Certification of Pastoral Ministry
Academic Level
Diploma/Degree
Duration
9-12 Months
Assessment
Yes. Certificate of Completion
Study Method
Online
Certification of Pastoral Ministry Overview
Build your ministry leadership. Our Certification of Pastoral Ministry course qualification enlarges your knowledge of biblical teaching and theology while starting to develop your team and people leadership skills.
Getting the right pastoral ministry training is important to build a life long foundation of ministry.
Who is the Certification of Pastoral Ministry for
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The Certification of Pastoral Ministry course is perfect for those looking to build a broad base of ministry and biblical skills that can be used in a variety of ministry positions inside and outside of the Church.
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It is also ideal for those who are on a discovery path, trying to identify what God is calling them to do.
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It also provides a great foundation for long-term ministry positions.
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 & 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.
God’s Call Your Response
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How to move towards what God is calling you to do and become the person God is calling you to be.
Authentic Leadership
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How to become an authentic leader, who recruits and develops a highly motivated team in pursuit of kingdom objectives whilst always making time for spiritual reflection.
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
Crossing Cultures
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How to open the world of potential ministry adventures by embracing cultures and peoples from all around the world. You will be equipped with the key principles and knowledge learned from several lifetimes of missionary service. You will learn how to pray, plan, support and communicate in cultures that are different to your own.
Sermon Design & Delivery
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How to develop and deliver engaging sermons that build audience rapport in a contemporary ministry setting. You will develop clear and coherent sermon outlines ensuring biblical accuracy with your own authentic style.
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
How to explain the word
I have an understanding of explaining the word of God and this course has added more to what I understood.
Bible study
I have come to understand that meditating upon the word of and prayer goes together,they are like twins.
Biblical knowlegde
Since I started the lessons I’ve gained biblical knowledge.. especially in this module I learned the connection and the link between old testament and new testament.. this has grown me so much spiritually.. all the topics I learned were so fundamental… I am so grateful for this chance..
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
EXPOSITORY
That’s was an expository session by Pst Andrew. The depth of insight is profound. More revelation.
The importance of Research and analysing the hestorical contexts
I’m being blessed by learning from this course,I’m improving a lot in beblical knowledge,may God bless you all who are inrolled in the course by teaching us
background
I have found out knowing the difference between the first audience and ours is the key to a health interpretation of the Bible.
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
Time management
Very clearly given points to make changes in my life
Personal Management & Spiritual Health
This course is tells us how to put things in place, make assessments, have Spiritual discipline to receive God’s Grace. How to build a healthy self, the value of repentance and much more. I am very thankful for the knowledge gained
How to prepare myself for preaching and how to appear when sharing
I have learn that it is important to have time of preparing myself before sharing the word of God and learn it’s good to appear nice before people, and learn that body language speaks alot over while ministering
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
Clear Lecture!
Clearly lecture.
one question repeated.
In General, enjoyed that module!
Enlighten
The teachings i have got from this vourse so far has to a very large extent enlightened and broaden my horizon in the knowledge of Gods desire, plan and agenda for humanity contrary to what religion has feed me with over the years!
Identity of call
I learn alot I learn that anointing, ability and heart should be connected and help me to produce the best results miraculous in my life 100 fold
This course is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to lead others effectively in a manner that is shaped by a Christian understanding of leadership.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to Authentic Leadership
- Introduction to Leadership
- Christian Leadership
- Mission & Vision
- Values
- Organisational Behaviour
- Preparing a Vision Document
- Motivation & Inspiring Others
- Credibility & Earning Trust
- Communication & Obtaining Favour
- Recruitment
- Building a Team
- Evaluation of Performance
- Morale
- Making Decisions
- Leading Change
- Dealing with Conflict
- Dealing with Criticism
- The Leader’s Character
- Inner Challenges of a Leader
- Flexible Leadership
- Critical Thinking & Learning from Experience
- Critical Thinking & Evaluating Yourself
- Sustainable Leadership
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
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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
Review / Testimonies
The Axx Ministry,
I’m so blessed to be part of this school through this training. I’m being feed with real spiritual weapon tools and spiritual weapon that every Christian need to know. I am so thankful to the Lord for allowing me to receive to his strength and powerful teaching my life has been changed. I believe that every good soldiers of Christ and it’s through the importation of the word and videos training in your life that you will receive all these blessings. God bless you all.
Sincerely,
– Abraham Deniyi ANIMASAUN
eye opening isights of the trinity
The trinity has always been one of those topics that i have felt insufficient to teach about and think will continue to feel so even after this really very elaborative teaching. However in these sessions my knowledge and confidence about the monotheistic God has greatly increased
powerful teaching.
powerful teaching.
i am in love with the HOLY SPIRIT it really felt i could jus stop and worship.
Thank for this empowering course and i know through the guidance of the HOLY SPIRIT i am gonna to great in my ministry
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
cross culture
The first thing I learnt when we go overseas to do mission is:
* culture and learning- I learnt that we have to appear less foreign, so that the people we go to will listen to us. Many times when we go on mission, we appear so gorgeous wanting people to esteem us so highly. Sometimes when we go with this kind of lifestyle, we return back with no soul being won less talking about making disciples for Jesus Christ.
I also learnt that I should be able to adapt eating their local food, wear local clothes etc
Another thing that frustrate us sometimes is the language barrier. We most times go to places having no clue about their language and we find it very difficult to communicate with them. Therefore, learning the language of the people where you are going will be so significant to reach them with the gospel.
* One thing that I learnt a lot that is resisting we message when we go overseas is servanthood. Most of us we want people to be holding our bags, cleaning our shoes, clothes and fetching water for us. But this is in actual fact the opposite of what Jesus taught and did to his disciples. In Matthew 20:28- Jesus said he came to serve and not to be served. This course has change my entire life in relating to people our message in the mission field.
* Our life must be an example to the people we go to, because every move we make, every word we speak, every action we do, every decision we make is observed and discussed by those around us.
* I learnt a lot of things in this course that prepared me to go to the mission field.
Thank thank God for connecting me to this platform.
Am greatful forever
My name is kasongo mwepu musonda from Zambia worshipping and a member of living rock fellowship. Have been pastoring a branch in Nampundwe in a rural area away from the language am used to and of a different tribe from my tribe but having learned about crossing cultures l can testify that God is here in this ministry of AXX global l know now exactly what to do,how to conduct myself and to be friendly to learn a language etc. Am so greatful forever to God and to AXX global in Jesus mighty name Amen.
Wisdom for cross culture mission
This course has helped me understand how to engage in cross culture missions. I have been greatly enlighten on how to prepare and function when on the ground. It has been one of the best courses I have had in this section.
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
All lessons
Exllent teaching pastor and lot knowledge I get
Growing in preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ
I am now able to study the word of God and prepare sermons easily. I realized that I am just a messenger of God who has the power to touch and change people’s lives through The word that I preach.I am growing spiritually as well .
General overview
The session has been great and empowering.
Certification of Pastoral Ministry Enrolment Options
Monthly Subscription
- 8 Specifically Designed Courses
- Access with an active subscription
- Certified Training
- 173 Lessons
3 Monthly Payments
- 8 Specifically Designed Courses
- Lifetime access to all resources
- Certified Training
- 173 Lessons
Upfront Payment
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- Lifetime access to all resources
- Certified Training
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Certification of Pastoral Ministry Snapshot
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8 specifically designed courses
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173 lessons
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45 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 Pastoral Ministry Reviews
I took my time to reflect on the learning, there are numerous gems throughout the topics.
How to hear, recognise and know God’s voice is one of the most important elements to connect with God and to be sustained in my life. I got to do a lot of practical applying of God’s word. Praying, waiting, listening out for God’s voice. I loved the reverence in this teaching. I also love how Kay prays for me at the end of a subject. That is special.
Accompanied with the Ministry zone: anointing, abilities and heart, and God’s calling on my life, wow! Was magnificent teaching
To end with God’s calling to Go is the nudge needed to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Thank you.
Know Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ I believe you are the Lord Jesus Christ.
I ask you Lord Jesus Christ to make for me in heaven the most beautiful yellow diamond studded palace made of pure gold embedded with yellow diamond to be my home in heaven created and designed by the Creator of all things in heaven and earth. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ, amen. I ask you Lord Jesus Christ to make for me in heaven twenty four twenty four feet high golden crown of yellow diamond made of pure gold embedded with yellow diamond in heaven.
I ask you Lord Jesus Christ to place the twenty four twenty four feet high golden crown of yellow diamond made of pure gold embedded with yellow diamond on the roof of the golden palace made of pure gold embedded with yellow diamond to be my home in heaven created and designed by the Creator of all things in heaven and earth. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ, amen. I surrender to you Lord Jesus Christ and
I give my life to you Lord Jesus Christ as you gave your life for me, amen.
Review and Testimony
Greetings!
It is with deepest gratitude to share my joy and exciting story in relation to atmost opportunity given from this school. I’ve far advanced in knowledge for service in the kingdom of God. Materials studied far surpassed mere trainings, my radio ministry saw a momentum by the testimony from the listeners.
I want to thank you in advance
Regards,
Thokoane Justice Teboho
Certification of Pastoral Ministry Requirements
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This Certification of Pastoral Ministry only requires a desire to learn about the introductory concepts of the Bible, theology, spiritual formation and pastoral ministry.
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A love of God and people.
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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
