Certification of Local Church Ministry
Academic Level
Diploma
Duration
8-10 Months
Assessment
Yes. Certificate of Completion
Study Method
Online
Certification of Local Church Ministry Overview
The Certification of Local Church Ministry course qualification is for people who are serving or who are preparing to serve in a local church. It is suited for people undertaking a one-year Internship program. It gives you an excellent grounding in Bible, theology and local church ministry.
This qualification is the perfect starting point for those who are on a journey to discover their calling in God.
Who the Certification of Local Church Ministry is for
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The Certification of Local Church Ministry course is designed for those who are interning or volunteering in a local church or a Ministry.
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It is ideal for those seeking to be more effective as a future leader or a key volunteer in a local church setting.
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It is ideal for those seeking the Call of God.
What you will learn
Introduction to the Biblical Narrative
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How to understand & communicate the Bible’s key themes, events, characters and how to apply lessons learnt in my life and ministry.
Analyse & Apply the Bible
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How to master the features of a study Bible, to interpret what a biblical passage meant to its original audience and how to apply learnt principles to my life, family and ministry community.
Personal Management and Spiritual Health
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How to develop your relationship with God through holistic spiritual and practical disciplines to achieve your God-given destiny and spiritual goals.
Theology of God
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How to grasp the true nature of God revealed in the Father, Jesus & the Holy Spirit. You will also learn how to assess personal needs and grow in the gifts and fruit of the Spirit
Group Ministry Practice
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How to serve, lead and develop your ministry team in a local church or another ministry context. Your role and responsibilities are made more effective and measured against best practice and biblical standards. Ministry practices are recommended to increase ministry health and effectiveness in light of church/ministry focus.
Personal Spiritual Growth
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How to lay a personal foundation for development as a Christian and a leader through a process of personal and spiritual growth, thus undergirding all their spiritual life and ministry.
Work with and Care for Others
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How to provide pastoral care for an individual, members of a family or your community. How to effectively work with and serve people whilst developing tools and insights in self-awareness. You will understand how to apply principles and skills to promote effective group harmony and synergy.
Included Courses
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
Good deeds
We learned how to live in accordance with the scriptures and we understand that suffering produces endurance and victory in Christ
The best moment in my life
It is the best moment in my life be part of axx is a blessing I have learned that the Bible must be looked at as one story indeed it is one I have seen from old testament till the new testament that it was and is his plan to save humanity.
Very powerful
Have gain more in my spiritual growth am so happy to hear and with you
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
A life changing story
I came to learn that God is still speaking even in our times. Through AXX, am always equipped with God’s word and learnt how to analyze and apply the bible correctly. All I can say is, this has been a life changing opportunity for me and my family. Glory to God.
Biblical understanding
I learned to understand the Bible , how to apply itand how to explain it .
APPLYING THE CONTEXT IN LIFE
I realized that sometimes we learn to know and not apply what we know in our daily lives. All the truth that we learn in the bible for the people of the past are affecting our lives, because principles don’t change. My testimony in this lecture is that I need to apply it on my life matters most. It teaches the power of understanding the principles. Living in our time may differ from the time of the bible times however there are things we learn from them that are still situation today. My testimony is that God does not change with times He changes times.
This course is designed to equip learners with the skills and knowledge to evaluate contemporary ministry practices and develop a ministry plan based on theologies of mission and church.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction – God, Us & You
- What Mission is not/What Mission is
- Creation, Covenant, Consummation – God’s Rule
- The Missio Dei through Israel
- The Missio Dei through Christ
- The Missio Dei through the Church
- Culture (1) God’s mission is within cultures
- Culture (2) National & Local. Being effective WITHIN a culture
- Contextualisation – 3 step model
- Proclamation – What is the Gospel?
- WHO – What on earth is the church?
- WHAT – What does the church do?
- HOW – The charismatic community. Tongues/baptism/healing
- Being Christ-like, Love, God’s community
- Our life together. Part 1. Authority, leadership & Governance.
- Our life together. Part 2. Structure & order in community
- The Church in History Part 1 – Roman Catholic church
- The Church in History Part 2 – Reformation/revivals/Pentecost
- The Church in History Part 3 – Sacred Space
- YOU – From our to my
- YOU – internal – A faithful witness
- In the School of Christ – We are a student
- Church in the Public Sphere (Sermon on the Mount)
- What now? Thoughts about moving forward
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
What i learnt
It was a very interesting course, i learnt a lot about being the church and the importance of discipleship and caring for not only the people outside the church but the individuals in the church. There were a few statements and things i didnt believe, but for me that was encouraging because it meant that i was forming my own opinions on things and wasnt just piggy backing off someone elses view of the bible but the the truth from the bible. thankyou i learnt many things.
Spiritual enpowerment
I have been a Christian since August 1988 and held leadership roles in Zimbabwe such as Elder / Deacon . Currently we are base in ACT and our Church Reformed Church International Australia has been launched JULY 2017 and we have small branches in ACT , QLD, WA and Sydney. As elders/ deacons we are caring the gospel forward since no resident minister of religion has not arrived yet. The knowledge gained in this course will empower me to teach and preach the truth from the word with The Holy spirit leading the way . Thank you you very much for enriching me in understanding of the word of GOD .
Our place in Gods narrative
My course instructors are so spirit filled with knowledge. This remains encouraging for further studies . Christ is in my walk with axx.Amen
The lessons in this series are presented by a number of experienced ministry leaders, with the emphasis on the Holy Spirit – who He is and what He loves to do, the Spirit’s work with and through believers, and Holy Spirit empowered outreach.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to Course
- The Spirit the Life-Giver
- The Person of the Holy Spirit
- Holy Spirit Baptism
- Relating to the Holy Spirit
- The Work of the Spirit
- Community of the Spirit
- The Gifts of the Spirit
- Experiences of the Holy Spirit at Work
- The Fruit of the Spirit (1)
- The Fruit of the Spirit (2)
- Jesus & Ministry of the Holy Spirit
- What Does Ministry in the Spirit Look Like?
- When Prayer Doesn’t Work
- Evangelism in the Gospel: Jesus
- Evangelism with Paul & the Apostles
- The Breath of the Gospel
- Different Approaches to Evangelism
- Sharing Your Testimony
- The Missional Discussion
- Talking to Non-Christians
- Spirit Led Ministry
- Discipleship & Follow Up
- Following People Up
- Developing an Understanding of the History of the Holy Spirit
About your instructor
Tex Houston
Tex (Gary) became a successful pub musician in 1980’s, from there began working with large church & community organisations in media and music production. He has travelled to many places in the world, usually with a video camera and tripod, either doing documentaries on Australians working in other lands, or filming his own works on Anzac history in the First World War. In addition to being an avid steam engine enthusiast with YouTube channel ‘symphony of steam’, Tex is an authority on Christian worship.
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
RELYING ON THE HOLY SPIRIT
On TALKING TO NON-CHRISTIANS Tina Waldron session made me to refocus myself more on depending on the Holy Spirit. 2 Cor. 5:17-19. This Holy Spirit will flow through the believer’s life to the non-believers. The holy spirit puts the believer living a life of evangelism an not a life of evangelistic events. As Steve Jarlette also pointed out in this session, I want to have more love for the lord and His work. The god will give me more open doors as I break off my fears and difficulties to share God’s love more and more.
Ministry in the spirit
I beautifully acknowledge speaking in tongues as initial sign of baptism in the holy spirit.
Review for "THEOLOGY - Ministry in Spirit"
I am truly blessed by this subject. Thank God for the teachers who prayerfully and carefully do the presentation. THEOLOGY – Ministry in Spirit, was an eyeopener to see the work of the Holyspirit and the growth of the church in history. Every lecture was so interesting and has something new to learn. Thank you.
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
Good deeds
We learned how to live in accordance with the scriptures and we understand that suffering produces endurance and victory in Christ
The best moment in my life
It is the best moment in my life be part of axx is a blessing I have learned that the Bible must be looked at as one story indeed it is one I have seen from old testament till the new testament that it was and is his plan to save humanity.
Very powerful
Have gain more in my spiritual growth am so happy to hear and with you
This course helps people lay the foundation to develop as a Christian leader through a process of personal and spiritual growth, thus undergirding all their spiritual life and ministry.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Spiritual Growth
- How Do I Best Grow?
- Growing Through Seasons
- Integrity: What is Integrity?
- Benefits of Integrity
- Building Integrity
- What is Character?
- Character Development
- Spiritual Formation of Leaders
- The Power of Surrender
- Overcoming Obstacles to Spiritual Growth
- Responding to Temptation
- Self-Leadership & Self-Mastery
- Achieving Self-Leadership & Self-Mastery
- Self-Management
About your instructor
Pastor Cheryl Forrest
With more than twenty years in ministry, Cheryl brings experience in the areas of: well being coaching, running addiction recovery groups, training new Christians, outreach ministries, overseeing and developing departments, pastoral care and leadership training. Cheryl holds a Master in Arts Ministry.
Course Reviews
Personal management & Time spiritual
Very much helpful talk
Personal upliftment
In this session I’ve Learned to manage time, set goals and achieve great things through focus and persistent in the things God wants from me .
Personal management & spiritual health
‘The teachings I have received has really impacted my knowledge and understanding. This will bring positive changes to my ministry. May God continue to bless axx bible college
This course continues to build foundation spiritual disciplines and leadership practices including; biblical study tools, prayer and spiritual disciplines. Students build a foundation for development as a Christian and as a leader through a process of personal and spiritual growth, thus undergirding all your spiritual life and ministry.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Scripture Reading & Journaling
- How to Read the Bible
- Bible Reading Program
- Leaders & Prayer: What is Prayer?
- Prayer Strategies & Spiritual Warfare
- What are Spiritual Disciplines?
- The Need for Spiritual Disciplines
- The Benefits of Spiritual Disciplines
- Spiritual Disciplines: Foster, Willard, Whitney & Calhoun
- SD Abstinence Part 1
- SD Abstinence Part 2
- SD Engagement Part 1
- SD Engagement Part 2
- The Truth Quest & Biblical Submission
- Relationships with God
- Relationships with Others
- Relationships at Work
- Being a Catalyst for Growth & Health
- How God causes Growth through Adversity
- Review & Future Growth
About your instructor
Pastor Cheryl Forrest
With more than twenty years in ministry, Pastor Cheryl brings experience in the areas of: well being coaching, running addiction recovery groups, training new Christians, outreach ministries, overseeing and developing departments, pastoral care and leadership training. Cheryl holds a Master in Arts Ministry.
Course Reviews
Personal management & Time spiritual
Very much helpful talk
Personal upliftment
In this session I’ve Learned to manage time, set goals and achieve great things through focus and persistent in the things God wants from me .
Personal management & spiritual health
‘The teachings I have received has really impacted my knowledge and understanding. This will bring positive changes to my ministry. May God continue to bless axx bible college
This Course equips students with practical skills to better understand people, teams and to provide care in a variety of situations. Students will discover how God has uniquely created every person & how we can effectively work with others.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Uniquely You
- Spiritual Gifts
- Self Management
- Relational Health
- Communication
- Conflict
- Teams
- Followership
- Leadership
- Pastoral Care
- Boundaries & Self Care
- Pastoral Care in Church
- Pastoral Care Skills & Tools
About your instructor
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
It is not by power not by might but by the spirit of the Lord thank you Jesus i thank God for these light and i thank axx Bible college for these mighty training ?
I learn more in ministry and am really blessed so far
Caring for Pastors
I am around Pastors who are on call 24/7 . We live in a compound surrounded by 150 youths and they take alot of counselling and mentoring.
I believe in a place like this Pastors need to have time away to re charge, with family.
Spiritually low people can take away from us and it affects relationships, health, and tests us why we feel like we give constantly and will there be an end to needy people.
So prayer, worship, communion for protection, exercise every day seems to help me tune into the Holy Spirit. And rebuke attacks when you are aware it’s an attack.
Spiritual awareness and let God open new doors to new challenges.
We are here to spread the gospel and let God do the rest.
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Stephanie Astwood Wonuhali
Not Bad, it was Ok
Personally i found this one a bit boring as it was going through admin side of things and legalities of leading a department, which is not my strong suit but on the flip side i did enjoy learning more about pastoral care and how to better myself in dealing with other peoples personalities within a team etc 🙂
Certification of Local Church Ministry Enrolment Options
Monthly Subscription
- Certified Training
- 8 specifically designed courses
- Access with an active subscription
- 112 Lessons
3 Monthly Instalments
- Certified Training
- 8 specifically designed courses
- Access with an active subscription
- 112 Lessons
Upfront Payment
- Certified Training
- 8 specifically designed courses
- Lifetime access to all resources
- 112 Lessons
Certification of Local Church Ministry Snapshot
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8 specifically designed courses
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112 lessons
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29 hours on-demand video
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Certification
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Full lifetime access
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Access on computer, mobile devices and TV
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All learning resources, handouts and E-library at no extra cost
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Personalised Certified Certificate of Completion
Certification of Local Church Ministry Reviews
Thanking God for this amazing opportunity to enjoyed this program
Great experience with Certificate of Local Church Ministry
A year worth doing
Certification of Local Church Ministry Requirements
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The Certification of Local Church Ministry only requires a desire to learn about the introductory concepts of the Bible and local church ministry.
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The Certification of Local Church Ministry requires a desire to learn about theology, spiritually caring for yourself and others.
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A love of God and your local church.
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Learners are welcome to commence this qualification at any time
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A computer, tablet or smartphone is required
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No additional software is required
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Internet connection is required
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Lessons are presented in English
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
