for the woman, my entire body was flaming up, and I saw in a vision on both my arms the Fire of His Spirit flow off me or through me, to this woman that she fell over and layed there for a while, as I continued to pray over her. It was such a beautiful experience, that it has left me in awe before Abba Father. What I have learnt is to always hear, trust and be lead by His Holy Spirit. There were Angels around this family, when I baptized theem one by one. All Glory to Him Who is our LORD and Savior. His Powerful, Majestic, and Almighty in every way.
So, thank you to both Andrew and Jon for an amazing course thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Certification of Church Planting Requirements
All assessment tasks must be completed to be certified
- Learners are required to complete all video lessons
- Each lesson has a short multiple choice quiz
- There are no essays to be written in this qualification