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The Christian Ministry Certificate is an academic program providing off-campus adult students with college courses in Bible, Missions, Philosophy, Theology, and various areas of Christian Ministry through an online delivery format designed and taught by qualified faculty. The program is administered by the College of Christian Ministry and the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Upon successful completion ("C" or higher grades in every course) of 36 credit hours (18 hours of required courses and 18 hours of designated electives), the student will be awarded a Christian Ministry certificate in recognition of his/her accomplishment. Although this achievement is not a college degree, the courses are regular college classes and can be applied to a Bachelor's degree at Randall if the student chooses to engage in that pursuit.
Christian Ministry Certificate Aims
Students who complete this certificate will be prepared to:
- Practice and teach essentials of Christian spiritual formation.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Scripture with appropriate skills in interpretation and application.
- Utilize course content and related learning experiences in a variety of church ministry settings.
Required Courses
| Biblical Interpretation | 3hrs |
| Cultural Apologetics | 2hrs |
| Christian Spiritual Formation | 2hrs |
| Intro. to Christian Ministry | 3hrs |
| Literary Study of the English Bible I | 3hrs |
| Literary Study of the English Bible II | 3hrs |
| Orientation to Online Collegiate Studies | 0hrs |
| Reading & Writing in Christian Studies | 3hrs |
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Choice of Electives
| Administration of Christian Education | 3hrs |
| Biblical Basis of Missions | 2hrs |
| Christian Ethics | 2hrs |
| Christian Ministry Counseling | 3hrs |
| Christian Theology | 3hrs |
| Church History | 3hrs |
| Comparative Religions | 3hrs |
| Concepts of Leaderships | 3hrs |
| Creative Worship | 2hrs |
| Free Will Baptist History & Doctrine | 3hrs |
| Homiletics | 3hrs |
| Introduction to World Missions | 3hrs |
| Life and Writings of Paul | 3hrs |
| Life of Christ | 3hrs |
| New Testament Greek Appreciation | 3hrs |
| Pentateuch | 3hrs |
| Planning & Conducting Public Worship | 3hrs |
| Teaching in the Church | 3hrs |
| (Choose a total of 18 hours of electives) |
