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THE CIRCLE episcopal pipeline, the Schools of Ministry, and all Standalone courses — 131 courses, fully listed. Click any entry to explore courses and lessons.

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THE CIRCLE

8 Tracks  •  28 Courses  •  224 Lessons
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Deacon Track
Track 01 • Foundation Level
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Minister Track
Track 02 • Development Level
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03
Elder Track
Track 03 • Maturity Level
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04
Pastor Track
Track 04 • Shepherding Level
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05
Adjutant Track
Track 05 • Support Leadership
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Overseer Track
Track 06 • Regional Authority
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Bishop Track
Track 07 • Episcopal Office — The Apex
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Apostle Track
Track 08 • Apostolic Office — Sent with Authority
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Deacon Track

Track 01 • Foundation Level • 3 Courses • 24 Lessons

The Deacon Track lays the foundation for everything that follows. You learn what it means to be called to serve, understand the biblical office of deacon, and begin your formation as a ministry leader.

Courses
DC601The Call to Deacon Ministry8 Lessons+
  • The Biblical Foundation — Christ is the Head; He established the deacon office
  • From Simplicity to Now — How the church drifted from the simple NT model
  • What Does "Deacon" Actually Mean — A deep study of the word diakonos
  • The Seven of Acts 6 — The prototype that changed the church
  • Called and Qualified, Part 1 — The first six character requirements of 1 Timothy 3
  • Tested and Proven, Part 2 — The final qualifications of 1 Timothy 3
  • The Deacon's Home — Why your family life is not private when you hold public office
  • Two Offices, One Church — The elder-deacon relationship
DC602The Ministry of the Deacon8 Lessons+
  • The Selection Process — How deacons are identified, examined, and ordained
  • The Deacon's Role — Serving wherever the elders direct
  • Benevolence Ministry — Caring for the needy with dignity and compassion
  • Financial Stewardship — Handling the church's resources with integrity
  • Facilities and Logistics — Preparing the house of God for worship with excellence
  • The Deacon and the Pastor — Supporting the senior leader's vision
  • The Deacon's Wife — Building a ministry partnership in the home
  • Ordination — The theology, ceremony, and weight of being set apart
DC603Deacon Growth & Development8 Lessons+
  • The Deacon's Spiritual Life — Prayer disciplines and inner life habits
  • Excellence and Ethics — The biblical standard and ethical framework
  • Building Team Ministry — How a unified deacon body multiplies its impact
  • The Deacon and Church Discipline — Supporting elders in the restoration process
  • Mentoring the Next Generation — Identifying and developing future servants
  • The Deacon and the Congregation — Building trust and expressing Christ's care
  • Growing Toward Elder — For the deacon whose formation points that direction
  • Legacy — What finishing well looks like
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Minister Track

Track 02 • Development Level • 3 Courses • 24 Lessons

The Minister Track moves beyond service into active ministry leadership. Your call, your voice, your assignment — this is where calling becomes competency.

Courses
MI601Entering Christian Ministry8 Lessons+
  • The Call, the Commission, and the Cost
  • Ministry Gifts Part 1 — Discovering Your Spiritual Equipment
  • Ministry Gifts Part 2 — Deploying Your Spiritual Equipment
  • The Five-Fold Ministry — Where You Fit in the Body of Christ
  • Ministering with Integrity — Character Before Competency
  • Ministering with Excellence — The Standard the Ministry Deserves
  • The Minister and Personal Spiritual Disciplines
  • The Minister in the Local Church — Relationships, Roles, and Responsibilities
MI602The Minister in Practice8 Lessons+
  • Sunday Service Ministry — Platform protocol, preparation, and presence
  • The Minister and Preaching — Handling the Word with accuracy and power
  • Pastoral Care Basics — Visiting, counseling, and carrying the weight of people's lives
  • The Minister and Crisis Ministry — Hospital, funeral, and emergency response
  • The Minister and Administration — Paper, systems, and organizational responsibility
  • Working Under Authority — The minister's relationship with the senior pastor
  • The Minister and Conflict — Navigating church tension with wisdom and grace
  • The Minister's Marriage and Family — Protecting what the ministry will try to consume
MI603The Minister Growing Forward8 Lessons+
  • The Life of Study — Building a permanent learning and development discipline
  • The Minister's Personal Finances — Biblical stewardship for those in ministry
  • Building Ministry Relationships — Networks, peers, and accountability structures
  • The Minister and Social Media — Using digital platforms without being used by them
  • Handling Criticism and Opposition — Staying whole when ministry gets hard
  • Succession and Transition — Entering and leaving ministry assignments with integrity
  • Identifying Your Ministry Focus — Moving from general minister to specific assignment
  • The Long Ministry Life — What faithfulness looks like across decades
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Elder Track

Track 03 • Maturity Level • 3 Courses • 24 Lessons

The Elder Track is about maturity, spiritual authority, and long-term faithfulness. You learn governance, spiritual oversight, and what it means to shepherd leaders — not just the flock.

Courses
EL601The Elder's Calling and Character8 Lessons+
  • What Is an Elder? — Biblical word studies: presbuteros, episkopos, poimen
  • The Biblical Case for Plural Eldership — Why the NT model is multiple elders
  • The Elder's Qualifications — 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 examined in depth
  • The Elder's Calling — How God calls to the elder office
  • The Elder's Character — The interior formation that qualifies the exterior function
  • The Elder and His Household — Why the family is the first eldership assignment
  • The Elder and Holiness — The life standard that makes the office credible
  • Examination and Installation — The process of becoming an elder
EL602The Elder's Function8 Lessons+
  • The Elder as Shepherd — What shepherding actually requires day to day
  • The Elder as Overseer — Governance, authority, and the weight of oversight
  • The Elder as Teacher — Holding fast to sound doctrine
  • The Elder and Preaching — When and how elders preach
  • The Elder and Church Discipline — The elder's role in the Matthew 18 process
  • The Elder Board — How a plurality of elders functions and makes decisions
  • The Elder and the Deacon — The two-office partnership in practical ministry
  • The Elder and the Senior Pastor — Authority, submission, and the eldership team
EL603The Elder's Development8 Lessons+
  • The Elder's Spiritual Life — The disciplines that sustain the elder
  • The Elder's Study Life — Building theological depth through decades of ministry
  • The Elder and His Family — Protecting the covenant while serving the church
  • The Elder and Conflict — Navigating the hardest situations with grace and truth
  • The Elder and Money — Personal financial integrity and the oversight of church finances
  • The Elder and Accountability — Structures that protect the office and the person
  • Mentoring the Next Generation of Elders — Developing those who will follow
  • Legacy and Transition — The elder who finishes well
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Pastor Track

Track 04 • Shepherding Level • 3 Courses • 24 Lessons

The Pastor Track equips you to lead a local congregation with care, wisdom, and strategic vision. This is where you learn to shepherd God's people — and yourself — with excellence.

Courses
SYP101The Call to Pastor8 Lessons+
  • The Divine Calling — Internal conviction and external confirmation
  • The Pastoral Office vs. Pastoral Gift — Positional authority vs. functional anointing
  • Qualifications for Pastoral Ministry — 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1
  • Ordination and Installation — Biblical basis, process, and accountability
  • The Pastoral Identity — Who you are before what you do
  • The Pastor's Spiritual Life — Disciplines that sustain decades of ministry
  • The Pastor's Household — Why your family is part of your calling
  • Entering the Pastorate — First steps in a new or first assignment
SYP201The Care of the Pastor8 Lessons+
  • Pastoral Care Theology — The shepherd, the flock, and the Good Shepherd
  • Visiting the Sick — Hospital ministry, end-of-life care, and the pastoral presence
  • Crisis Counseling — When people need more than a sermon
  • Marriage Ministry — Premarital, marital, and post-crisis pastoral care
  • Grief and Bereavement Ministry — Walking people through loss with grace
  • The Pastor and Church Discipline — Matthew 18 applied to real situations
  • Protecting Yourself — Pastoral boundaries that guard your soul and your family
  • Self-Care for the Pastor — Sustaining health through the weight of the calling
SYP301The Church & the Pastor8 Lessons+
  • Preaching as Pastoral Care — How the pulpit serves the congregation's soul
  • Leading Worship — The pastor's role in the Sunday experience
  • Administration and Governance — Running the church with excellence and integrity
  • The Pastor and Church Growth — What healthy growth actually looks like
  • The Pastor and Finance — Stewardship, transparency, and financial leadership
  • The Pastor and Staff — Building, leading, and releasing a ministry team
  • The Pastor and Elders/Deacons — The governance partnership
  • The Pastor and Church Transition — Moving in, moving out, and moving forward
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Adjutant Track

Track 05 • Support Leadership • 3 Courses • 24 Lessons

The Adjutant Track teaches you to serve leaders at the highest levels — with an armor bearer spirit, strategic support, and Kingdom-minded leadership. You're not just an assistant; you're a key leader.

Courses
AD601The Armor Bearer Spirit8 Lessons+
  • The Calling to Serve at the Highest Level
  • The Armor Bearer in Scripture — David and Jonathan
  • Qualities of the Effective Adjutant
  • Boundaries and Confidentiality
  • The Adjutant in the Local Church
  • Serving Without the Spotlight
  • The Adjutant's Spiritual Life
  • Protocol, Presence, and Platform Etiquette
AD602The Ministry of the Adjutant8 Lessons+
  • Daily Responsibilities of the Adjutant
  • Scheduling and Coordination
  • Communication on Behalf of the Leader
  • Managing Ministry Logistics
  • The Adjutant in Public Worship
  • Travel Ministry and Conference Support
  • Handling Sensitive Information
  • When the Leader Is in Crisis
AD603Kingdom Leadership8 Lessons+
  • The Adjutant Who Wants to Be More — Managing Ambition
  • Relationships with Other Leaders
  • The Adjutant Who Becomes a Senior Leader
  • Building Your Ministry Identity
  • Developing Younger Adjutants
  • The Long Career of Service
  • Finishing Well in the Support Role
  • The Legacy of Service
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Overseer Track

Track 06 • Regional Authority • 3 Courses • 24 Lessons

The Overseer is the backbone of the Bishop. Regional authority, organizational weight, and pastoral oversight across an entire district — thoroughly prepared for the Bishopric.

Courses
OV601Overseer Historical8 Lessons+
  • The Historical Development of the Overseer Office
  • Overseers in Church History — Early Church to Modern Era
  • The Overseer in Episcopal Tradition
  • Overseers Across Denominational Lines
  • Why Oversight Matters — The Case for Regional Authority
  • The Overseer and Apostolic Authority
  • Historical Models of Effective Regional Leadership
  • Lessons from History for Today's Overseer
OV602Overseer Biblical8 Lessons+
  • What Is an Overseer? — Word Studies and Biblical Foundations
  • The Overseer in Acts
  • The Overseer in the Epistles
  • Oversight as Shepherding at Scale
  • The Overseer's Authority and Its Limits
  • Accountability for the Overseer
  • Spiritual Qualifications for Oversight
  • The Overseer and the Fivefold Ministry
OV603Overseer Competency & Character8 Lessons+
  • Leading Pastors — The Unique Challenge
  • Managing District Resources
  • Conflict Resolution Across Multiple Congregations
  • The Overseer and Church Planting
  • Succession at the District Level
  • Building a Leadership Pipeline Across the District
  • The Overseer's Personal Ministry
  • Preparing for the Bishopric
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Bishop Track

Track 07 • Episcopal Office — The Apex • 5 Courses • 40 Lessons

Five comprehensive courses covering what a bishop is, the historical development of the office, how bishops are formed, how they function, and how they are furnished for the work.

Courses
BP101What Is a Bishop?8 Lessons+
  • What Is a Bishop? — Etymology, Biblical Definition, and Office
  • The Bishop in the New Testament
  • The Monepiscopate — How the Bishop Became the Central Leader
  • Episcopal Governance Through History
  • Bishops and the Creeds
  • The Bishop in the Modern Church
  • What Bishops Actually Do — Functional Overview
  • Consecration — The Theology and Ceremony of Episcopal Ordination
BP201Bishop Historical8 Lessons+
  • The First-Century Church and Its Leadership Structure
  • The Development of Diocesan Organization
  • Episcopal Authority in the Early Councils
  • The Bishop in the Medieval Church
  • The Reformation and Episcopal Authority
  • The Bishop in African American Church Tradition
  • Episcopal Polity in Pentecostal and Charismatic Traditions
  • The Bishop in the 21st Century Global Church
BP301Bishop Formed8 Lessons+
  • The Bishop's Calling — How God Calls to the Episcopal Office
  • The Bishop's Character — 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 Revisited
  • The Bishop's Spiritual Life — Disciplines That Sustain Decades of Oversight
  • The Bishop's Marriage and Family
  • The Bishop and Money — Financial Integrity at the Highest Level
  • The Bishop's Relationships — Pastors, Overseers, and Peers
  • The Bishop Under Fire — Handling Criticism and Opposition
  • The Bishop Who Has Failed — Restoration and the Path Forward
BP401Bishop Functioning8 Lessons+
  • Episcopal Governance — How the Bishop Leads the Structure
  • Ordinations and Consecrations — The Bishop's Sacred Responsibility
  • The Bishop and the Judiciary — Handling Discipline and Appeals
  • The Bishop and Church Planting
  • The Bishop and Church Finance at Scale
  • The Bishop and the Annual Conference or Assembly
  • The Bishop and the Media
  • The Bishop in the Broader Christian Community
BP501Bishop Furnished8 Lessons+
  • The Bishop's Preaching and Teaching Ministry
  • The Bishop as Theologian and Doctrinal Guardian
  • The Bishop and Prophetic Ministry
  • The Bishop and Spiritual Authority
  • The Bishop as Mentor and Trainer
  • The Bishop's Legacy — What a Bishop Leaves Behind
  • Succession at the Episcopal Level
  • The Bishop Who Finishes Well
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Apostle Track

Track 08 • Apostolic Office — Sent with Authority • 5 Courses • 40 Lessons

Five courses covering the biblical and historical foundations of the apostolic office, the authority and accountability required, how the apostle functions in the local church, and the building of apostolic networks.

Courses
AP801The Apostolic Call & Commission8 Lessons+
  • What Is an Apostle? — Etymology, Word Studies, Biblical Survey
  • The Apostolic Gift vs. the Apostolic Office
  • The Twelve and the Unique Apostleship
  • Paul — The Apostle Outside the Twelve
  • The Post-Apostolic Question — Do Apostles Still Exist?
  • Signs of a True Apostle
  • The Apostle's Calling — Internal Conviction and External Confirmation
  • Apostolic Character — The Non-Negotiable Foundation
AP802The Apostolic Office — Historical & Biblical8 Lessons+
  • Old Testament Roots of the Apostolic Concept — The Shaliach
  • The Twelve Apostles — Their Calling, Ministry, and Legacy
  • Paul's Apostolic Ministry — Theology, Method, and Practice
  • The Apostle James — Leadership in the Jerusalem Church
  • Apollos, Barnabas, and the Wider Apostolic Circle
  • Apostolic Ministry in Church History — From Chrysostom to Carey
  • The Apostolic Reformation Movement — What It Got Right and Wrong
  • Learning from History for the Contemporary Apostolic Office
AP803Apostolic Authority & Accountability8 Lessons+
  • What Authority the Apostle Actually Has
  • The Limits of Apostolic Authority
  • Accountability Structures for the Apostolic Leader
  • The Apostle and Spiritual Abuse — The Dark Side of Unchecked Authority
  • Financial Accountability for the Apostle
  • Apostolic Authority in Relation to Pastors and Bishops
  • How Apostolic Authority Is Recognized — Not Assumed
  • Maintaining Integrity Under Authority
AP804Apostolic Ministry in the Local Church8 Lessons+
  • The Apostle's Relationship with the Local Church
  • The Apostle and Preaching
  • The Apostle and Church Planting — Theory and Practice
  • The Apostle as Trainer and Equipper of Leaders
  • The Apostle and the Prophetic Ministry
  • The Apostle and Signs, Wonders, and the Miraculous
  • The Apostle and Spiritual Warfare
  • The Apostle and Church Governance
AP805Apostolic Networks & Kingdom Expansion8 Lessons+
  • What Is an Apostolic Network?
  • Building the Relational Foundation of a Network
  • Governance and Accountability in Apostolic Networks
  • Financial Models for Apostolic Networks
  • The Apostle as a Sending Agency
  • Apostolic Networks and Church Planting Movements
  • International Apostolic Ministry and Cross-Cultural Mission
  • The Apostle's Legacy — Building What Outlasts You
Expansion Programs

Schools of Ministry

20 Schools
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School of Ministers in Training
29 Courses • 200 Lessons
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School of Church Administration
13 Courses • 96 Lessons
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School of Chaplaincy
9 Courses • 68 Lessons
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School of Church Leadership
8 Courses • 42 Lessons
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School of Stewardship & Financial Discipleship
4 Courses • 32 Lessons
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School of Marketplace & Culture
12 Courses • 84 Lessons
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School of Worship & Arts Ministry
4 Courses • 32 Lessons
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School of Church Membership
4 Courses • 32 Lessons
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School of Women in Ministry
6 Courses • 48 Lessons
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School of Preaching & Proclamation
3 Courses • 22 Lessons
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11
School of Theology
8 Courses • 64 Lessons
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12
School of Youth Ministry
7 Courses • 56 Lessons
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13
School of Marriage & Family Ministry
6 Courses • 48 Lessons
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14
School of Missions & Evangelism
4 Courses • 32 Lessons
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15
School of Media & Digital Ministry
10 Courses • 80 Lessons
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16
School of Leadership Technique
8 Courses • 22 Lessons
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School of Church Growth
5 Courses • 40 Lessons
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School of Eschatology
7 Courses • 56 Lessons
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School of Urban & Community Development Ministry
5 Courses • 40 Lessons
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School of Tools of Leadership
8 Courses • 58 Lessons
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School of Ministry

School of Ministers in Training

29 Courses • 200 Lessons

The most comprehensive school in the ecosystem — 29 courses covering every dimension of ministry formation for those in active ministerial development. From calling and character to preaching, pastoral care, administration, and ministry practice.

Courses
AM601So You Want To Be An Associate Minister — Calling & Character8 Lessons+
  • The Divine Call — Isaiah 61 unpacked; the "Woe is me / Here am I" arc
  • Historical Perspectives — The associate minister through history
  • You Are Not the Senior Pastor — The identity anchor; the comparison trap
  • Biblical Models of the Associate Minister
  • The 12 Nevers — Associate minister prohibitions, theologically unpacked
  • Faithful Followership — Spirit-produced submission to pastoral authority
  • Called to Support, Not to Pastor — The dignity of the support calling
  • Preparation, Study, and the Ministerial Basics
AM602So You Want To Be An Associate Minister — Ministry & Mechanics8 Lessons+
  • Understanding Your Role — Specific daily responsibilities
  • Ministerial Basics During Worship — Sunday service, funerals, communion
  • Building Strong Relationships — Collaboration and trust with the pastoral team
  • Navigating Church Dynamics — Integrity under pressure
  • Vision Alignment — Connecting personal passion to the senior pastor's direction
  • Support and Serve — Daily mechanics of the support calling
  • Conflict Resolution and Mediation
  • Leaving Well — Transition protocol; protecting every relationship
AM603So You Want To Be An Associate Minister — Growth & Future8 Lessons+
  • Developing Essential Skills — Decision-making, vision casting, team management
  • Creating Impact — Personal ministry philosophy and resilience
  • Mentorship Matters — Finding and forging meaningful connections
  • Becoming a Mentor — The multiplication dynamic
  • Spiritual Growth — Practices that protect the inner life
  • Health, Healing, and Burnout Prevention
  • Milestones and Motivation — Celebrating success as a holy mandate
  • Legacy and Leadership — Finishing well
MIT001Welcome to the Minister In Training Program8 Lessons+
  • Welcome to the MIT Program — Overview, expectations, and the formation journey
  • The Call to Ministry — Understanding divine calling and your assignment
  • The Character of the Minister — Who you must be before what you do
  • Spiritual Disciplines for Ministry — Prayer, Bible study, and the devotional life
  • The Minister in the Church — Role, relationships, and responsibilities
  • Ministry Ethics and Integrity — Standards that protect you and those you serve
  • Doctrine Foundations — What every minister must believe and why
  • Moving Forward in Your MIT Journey — Next steps and the road ahead
MIT+25 Additional Formation CoursesOngoing Lessons+
  • Preaching, teaching, pastoral care, church administration, counseling foundations
  • Evangelism, discipleship, small group ministry, worship, and outreach
  • Ministry leadership, conflict resolution, financial stewardship, and much more
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School of Ministry

School of Church Administration

13 Courses • 96 Lessons

Run the church with excellence and integrity. Finance theology, operations, legal structure, IRS compliance, staff management, and employment law — everything the church administrator and executive pastor must master.

Courses
BKF101Church Finance — The Theology and Philosophy6 Lessons+
  • God Owns It All — The foundation of stewardship; every financial decision flows from who holds the title
  • The Heart of Giving — Tithing, generosity, and giving culture; conviction not compulsion
  • The Church as a Business Without Losing Its Soul — Sacred mission and sound business practice
  • Raising Money Without Begging for It — Stewardship campaigns and capital drives
  • Multiple Streams — Beyond tithes and offerings; the coming revolution in church economics
  • Deferred Giving and Legacy Finance — Planned giving and legacy gifts
BKF102Church Finance — The Operations6 Lessons+
  • Organizing the Church for Business — Governance, staffing, and the management cycle
  • Accounting Procedures and Reports — The accounting cycle; what every leader must read
  • Managing Cash Receipts — Internal controls, offering procedures, and banking
  • Managing Cash Disbursements — Purchase orders, payment vouchers, controlling what goes out
  • Fixed Assets, Insurance, and Records — Property, equipment, insurance, annual audit
  • Budgeting and Financial Planning — Building the budget and using it faithfully
BKF103Church Finance — The Law and the Church6 Lessons+
  • The Pastor and the Law — Clergy selection, contracts, authority, and privilege
  • Clergy Liabilities and Limitations — Negligence, defamation, child abuse reporting
  • Legal Identity — Incorporation and governance; incorporating instruments and officer liability
  • The Church as Property Owner and Employer — Zoning, premises liability, employment law
  • Government Regulation and Church Liability — Copyright, negligent hiring, supervision
  • A Legal Compliance Framework for Ministry — Integrating all five legal areas
CA4500+Church Administration Series — 10 Additional CoursesOngoing Lessons+
  • HR management, staff hiring and firing, employment tax obligations
  • Church administration operations, policy development, governance systems
  • IRS compliance, 501(c)(3) requirements, annual reporting frameworks
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School of Ministry

School of Chaplaincy

9 Courses • 68 Lessons

Training for ministry in hospitals, military, prisons, corporations, emergency services, and institutional settings. Nine courses preparing chaplains for the unique demands of ministry outside the church walls.

Courses
CH601Chaplaincy — Foundations and Contexts8 Lessons+
  • Introduction to Chaplaincy — What chaplaincy is, where it serves, and who the chaplain is called to be
  • Industrial and Workplace Chaplaincy — Ministry in the workplace
  • Prison and Correctional Chaplaincy — Ministry behind bars
  • Emergency Services Chaplaincy — Ministry to first responders
  • Emergency Protocols and Field Operations — The chaplain in active crisis environments
  • Pastoral Confidentiality and Ethics — Ethical standards for chaplains
  • Contraband, Search Procedures, and Field Safety
  • Anatomy of a Setup: Protecting Yourself in Ministry
CH602Chaplaincy — Care and Counseling Skills8 Lessons+
  • Suicide Prevention and Intervention — Warning signs; crisis response
  • Death Notifications — Theology, language, and pastoral skill for delivering the hardest news
  • Critical Incident Stress Management — Traumatic stress responses and CISM protocols
  • Traumatic Stress Reactions in Children — Age-appropriate chaplaincy care
  • Grief and Bereavement Ministry — The stages, complications, and pastoral craft of loss
  • Preparing Families for Approaching Death — Anticipatory grief and end-of-life care
  • Healing Conversations — Communication skills that create connection in crisis
  • Self-Care and Resilience for the Chaplain
CH603Chaplaincy — Crisis and Trauma Ministry8 Lessons+
  • Biblical Counseling 101 — Pastoral vs. clinical counseling; integration model
  • The Building Blocks of Counseling — Active listening, empathy, open questions
  • Gathering Information, Part 1 — FACT model, Fitchett 7×7, spiritual assessment
  • Gathering Information, Part 2 — FICA, HOPE, and SPIRIT models; moral injury
  • Personal Assessment Forms and Documentation
  • Trauma-Informed Chaplaincy Care
  • Crisis Intervention Protocols
  • Chaplaincy Case Studies and Field Application
CH604+6 Additional Chaplaincy Specialty CoursesOngoing Lessons+
  • Military chaplaincy, healthcare settings, corporate and industrial environments
  • Chaplaincy ethics, supervision, and professional development
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School of Ministry

School of Church Leadership

8 Courses • 42 Lessons

Developing leaders at every level — from the pastoral call and prophetic office to apostolic foundations and church governance. Eight courses building the theological and practical foundation for leadership excellence.

Courses
PAS601The Pastoral Call & Office5 Lessons+
  • What Is a Pastor? — Shepherd, overseer, elder; word studies: poimen, episkopos, presbuteros
  • The Divine Calling to Pastoral Ministry — Internal conviction and external confirmation
  • The Pastoral Office vs. Pastoral Gift — Positional authority vs. functional anointing
  • Qualifications for Pastoral Ministry — 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1; character over competence
  • The Ordination & Installation of a Pastor — Biblical basis, process, and accountability
PRO601The Prophetic Call & Office5 Lessons+
  • What Is a Prophet? — Biblical definitions: nabi, ro'eh, chozeh; seer, prophet, watchman
  • The Divine Calling to Prophetic Ministry — Prophetic gifting vs. calling; walking out the call
  • The Prophetic Office vs. Prophetic Gift — From gift to office
  • Qualifications for Prophetic Ministry — Character, faithfulness, doctrinal soundness, moral purity
  • The Ordination & Installation of a Prophet — Biblical basis and accountability structures
APO601The Apostolic Call & Office6 Lessons+
  • What Is an Apostle? — Etymology, biblical definitions; gift vs. office
  • The Divine Calling — How God calls apostles; recognizing and confirming the call
  • Old Testament Prototypes — The shaliach concept and apostolic foundations
  • New Testament Apostleship — The Twelve, Paul, and the ongoing apostolic function
  • Apostolic Authority and Accountability — How apostolic authority operates and is governed
  • The Apostle in the Modern Church — Function, networks, and Kingdom alignment
PAS606Church Administration & Governance5 Lessons+
  • The Biblical Foundation for Church Administration — Moses, Jethro, Nehemiah, Acts 6
  • Governance Structures and Leadership Models — Elder-led, congregational, episcopal
  • Financial Administration and Biblical Stewardship — Budgeting, transparency, accountability
  • Legal, Organizational, and Compliance Requirements — Incorporation, bylaws, 501(c)(3)
  • Systems, Growth, and Succession Planning — Organizational systems and legacy planning
CL+4 Additional Church Leadership CoursesOngoing Lessons+
  • Team building, delegation, organizational culture, and leadership development
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School of Ministry

School of Stewardship & Financial Discipleship

4 Courses • 32 Lessons

Teaching the theology and practice of stewardship — from the individual believer's financial life to the church's generosity culture. Four courses building biblical financial literacy, personal discipleship, and Kingdom giving.

Courses
SFD001The Theology of Stewardship8 Lessons+
  • God Owns It All — The foundation of stewardship; every financial decision flows from who holds the title
  • The Faithful Manager — What biblical management of the Owner's resources actually looks like
  • Money and the Master — What happens when money sits on the throne
  • Contentment as Spiritual Discipline — Theology and practice of godly contentment
  • The Danger of Wealth — What Scripture says about money's unique power to distort the heart
  • Stewardship of Time and Talent — Extending stewardship beyond finances
  • The Prosperity Gospel Problem — Why it's a pastoral disaster and how to address it
  • Teaching Stewardship in the Congregation — Building a congregation-wide stewardship theology
SFD002Personal Financial Discipleship8 Lessons+
  • Your Financial History — How your past shapes your current financial posture
  • Building a Biblical Budget — A spending plan that reflects Kingdom priorities
  • Defeating Debt — Theology and strategy of debt elimination
  • Emergency Fund and Financial Peace — Why the emergency fund is a stewardship discipline
  • Saving and Investing for the Future — Long-term faithfulness through stewardship
  • Insurance, Risk, and Responsible Planning — Risk management as stewardship discipline
  • Financial Accountability and Community — Why financial discipleship requires community
  • The Financial Discipleship Pathway — Building a personal plan from where you are
SFD003Generosity & Kingdom Giving8 Lessons+
  • The Theology of Generosity — Why generosity is a spiritual discipline and a Kingdom practice
  • The Tithe — Foundations and faithfulness; what the tithe is and why it matters
  • Beyond the Tithe — Offerings and special giving; how generosity grows past the baseline
  • Giving That Transforms the Giver — How generosity forms the heart that practices it
  • Giving Through the Seasons of Life — Faithful giving at every stage and income level
  • Corporate Generosity — The giving culture of the congregation as a whole
  • Planned Giving and Legacy — Generosity that outlasts the giver
  • Building a Generosity Culture — Moving a congregation from duty to joy in giving
SFD004Financial Crisis Counseling8 Lessons+
  • Recognizing Financial Crisis — The signs, the stages, and the pastoral response
  • Counseling the Financially Overwhelmed — Building trust and creating safety for honest disclosure
  • Debt Crisis — Assessment, options, and a Kingdom-aligned resolution pathway
  • Job Loss and Income Interruption — Pastoral and practical response
  • Marriage and Financial Crisis — When money is destroying the relationship
  • Bankruptcy — Theology, process, and pastoral care before, during, and after
  • Recovery and Rebuilding — The financial discipleship pathway after crisis
  • Connecting to Community Resources — When pastoral care requires referral
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School of Ministry

School of Marketplace & Culture

12 Courses • 84 Lessons

For leaders called to influence culture, business, and public life — 12 courses on Kingdom entrepreneurship, marketplace ministry, platform and brand, and the theology of work and calling.

Courses
CE101Christian Entrepreneur — Part 18 Lessons+
  • Business as Calling — Reclaiming the sacred-secular divide
  • The Theology of Work — From Genesis to the marketplace
  • Identity in Christ — Who you are before what you do
  • Stewardship vs. Ownership — The God who owns everything
  • The Four Purposes of Business — Products, people, profits, philanthropy
  • Hearing God in Business — Voice, direction, and discernment
  • Spiritual Warfare in the Marketplace — The unseen battle
  • Covenantal Business — Operating under God's economy
CE102Christian Entrepreneur — Part 28 Lessons+
  • The Kingdom Mindset — Renewing your mind for marketplace transformation
  • Common Errors of Christian Entrepreneurs — Spiritual and practical pitfalls
  • Kingdom-Aligned Goal Setting — God-honoring frameworks for business goals
  • Persevering Through Delay and Testing — Extended preparation seasons
  • Overcoming Fear of Failure and Success — Both fears examined from a Kingdom perspective
  • Kingdom Economics — Biblical theology of pricing, profit, and stewardship
  • The Kingdom-Driven Framework, Part 1 — Building from hearing and obeying
  • The Kingdom-Driven Framework, Part 2 — Integration and personal application
CE103Christian Entrepreneur — Part 38 Lessons+
  • The Kingdom Dream — Receiving and holding your vision
  • From Dream to Blueprint — Translating vision into strategy
  • Kingdom Business Planning — Writing a plan that integrates Kingdom assignment with market reality
  • Building Your Kingdom Team — Identifying, recruiting, and developing your people
  • Systems, Structures, and Kingdom Operations — Infrastructure for consistency and scale
  • Marketing Your Kingdom Business — Communicating value and Kingdom distinctives
  • Kingdom Financial Planning — Budgets and stewardship systems
  • From Blueprint to Launch — Assembling all elements and preparing for execution
CE104Christian Entrepreneur — Part 48 Lessons+
  • Executing with Kingdom Discipline — Daily execution architecture and accountability
  • Managing Growth Without Losing the Mission — Growth stages and mission drift prevention
  • Kingdom Leadership Development — The multiplication imperative
  • Succession and Legacy — Kingdom business beyond the founder
  • Navigating Failure Redemptively — What to do when the plan doesn't work
  • Kingdom Business and the Local Church — The relationship between business and congregation
  • Kingdom Business in Community — Social impact, economic development, and Kingdom witness
  • The Kingdom Business Life — Integrating calling, character, and commerce over a lifetime
MKT601+Marketplace Ministry, Platform & Brand — 8 Additional CoursesOngoing Lessons+
  • Platform building, personal brand, media presence, and Kingdom influence
  • Marketplace ministry strategy, evangelism in the workplace, faith integration
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School of Ministry

School of Worship & Arts Ministry

4 Courses • 32 Lessons

Theology and practice of worship leadership — training worship leaders, musicians, and arts ministry teams to lead with excellence, integrity, and biblical grounding that goes deeper than performance.

Courses
WAS001The Call and Character of the Worship Leader8 Lessons+
  • The Call to Worship Leadership — What it means to be called to lead others in worship
  • The Leader's Heart — The interior life that genuine worship leadership requires
  • Anointing vs. Performance — The difference between what God does and what talent produces
  • Character and Integrity — The non-negotiable foundation beneath every worship ministry
  • Vision for Worship — What the worship leader sees that shapes what the congregation experiences
  • Building Your Team — Selecting, developing, and leading those who serve beside you
  • Seasons of Worship — Leading through the changing seasons of congregational life
  • Legacy — What the worship leader leaves behind; building toward it from the beginning
WAS002The Art of Leading Worship8 Lessons+
  • Knowing Your Congregation — Who the people are you're leading and what leading them well requires
  • Song Selection and Flow — Choosing what the congregation sings; shaping it into a coherent journey
  • Leading from the Heart — What it means to lead genuinely rather than professionally
  • Managing the Platform — Leading the team, the service, and the congregation simultaneously
  • When Things Go Wrong — Leading with integrity and grace when the unexpected disrupts the plan
  • Creating Sacred Space — What the worship leader does to create conditions for genuine encounter
  • Presence and Engagement — Cultivating genuine congregational participation
  • Excellence Without Pride — The highest standard while remaining genuinely humble
WAS003Worship, Arts & Culture8 Lessons+
  • Arts in God's Kingdom — The theological basis for the arts in worship
  • Dance and Movement — How the ministry of movement serves the worship of God
  • Visual Arts and Sacred Space — How visual art shapes conditions for genuine worship encounter
  • Music Foundations — Theologically and musically grounded understanding of music in worship
  • Multi-Art Integration — Integrating multiple art forms into a unified worship experience
  • Cultural Sensitivity — Leading a culturally diverse congregation with genuine respect
  • Excellence in the Arts — Building a culture of artistic excellence for God's glory
  • The Future of Worship Arts — Navigating innovation while honoring what endures
WAS004Building a Worship Ministry8 Lessons+
  • The Worship Ministry Structure — Building a team that can sustain and grow
  • Musician Development — Training and investing in the musicians God has given you
  • Technical Ministry and Worship — Sound, lighting, and production in service of encounter
  • Worship and Discipleship — How the worship ministry makes disciples
  • Protecting the Worship Ministry — Accountability, purity, and sustainability
  • Worship and the Preaching Ministry — The partnership between worship and the Word
  • Worship Ministry Administration — Scheduling, rehearsal, budgeting, and systems
  • Leading Worship in Difficult Seasons — When the congregation is in grief, crisis, or transition
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School of Ministry

School of Church Membership

4 Courses • 32 Lessons

Build a committed, engaged congregation — four courses on the biblical foundations of church membership, member responsibilities, assimilation, and the discipleship culture that makes membership meaningful.

Courses
CM101Church Membership — Foundations8 Lessons+
  • Why This Question Matters — Cultural context of membership and its implications for discipleship
  • The Church as a Community — Biblical analogies: citizenship, family, and body
  • Biblical Language of Membership — Insiders and outsiders; the Greek verb kollao
  • The Great Church Metaphors — Seven biblical metaphors: temple, body, household, vine, flock, bride, priesthood
  • The Duty to Join — We must join this community; the "one another" commands
  • Form and Means — Membership rolls and vows; how church discipline works
  • Objections to Church Membership Answered — Scripture, early church, and pastoral wisdom
  • The Character and Purpose of Membership — Four essential characteristics of a biblical church
CM201Church Membership — Responsibilities and Relationships8 Lessons+
  • The Process of Church Membership — How people join and what the church's role is
  • Membership Classes and New Member Orientation — What should be taught before someone joins
  • Welcoming and Assimilating New Members — From the welcome to full participation
  • Member Participation and Engagement — How members fulfill their covenant obligations
  • The Member's Responsibility to the Church — Service, giving, and spiritual investment
  • The Church's Responsibility to Members — Shepherding, care, and accountability
  • Membership Records and Administration — The practical mechanics of maintaining the rolls
  • Special Cases in Membership — Transfers, restoration, and unusual circumstances
CM301Church Membership — Growth and Discipleship8 Lessons+
  • The Biblical Foundation of Church Membership — NT evidence for formal membership
  • The Character and Purpose of the Local Church — God's redemptive purpose for the church
  • What Membership Means: Commitment and Belonging — The biblical language of covenant membership
  • Loyalty to the Local Church: The Biblical Call to Commitment
  • The Rules of Church Membership: Mutual Expectations
  • Submission, Accountability, and Church Discipline — The biblical teaching on spiritual authority
  • The Spiritual Community — Building genuine community beyond Sunday morning
  • Renewing and Restoring Membership — Re-engaging the disconnected and restoring the fallen
CM401Church Membership — Culture and Community8 Lessons+
  • Building a Membership Culture — What it takes to make membership meaningful in your context
  • Small Groups and Membership — How small group life deepens the membership covenant
  • Generational Membership — Engaging every generation in genuine church membership
  • Membership and Giving — Building a congregation where membership and generosity connect
  • Church Discipline as Pastoral Care — The restorative theology of Matthew 18 in practice
  • Leaving Well — Pastoral protocol when members depart the congregation
  • The Membership Audit — Reviewing and maintaining a healthy, accurate membership roll
  • The Thriving Membership Culture — What it looks like when membership is working
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School of Ministry

School of Women in Ministry

6 Courses • 48 Lessons

Complete formation for women called to ministry leadership — from the theology of the calling to preaching, pastoral care, marriage and ministry balance, and building a sustainable ministry life.

Courses
WIM001The Call of the Woman in Ministry8 Lessons+
  • Called or Chosen — Understanding the nature of the divine commission
  • The Biblical Woman in Leadership — Your theological foundation
  • Deborah Didn't Ask Permission — Leading when the call is clear
  • Gifts Have No Gender — Understanding what God put in you
  • What God Requires — The character beneath the call
  • Answering the Call — Moving from recognition to response
  • Your Assignment — The specific work God has prepared for you
  • Walk in It — Living the fullness of the calling you carry
WIM002The Character of the Woman in Ministry8 Lessons+
  • Rooted in Identity — Knowing who you are before you know what you do
  • The Standard of Integrity — When no one is watching
  • The Power of Humility — Strength that does not need to announce itself
  • Disciplines of the Spirit — Building the interior life that ministry demands
  • Handling Opposition — Staying whole when ministry gets difficult
  • Fruit That Leads — The Spirit's evidence in the life of the minister
  • Guarding the Anointing — Protecting what God has placed on your life
  • Accountable and Covered — The structures that keep you safe
WIM003The Woman as Preacher and Teacher8 Lessons+
  • She Has a Right to Speak — The biblical basis for women in proclamation
  • Finding Your Voice — Developing an authentic preaching identity
  • Rightly Dividing — Principles of sound hermeneutics for the woman who preaches
  • Building the Message — Sermon construction from text to delivery
  • Teaching with Authority — The discipline of effective biblical instruction
  • Answering the Objectors — Navigating resistance to women in the pulpit
  • When the Spirit Moves — Preaching under the anointing
  • Protocol and Honor — Pulpit etiquette for the woman minister
WIM004The Woman in Pastoral Care and Counseling8 Lessons+
  • The Ministry of Presence — Being with before trying to fix
  • Foundational Counseling Skills for the Pastoral Minister
  • Women in Crisis — Recognition, response, and referral
  • Walking Through Grief and Trauma — The minister as companion
  • Boundaries in Pastoral Care — Protecting yourself and those you serve
  • The Counseling Conversation — How to create safety and facilitate genuine disclosure
  • Referral Skills — Knowing when pastoral care requires professional intervention
  • Self-Care for the Woman Who Cares for Others
WIM005The Woman in Ministry Leadership8 Lessons+
  • Leading in a Male-Dominated Environment — Navigating real dynamics with wisdom and grace
  • Building Your Ministry Team — Selecting, developing, and leading effectively
  • Spiritual Authority in Ministry — Understanding and operating in the authority God gives
  • Collaboration and Partnership — Working effectively across gender and generation
  • The Woman as Visionary — Hearing, holding, and casting vision
  • Administrative and Organizational Leadership — The practical work of leading an organization
  • Mentoring Other Women — Raising up the next generation of women in ministry
  • The Long Game — Building a ministry life that lasts and leaves a legacy
WIM006Marriage, Family, and Ministry8 Lessons+
  • The Ministry Marriage — Building a marriage that supports rather than survives the ministry
  • When Your Husband Is Also Your Leader — The dynamics of ministry and marriage leadership
  • Raising Children in Ministry — Protecting your children while being faithful to your calling
  • Boundaries That Protect the Family — When ministry would consume what only the family can have
  • Seasons of Marriage in Ministry — How the ministry marriage changes through the years
  • The First Lady Role vs. The Called Woman — When both callings are in the same person
  • Supporting Your Husband's Ministry While Answering Your Own Call
  • The Ministry Family That Finishes Well — What faithful longevity looks like
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School of Ministry

School of Preaching & Proclamation

3 Courses • 22 Lessons

Master the art and craft of biblical preaching — from the theology of proclamation and sermon construction to delivery, voice, and building a preaching life that sustains prophetic power across decades of ministry.

Courses
PRE601Preaching Craft (Advanced) — The Making of a Masterful Messenger6 Lessons+
  • The Weight of the Word — Theology of preaching and the preacher's identity
  • Anatomy of a Sermon — Structure, flow, and the architecture of persuasion
  • Exegesis to Exposition — Moving from text to truth to transformation
  • Voice, Presence, and Delivery — The physical instrument of proclamation
  • Preaching Through Seasons — Sustaining prophetic edge across a long ministry
  • The Preacher's Inner Life — Character, integrity, and the soul behind the sermon
PSP101So You Want to Learn How to Prepare Sermons — Part 1: The Foundation8 Lessons+
  • What Is Homiletics? — Definition, historical overview, and why the study of preaching matters
  • The Art of Preaching — Preaching as both science and art; its development through church history
  • Basic Elements of Good Preaching — What every effective sermon must include
  • Theoretical Constructs: Schools of Thought in Preaching — Major frameworks and approaches
  • Types of Sermons: The Full Landscape — The three primary types and when to use each
  • Expository Preaching: Letting the Text Speak — The gold standard of biblical proclamation
  • Topical Sermons: Building Around a Subject — Strengths, limitations, and best practices
  • Textual Sermons: Mining a Passage — Deep focus on a single passage
PSP201So You Want to Learn How to Prepare Sermons — Part 2: The Text8 Lessons+
  • Choosing Your Text or Topic — Analyzing and strategizing; Billy Graham's nine-fold challenge
  • Principles of Biblical Interpretation — Hermeneutics for the preacher; twenty principles
  • Researching the Text — Seven domains: contextual, historical, comparative, word study, commentary
  • Developing Principles from Research — Translating raw scholarship into universal truths
  • The Thematic Statement — The sermon in a nutshell; a single sentence that governs everything
  • The Aim of the Sermon — Evangelistic, doctrinal, ethical, and apologetic preaching
  • Sermon Material: Gathering It — Building a lifetime resource library for fresh sermons
  • Sermon Material: Arranging It — Organizing content into a coherent, purposeful structure
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School of Ministry

School of Theology

8 Courses • 64 Lessons

Master the theological foundations every ministry leader must know — eight courses covering the essential doctrines of the Christian faith from the nature of God to the return of Christ and everything in between.

Courses
OGY101Theology — The Doctrine of God8 Lessons+
  • The Nature of God — Essential being: spirituality, eternity, infinity, immutability
  • The Attributes of God, Part 1 — Incommunicable: omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence
  • The Attributes of God, Part 2 — Communicable: holiness, righteousness, love, mercy, grace
  • The Names of God — From Elohim to Yahweh, from Adonai to El Shaddai
  • The Will of God — Decretive, preceptive, and permissive will; sovereignty and human responsibility
  • The Sovereignty of God — God's absolute rule over history, nature, nations, and individual lives
  • The Glory of God — The radiant manifestation of His infinite perfections
  • Knowing God Personally — What it means to know God intimately and walk with Him daily
OGY102Theology — The Doctrine of Christ8 Lessons+
  • The Pre-Existence and Deity of Christ — Christ's eternal existence; refutation of Arianism
  • The Incarnation — God Became Man — The virgin birth; God entering history
  • The Two Natures of Christ (Hypostatic Union) — Chalcedonian definition
  • The Life and Ministry of Christ — Perfect obedience, sinless life, miracles, active obedience
  • The Offices of Christ (Prophet, Priest, King) — The threefold office of Christ
  • The Death of Christ (Atonement Theories) — Moral influence, Christus Victor, penal substitution
  • The Resurrection and Ascension — Bodily resurrection; nature of His resurrection body
  • The Present Work and Future Return of Christ — Current intercession; second coming
OGY103Theology — The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit8 Lessons+
  • The Deity and Personality of the Holy Spirit — The Spirit as divine person, not impersonal force
  • The Spirit's Work in Creation and the Old Testament
  • Biblical Inspiration and Illumination — How Scripture came to be; the Spirit's illuminating ministry
  • The Spirit's Work in Regeneration and Conversion — Conviction, new birth, repentance, faith
  • The Baptism and Filling of the Spirit — Biblical clarity on two of the most debated topics
  • Spiritual Gifts — Nature, purpose, and the pneumatological debates
  • The Fruit of the Spirit — Character transformation as the Spirit's primary evidence
  • The Spirit-Filled Life — Walking in the Spirit day by day
OGY104–1085 Additional Theology CoursesOngoing Lessons+
  • Soteriology — The Doctrine of Salvation
  • Ecclesiology — The Doctrine of the Church
  • Eschatology — The Doctrine of Last Things
  • Anthropology — The Doctrine of Humanity and Sin
  • Bibliology — The Doctrine of Scripture
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School of Ministry

School of Youth Ministry

7 Courses • 56 Lessons

Equipping youth leaders to reach, disciple, and develop the next generation — six courses covering the call to youth ministry, adolescent development, ministry structure, discipleship, family engagement, and long-term sustainability.

Courses
YTH001The Call to Youth Ministry8 Lessons+
  • Know Your Why — Reflection & Application
  • The Character of the Youth Minister — Reflection & Application
  • Building Your Ministry Philosophy — Reflection & Application
  • Ready to Serve — Reflection & Application
YTH002Understanding Adolescent Development8 Lessons+
  • They're Not Broken, They're Building — What Adolescence Actually Is — and Why It Changes Everything About How You Minister
  • The Brain Before It's Done — Why Teenagers Think the Way They Think — and What to Do About It
  • Feelings, Fits, and the Formation of Identity — The Emotional Landscape of Adolescence and the "Who Am I?" Question
  • Bodies, Changes, and the Church's Response — Puberty, Physical Development, and a Theology of the Body That Actually Helps
  • Peer Pressure, Popularity, and the Pull of the Crowd — Why Belonging Is Not a Weakness — and How to Minister Powerfully Within It
  • Family Dynamics and the Youth Minister's Role — What the Home Is Doing to Your Teenager — and How to Minister Around It, Into It, and Alongside It
  • Faith Formation in the Teenage Years — How Faith Develops in Adolescence — and What Keeps It Growing
  • Meeting Them Where They Are — Putting It All Together — The Fully Equipped, Developmentally Intelligent Youth Minister
YTH003Building and Leading a Youth Ministry8 Lessons+
  • Before You Build — Assessing the Space, the People, and the Moment You Are Stepping Into
  • Vision and Direction — Casting a Ministry Vision That Teenagers and Leaders Can Follow
  • Structure That Serves — Organizing Your Ministry for Formation Rather Than Activity
  • Building Your Team — Recruiting, Training, and Deploying Volunteer Leaders
  • The Programming Decision — What to Run, What to Drop, and How to Know the Difference
  • Leading Up — Navigating the Senior Pastor, Church Leadership, and Institutional Dynamics
  • Conflict, Crisis, and Difficult Situations — Leading Well When Things Go Wrong
  • Measuring What Matters — Evaluating Ministry Health Beyond Attendance Numbers
YTH004+3 Additional Youth Ministry CoursesOngoing Lessons+
  • Reaching the unchurched and de-churched teenager
  • Youth ministry in the digital age; social media and student discipleship
  • Sustaining the youth minister through the long haul
NGLDeveloping & Releasing Next Generation Leaders8 Lessons+
  • Identifying, developing, and releasing the next generation of leaders — for bishops, overseers, and senior pastors who understand that their greatest legacy is not what they built, but who they raised up to carry it forward.
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School of Ministry

School of Marriage & Family Ministry

6 Courses • 48 Lessons

Six courses equipping leaders to minister to marriages and families — from the biblical theology of marriage to premarital preparation, communication, parenting, family counseling, and building a thriving family ministry program.

Courses
MFM001The Biblical Theology of Marriage8 Lessons+
  • Marriage in Creation — The original design and the one-flesh union
  • Marriage After the Fall — How sin distorted marriage and what redemption restores
  • Marriage as Covenant — The covenant framework; what it commits to and what it costs
  • Marriage as Gospel Picture — Ephesians 5 and the Christ-and-Church revelation
  • The Purposes of Marriage — Companionship, sanctification, family, and Kingdom witness
  • Marriage and the Kingdom — How faithful marriage serves the purposes of God
  • Marriage and the Church — The congregation's role in forming and sustaining marriages
  • The Minister's Theology of Marriage — Building the personal convictions that ground marriage ministry
MFM002The Biblical Covenant of Marriage8 Lessons+
  • The Vow and Its Weight — What the marriage vow actually commits to
  • Covenant Faithfulness in Daily Life — How unconditional commitment translates into daily choices
  • Leaving, Cleaving, and the Loyalty Hierarchy — What genuine leaving and cleaving requires
  • Covenant and Communication — How the covenant framework shapes honesty and safety in communication
  • Covenant and Forgiveness — The role of forgiveness in sustaining the marriage covenant
  • When the Covenant Is Threatened — Identifying and responding to specific threats
  • Covenant Renewal — Periodic, intentional recommitment at significant milestones
  • Teaching Covenant to the Couples You Serve
MFM003Communication & Conflict in Marriage8 Lessons+
  • How Couples Talk and Why It Matters — Communication patterns that determine marital health
  • Listening as Ministry — Specific skills of genuine listening that make the spouse feel heard
  • Expressing Needs Without Accusation — Speaking honestly in ways that invite rather than push away
  • Understanding Conflict in Marriage — What couples are really fighting about
  • Navigating Conflict Toward Resolution — The conflict cycle and how to break it
  • Repair and Recovery — What to do after a damaging fight
  • Communicating Across Difference — Gender, personality, family of origin
  • Building a Culture of Safety in the Marriage — Creating conditions for honest communication
MFM004+3 Additional Marriage & Family CoursesOngoing Lessons+
  • Premarital preparation, counseling engaged couples
  • Parenting ministry, family discipleship, raising children in faith
  • Family counseling, blended families, and families in crisis
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School of Ministry

School of Missions & Evangelism

4 Courses • 32 Lessons

Equipping the church to fulfill the Great Commission — four courses on the theology of evangelism, personal witness, community engagement, and building the mission-driven congregation.

Courses
SME001The Theology of Evangelism8 Lessons+
  • What Is the Gospel? — Getting the content right; what the gospel is and what it is not
  • God's Heart for the Lost — The missional character of God traced from Genesis to Revelation
  • The Great Commission Unpacked — Matthew 28:18–20 and its parallel texts examined in depth
  • The Role of the Holy Spirit in Evangelism — Why evangelism without the Spirit is religious sales
  • Salvation — What Happens and Why It Matters; repentance, faith, regeneration, justification
  • The Kingdom of God and Evangelism — How the Kingdom framework shapes message and method
  • Obstacles to Evangelism — Theological and personal; named honestly and addressed practically
  • Building an Evangelistic Culture — The minister builds a congregation that evangelizes naturally
SME002Personal Evangelism & Witness8 Lessons+
  • Your Story Is Your Sermon — Developing a compelling personal testimony that bridges to the gospel
  • Starting the Conversation — How to open a gospel conversation naturally
  • Presenting the Gospel Clearly — Multiple gospel presentation frameworks
  • Handling Objections With Confidence — Common objections addressed with theological clarity
  • Relational Evangelism — Building the long-term relational context for trusted gospel conversations
  • Crossing Lines — Cultural and generational witness; sharing the gospel across barriers
  • Digital Witness — Evangelism in the online world; using digital platforms as evangelistic tools
  • Equipping Every Member — The multiplication strategy that scales personal evangelism
SME003Community & Cultural Engagement8 Lessons+
  • Reading Your Community — Understanding the specific people, needs, and spiritual landscape
  • Presence Before Proclamation — Why congregational embeddedness gives proclamation its credibility
  • Justice, Mercy, and the Gospel — How Kingdom justice and mercy flow from the gospel
  • Reading Culture Without Losing the Message — Popular culture as diagnostic and entry point
  • Urban Evangelism — Specific opportunities and challenges of gospel witness in urban contexts
  • Cross-Cultural Ministry — Reaching across ethnic, linguistic, and cultural boundaries
  • Community Partnership and Coalitions — Working with other organizations for Kingdom impact
  • The Great Commission Congregation — What the fully evangelistic church looks like in practice
SME004Missions Strategy & the Global Church8 Lessons+
  • The Biblical Mandate for Missions — From Jerusalem to the ends of the earth
  • Short-Term Missions — Theology, ethics, and best practices
  • Sending vs. Supporting — Understanding the church's role in global missions
  • Unreached People Groups — The frontier mission priority and how local churches participate
  • Missions Partnerships — Building sustainable relationships with field missionaries
  • The Missionary Call — Identifying, affirming, and sending those called to the field
  • Missions Funding and Stewardship — Building a sustainable missions budget
  • The Mission-Shaped Congregation — Integrating global missions into the DNA of the local church
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School of Ministry

School of Media & Digital Ministry

10 Courses • 80 Lessons

Leading ministry in the digital age — ten courses covering digital ministry foundations, live streaming and production, church management systems, social media strategy, digital evangelism, and building a sustainable online ministry platform.

Courses
TEC601Church Technology — Digital Ministry Foundations8 Lessons+
  • The Biblical Case for Technology — Why technology is a Kingdom tool
  • Technology and the Great Commission — Digital mission and evangelism
  • Spiritual Discernment in Technology — Testing tools against Kingdom values
  • Understanding Your Digital World — Platforms, systems, and digital literacy
  • The Leader's Role in Technology Ministry — Vision, oversight, and accountability
  • Building Your Technology Vision — Developing a ministry-wide technology philosophy
  • Common Mistakes Church Leaders Make with Technology — How to avoid them
  • Creating Your Church Technology Strategy — Capstone
TEC602Church Technology — Live Streaming and Production8 Lessons+
  • Why Infrastructure Matters — The foundation of all digital ministry
  • Networks and Connectivity — Internet, Wi-Fi, and church network design
  • Hardware Strategy — Computers, servers, AV equipment, and procurement
  • Data Management, Backup, and Recovery — Protecting what matters
  • Cybersecurity for the Church — Threats, protection, and training
  • Church Management Systems — ChMS platforms and digital operations
  • IT Governance and Policy — Technology policies, access control, and accountability
  • Building Your Church IT Roadmap — Capstone
TEC603Church Technology — Digital Evangelism8 Lessons+
  • The Theology of Digital Evangelism — Why the Great Commission goes digital
  • Understanding the Searching Soul — Who is searching online and what they need
  • Your Church Website as an Evangelism Engine — Design, content, and calls to action
  • Social Media Evangelism — Reaching the lost through digital platforms
  • Content Evangelism — Blog, video, podcast, and written content for Kingdom reach
  • SEO for Kingdom Reach — Getting found by searching souls
  • Digital Follow-Up and Discipleship Pathways — Converting clicks to disciples
  • Building Your Digital Evangelism Plan — Capstone
TEC604Church Technology — Social Media Strategy8 Lessons+
  • The Theology of Digital Discipleship — Online community as genuine body life
  • Building Online Community That Actually Works — Structure, culture, and engagement
  • Digital Small Group Ministry — Using technology for genuine discipleship community
  • Content Strategy for Ministry — Planning, creating, and distributing Kingdom content
  • Platform-Specific Strategy — Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and X
  • Live Streaming Worship and Events — Technical and pastoral considerations
  • Analytics and Stewardship — Using data to serve the mission more effectively
  • Building Your Social Media Ministry Plan — Capstone
TEC605+6 Additional Digital Ministry CoursesOngoing Lessons+
  • Podcast ministry, video content production, and multimedia storytelling
  • Online giving, digital stewardship campaigns, and ministry e-commerce
  • Building and leading a digital ministry team
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School of Ministry

School of Leadership Technique

8 Courses • 22 Lessons

The practical tools and techniques every ministry leader must master — communication, decision-making, delegation, conflict resolution, time management, and the disciplines that separate effective leaders from struggling ones.

Courses

Course list available on the licensed portal.

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School of Ministry

School of Church Growth

5 Courses • 40 Lessons

Building a healthy, growing church from theological foundation to organizational sustainability — five courses covering the theology of growth, outreach systems, assimilation, discipleship pipelines, and the leadership and culture that sustain a growing church over the long term.

Courses
CGR001The Theology and Strategy of Church Growth8 Lessons+
  • Growth Is God’s Idea — The Biblical Mandate for an Expanding Church
  • What Kind of Growth Counts — Numerical, Spiritual, and Structural
  • Diagnosing Your Church — Where You Are and Why
  • The Growth Barriers — What Stops Churches From Growing and How to Break Through
  • Healthy Growth vs. Unhealthy Growth — Knowing the Difference
  • The Pastor as Growth Leader — Your Role in the Growth of the Church
  • Building a Growth Culture — Making Growth a Value, Not an Event
  • A Growth Strategy That Fits Your Context — Putting It All Together
CGR002Outreach Systems and Community Penetration8 Lessons+
  • Evangelism Is Not an Event — Building a System That Reaches Consistently
  • Knowing Your Community — Research, Presence, and Proximity
  • The Front Door — How New People Find and Experience Your Church
  • Digital Presence and the First Impression Online — Reaching People Before They Arrive
  • Partnership and Community Engagement — Reaching Beyond the Building
  • Equipping the Congregation for Personal Evangelism — Making Outreach Everyone’s Job
  • Targeted Outreach — Reaching Specific Populations Intentionally
  • Measuring Outreach — What Numbers Tell You and What They Don’t
CGR003Assimilation, Retention, and the First Year8 Lessons+
  • The Retention Crisis — Why Churches Lose People They Already Won
  • The First Visit Experience — What Happens Before They Come Back
  • The Connection Pathway — Moving People From Visitors to Members
  • Belonging Before Believing — Building the Relational Culture That Keeps People
  • First-Year Discipleship — The Critical Window
  • Membership That Means Something — Covenant, Commitment, and Identity
  • Tracking People Without Losing the Person — Pastoral Systems for Follow-Up
  • When People Leave — Exit Care, Re-Engagement, and Learning From Departure
CGR004Discipleship Pipelines and Spiritual Formation at Scale8 Lessons+
  • What a Pipeline Is and Why Your Church Needs One — The Architecture of Intentional Spiritual Formation
  • Mapping the Journey — From New Believer to Mature Disciple
  • Entry-Level Discipleship — New Members, New Believers, New Starts
  • Small Groups as the Formation Engine — Building the Relational Infrastructure of Discipleship
  • Developing Leaders From Within the Pipeline — The Multiplication That Makes Scale Possible
  • Spiritual Formation Curriculum — Building or Choosing What You Teach
  • Sustaining the Pipeline — Systems, Accountability, and Ongoing Development
  • The Reproducible Church — When Disciples Make Disciples
CGR005Leadership, Culture, and Sustaining a Growing Church8 Lessons+
  • The Senior Leader and the Growing Church — Managing Yourself as the Church Grows
  • Staff and Team Development in a Growing Church — Building the Team That Extends Your Capacity
  • Organizational Health — Structure, Communication, and Decision-Making at Scale
  • Financial Stewardship for a Growing Church — Managing Resources With Integrity and Vision
  • Facilities, Space, and the Infrastructure of Growth — The Building Problem and How to Solve It
  • Church Culture — Building and Protecting What Makes You, You
  • Avoiding the Pitfalls — Common Growth Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
  • Long-Term Sustainability — Building a Church That Outlasts Its Founder
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School of Ministry

School of Eschatology

7 Courses • 56 Lessons

A thorough study of last things — the return of Christ, the resurrection, the judgment, and the eternal state. Every ministry leader needs a well-formed theology of the end, because what you believe about the future shapes how you lead in the present.

Courses
ESC101Introduction to Biblical Eschatology8 Lessons+
  • What Is Eschatology? Defining the Study of Last Things
  • Key Terms and Concepts — Parousia, Day of the Lord, Kingdom of God
  • The Kingdom of God — Already and Not Yet
  • Major Eschatological Frameworks — Premillennial, Amillennial, Postmillennial
  • Hermeneutics of Prophecy — How to Interpret Prophetic Scripture
  • The Day of the Lord in the Old and New Testament
  • Signs of the Times — Reading the Prophetic Calendar
  • Living with Eschatological Hope — Theology That Changes How We Live
ESC102Old Testament Prophetic Literature8 Lessons+
  • The Nature and Calling of the OT Prophet
  • Daniel — Statue Vision, Son of Man, Seventy Weeks
  • Isaiah — Immanuel, Servant Songs, New Creation
  • Ezekiel — Chariot Throne, Dry Bones, Gog/Magog
  • Zechariah — Night Visions, Coming King, Final Day of the LORD
  • Joel — Locust Plague, Spirit Outpouring, Valley of Decision
  • The Minor Prophets — Survey of Ten Prophets
  • Messianic Prophecy in Three Tenses
ESC401The Rapture Debate and Resurrection Theology8 Lessons+
  • What Is the Rapture? Biblical Foundations
  • The Pretribulational Position
  • The Posttribulational Position
  • Midtribulational and Pre-Wrath Positions
  • Resurrection of Believers
  • The Intermediate State
  • Glorification
  • Engaging the Rapture Debate Charitably
ESC402Israel, the Church, and God's Redemptive Plan8 Lessons+
  • The Covenant Foundation — God's Promises to Abraham and Israel
  • Covenantal Theology vs. Dispensationalism
  • The Church — New Creation, New Covenant, New People of God
  • Romans 9 — Election, Rejection, and the Justice of God
  • Romans 10 — Israel's Stumbling and the Gospel to All Nations
  • Romans 11 — The Olive Tree, the Mystery, and All Israel Saved
  • Israel and the Nations in Eschatological Vision
  • The Church's Mission to Israel and the Nations
ESC403Historical Development of Eschatological Thought8 Lessons+
  • Eschatology in the Apostolic Age
  • The Early Church Fathers — Chiliasm, Persecution, and the Hope of the Kingdom
  • Augustine and the Amillennial Turn
  • Medieval Eschatology — Joachim of Fiore, Crusades, Black Death
  • Reformation Eschatology — Luther, Calvin
  • Puritan and Post-Reformation Eschatology
  • The Modern Era — Darby, Dispensationalism, Rise of Premillennialism
  • Contemporary Eschatology — Diversity, Dialogue, Way Forward
ESC404Eschatology and Pastoral Ministry (Elective)8 Lessons+
  • Preaching the Return of Christ
  • Preaching the Resurrection
  • Counseling the Dying
  • Counseling the Bereaved
  • Eschatology and Suffering
  • Navigating Eschatological Disagreement in the Congregation
  • Engaging Eschatological Anxiety and Popular Prophecy Culture
  • The Minister's Own Eschatological Formation
ESC405The Book of Revelation: An Expository Study8 Lessons+
  • Introduction to Revelation
  • Letters to the Seven Churches
  • The Throne Room and the Sealed Scroll
  • The Seven Seals
  • The Seven Trumpets
  • The Seven Signs and Seven Bowls
  • Fall of Babylon and Return of Christ
  • Millennium, Final Judgment, New Jerusalem
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School of Ministry

School of Urban & Community Development Ministry

5 Courses • 40 Lessons

Equipping the church to engage its community with the full Gospel — holistic ministry that addresses spiritual, social, economic, and community needs. The church does not just serve the city. It transforms it.

Courses
UCD601Foundations of Urban Ministry & Community Engagement8 Lessons+
  • God in the City: The Biblical Case for Urban Ministry
  • Roots and Routes: A History of the Church in the Community
  • Seeing What God Sees: Understanding the Urban Landscape
  • From Charity to Change: The Philosophy of Transformational Ministry
  • Trust Is the Currency: Building Relational Foundations in the Community
  • Asset or Deficit? How We See Shapes What We Do
  • Called, Equipped, Deployed: Identifying Your Urban Ministry Assignment
  • Your Foundation, Your Framework: Building Your Ministry Engagement Philosophy
UCD602Outreach Strategies for Underserved Communities8 Lessons+
  • The Outreach Imperative: Why the Church Must Go
  • Knowing Your Community: Research, Listening, and Entry Strategy
  • Designing Outreach That Works: Models, Methods, and Fit
  • Mobilizing the Congregation for Outreach
  • Partnerships and Coalitions: Outreach You Cannot Do Alone
  • Measuring What Matters: Outreach Evaluation and Impact
  • Sustaining the Outreach: Avoiding Burnout, Keeping the Mission
  • Outreach That Reproduces: Building the Next Generation of Urban Ministers
UCD603Social Impact: Justice Through the Local Church8 Lessons+
  • The Justice Mandate: Why the Church Cannot Be Neutral
  • Understanding Systemic Injustice: How Structures Produce Outcomes
  • Community Organizing: Building Power for Change
  • Advocacy and Policy: The Church at the Table of Decision
  • Racial Justice and Reconciliation: The Church's Unfinished Assignment
  • Economic Justice and Wealth Building in the Urban Community
  • Criminal Justice Reform and Ministry to the Incarcerated
  • Building the Just Church: Social Impact as Congregational DNA
UCD604Transformational Community Development8 Lessons+
  • What Is Transformational Development?
  • Theories of Change: How Communities Actually Transform
  • Community Vision and Planning: Building the Future the Community Wants
  • Leadership Development from Within: Growing the Community's Own Leaders
  • Institution Building: Creating Structures That Outlast Seasons
  • Measuring Transformation: Knowing Whether Change Is Actually Happening
  • Sustaining Transformation: Keeping the Work Alive Through Every Season
  • The Transformed Community: What It Looks Like When God Has Done the Work
UCD605Building Kingdom Infrastructure in Urban Spaces8 Lessons+
  • Kingdom Infrastructure: What the Church Builds That Outlasts Every Season
  • Building Economic Infrastructure: Wealth, Work, and Ownership in the Urban Community
  • Building Educational Infrastructure: Developing Every Mind God Made
  • Healthcare and Civic Infrastructure: Healing Bodies, Empowering Voices
  • Spiritual and Social Infrastructure: The Soul and the Fabric of Community
  • Integration and Alignment: Weaving the Six Domains Into One Ecosystem
  • Gentrification and Displacement: Protecting What the Community Has Built
  • The Kingdom City: Your Life's Work in the Light of Eternity
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School of Ministry

School of Tools of Leadership

8 Courses • 58 Lessons

Practical leadership tools every ministry leader needs — communication, decision-making, conflict resolution, time management, and the disciplines that separate effective leaders from struggling ones.

Courses

Course list available on the licensed portal.

Specialty Training

Standalone Courses

12 Programs
01
IRS Hot Topics
1 Course • 7 Lessons
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02
Succession Planning
2 Courses • 12 Lessons
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03
Church Finance Hot Topics
10 Courses • 30 Lessons
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04
Azusa Street
3 Courses • 24 Lessons
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05
How To Do That
3 Courses • 24 Lessons
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06
Life Coaching
3 Courses • 24 Lessons
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07
First Lady Leadership Institute
1 Course • 8 Lessons
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08
Church Security
2 Courses • 12 Lessons
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09
God's Glorious Names
1 Course • 12 Lessons
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10
Vision & Strategy
1 Course • 8 Lessons
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11
Worship Leadership Development
1 Course • 8 Lessons
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12
Hot Topics — The Bishopric
1 Course • 8 Lessons
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Standalone Specialty Course

IRS Hot Topics

1 Course • 7 Lessons

Critical tax and compliance guidance for ministry leaders and church administrators — what you need to know and what keeps churches in trouble.

Courses
IRSIRS Compliance for Ministry Leaders7 Lessons+
  • Ministerial housing allowances — eligibility, calculation, and documentation
  • Unrelated Business Income — UBIT triggers every church must know
  • Payroll requirements for church employees vs. independent contractors
  • Audit triggers and how to avoid them
  • Benevolence fund rules and proper documentation
  • Political activity restrictions and the Johnson Amendment
  • Annual filing requirements and compliance calendar
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Standalone Specialty Course

Succession Planning

2 Courses • 12 Lessons

Building a legacy that outlasts your leadership — two courses on pastoral succession, leadership transition, and preparing the next generation to carry the vision forward.

Courses
SCP101Succession & Legacy Planning6 Lessons+
  • The Biblical Case for Succession — Moses and Joshua; Elijah and Elisha; Paul and Timothy
  • Why Pastors Avoid Succession Planning
  • The Succession Crisis — What Happens When Pastors Die Without a Plan
  • Identifying Succession Candidates — What to Look For and Where
  • Communicating the Succession Plan — When, How, and to Whom
  • Legal and Financial Preparation for Pastoral Succession
SCP102Transition Leadership & Handoff6 Lessons+
  • The Seven-Step Successor Preparation Plan
  • Legal and Financial Framework for Pastoral Succession
  • The Announcement — When, How, and What to Say
  • Managing the Congregation Through Transition
  • The Outgoing Leader's Role — How to Leave Well
  • The Incoming Leader's First 90 Days
  • Board Leadership Through Succession
  • The Succession That Goes Wrong
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Standalone Specialty Course

Church Finance Hot Topics

10 Courses • 30 Lessons

Ten focused courses on the most pressing financial issues facing churches today — budgeting, benevolence funds, payroll, audits, financial accountability, and building a culture of financial integrity.

Courses
CFH10 Courses — Budgeting, Benevolence, Payroll, Financial Controls, Audits, and Accountability30 Lessons+
  • Church Budgeting — Building and managing a fiscally responsible ministry budget
  • Benevolence Funds — Proper structure, documentation, and accountability
  • Payroll for Churches — Employee vs. contractor, clergy payroll, and tax withholding
  • Financial Controls — Internal systems that protect the church from mismanagement
  • The Annual Audit — Why it matters and how to prepare
  • Financial Accountability to the Congregation — Transparency and reporting standards
  • Church Banking and Investment — Managing reserves and operating accounts
  • Emergency Financial Planning — Preparing for unexpected fiscal challenges
  • Capital Campaign Management — Raising major gifts with integrity
  • Building a Culture of Financial Integrity — Long-term stewardship values
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Standalone Specialty Course

Azusa Street

3 Courses • 24 Lessons

Rediscover the Pentecostal heritage — three courses on the Azusa Street Revival, the life and legacy of William J. Seymour, and the Black church's rightful and foundational place in that history.

Courses
AZS101The Azusa Street Revival8 Lessons+
  • The World Before the Fire — Understanding the Pre-Azusa Landscape
  • The Holiness Movement — How God Set the Stage
  • William J. Seymour — The Man God Chose
  • From Bonnie Brae to Azusa Street — The Fire Falls
  • What Happened at Azusa — Inside the Revival
  • The Fire Spreads — Azusa Goes to the Nations
  • The Opposition and the Obstacles — When Religion Fights Revival
  • The Legacy of Azusa — What the Fire Left Behind
AZS201William J. Seymour & the Pentecostal Legacy8 Lessons+
  • Seymour's Theological Roots — Where his doctrine came from
  • The Three Works of Grace — Seymour's theological framework
  • The Holy Spirit as Bishop — Seymour's pneumatology
  • Preaching the Precious Atonement — The cross at the center of his message
  • River of Living Water — Seymour's teaching on the Holy Spirit's fullness
  • The Color Line Washed Away — Seymour's vision of racial reconciliation
  • The Last Years — Seymour's later life and the decline of the revival
  • The Theology That Outlasted the Man — Seymour's enduring theological legacy
AZS301The Black Church & the Pentecostal Movement8 Lessons+
  • The African American Roots of the Revival
  • Azusa and Jim Crow — How the revival broke racial barriers
  • The Black Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition
  • The Church of God in Christ (COGIC)
  • Azusa and the Black Baptist Tradition
  • The Black Charismatic Movement
  • What Azusa Teaches the Black Church Today
  • Claiming the Inheritance
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Standalone Specialty Course

How To Do That

3 Courses • 24 Lessons

The practical ministry skills nobody taught you — how to officiate weddings, conduct funerals, perform hospital visits, administer baptisms, serve communion, and handle the ordinances of the church with excellence.

Courses
HTD101Ministry Foundations — The Practical Mechanics8 Lessons+
  • The Call to Ministry — Divine calling, preparation, and essential characteristics
  • Preaching the Gospel — Gospel preaching; preparing effective sermons; delivery
  • Pastoral Care and Working with People
  • Biblical Teaching and the Power of Story
  • Conducting Weddings and Marriage Ministry
  • Conducting Funerals and Ministry to the Grieving
  • Worship Leadership and Leading Effective Services
  • Baptism, Communion, and the Sacraments
HTD109Wedding Ministry — From Premarital to the Altar8 Lessons+
  • Biblical and Theological Foundations of Marriage
  • The Minister's Wedding Philosophy
  • Premarital Counseling Foundations Sessions 1-2
  • Premarital Counseling Advanced Sessions 3-4
  • Legal Requirements and Documentation
  • The Wedding Rehearsal
  • The Wedding Ceremony
  • After the Wedding
HTD117Funeral Ministry — Walking People Through Loss8 Lessons+
  • The Theology of Death and Resurrection
  • Ministry at the Moment of Death
  • Death Notifications and the First Conversation
  • The Grief Journey
  • Planning the Funeral Service
  • The Funeral Sermon
  • The Graveside Service
  • After the Funeral
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Standalone Specialty Course

Life Coaching

3 Courses • 24 Lessons

Professional coaching skills for ministry leaders — build a thriving coaching practice, add a powerful tool to your ministry arsenal, and generate additional income while helping people move forward in their calling.

Courses
LC601Foundations of Life Coaching8 Lessons+
  • What Is Life Coaching? — Defining the craft and its Christian foundation
  • The Coach vs. the Counselor vs. the Mentor
  • The Biblical Basis for Coaching
  • The Life Coaching Conversation — Structure and Flow
  • Asking Powerful Questions
  • Active Listening — The Foundation of Every Coaching Session
  • Ethics and Boundaries in Christian Coaching
  • Introduction to the COACH Model
LC602The Coaching Conversation8 Lessons+
  • The COACH Model — A Framework for Transformational Conversation
  • Connect — The Foundation of Every Coaching Conversation
  • Outcome — Clarifying What the Client Truly Wants
  • Awareness — The Heart of the Coaching Conversation
  • Course — From Awareness to Spirit-Led Action
  • Highlights and Follow-Up — Closing the Conversation
  • The Listening Discipline — Hearing What Is Really Being Said
  • Powerful Questions — The Coach's Most Essential Tool
LC603Building a Coaching Practice8 Lessons+
  • The On-Purpose Life and the Life Purpose Framework
  • Allegiance — Whose Am I?
  • Design — Strengths and Personality
  • Passion — Energy, Dreams, and Values
  • Dream Obstacles and Breaking Through
  • Preparation — Life Experience and Destiny Events
  • Calling — Revelation, Life Messages, and Audience
  • Convergent Roles and Life Purpose Summaries
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Standalone Specialty Course

First Lady Leadership Institute

1 Course • 8 Lessons

Formation, identity, and practical guidance for the First Lady — her unique role, her voice, her boundaries, her relationship to the congregation, and the contribution only she can make.

Courses
FL001The First Lady — Identity, Role, and Ministry8 Lessons+
  • The Calling of the First Lady — Identity, role, and the weight of the mantle
  • The First Lady and Her Marriage — Protecting the covenant while leading in public
  • The First Lady and the Congregation — Pastoral presence without the pulpit
  • The First Lady and Her Personal Life — Boundaries, burnout, and staying whole
  • The First Lady and Women's Ministry — Leading, developing, and releasing women
  • The First Lady and the Public Eye — Social media, platform, and representation
  • The First Lady Through Seasons — Transition, crisis, and succession
  • The Legacy of the First Lady — What faithful, sustained presence in the role produces
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Standalone Specialty Course

Church Security

2 Courses • 12 Lessons

Protecting the flock — two courses on building a church safety and security team, developing security protocols, emergency response planning, and creating a safe environment where ministry can flourish.

Courses
CSS101Building a Church Safety & Security Team6 Lessons+
  • Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs — The Biblical Case for Church Security
  • Threat Assessment — Knowing What Your Church Actually Faces
  • Building the Safety Team — Selection, structure, and the armed vs. unarmed decision
  • Communications, Equipment, and Team Operations
  • Child Protection Policies, Recognition, and Response
  • Writing Your Security Plan and Manual
CSS102Emergency Response & Security Protocols6 Lessons+
  • Active Threat Response — Civilian and Team Roles
  • Verbal De-Escalation and Disruptive Persons
  • Situational Awareness and Advanced Patrol
  • Fire, Storms, and Natural Disasters
  • Use of Force Legal Framework and Continuum
  • Church Security Manual Review and Team Certification
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Standalone Specialty Course

God's Glorious Names

1 Course • 12 Lessons

A devotional and theological journey through the names of God — twelve lessons exploring who God reveals Himself to be through His names, and what each name means for our faith, prayer, and ministry.

Courses
NOG101God's Glorious Names — A Complete Study12 Lessons+
  • Elohim — The God Who Created You
  • Jehovah / Yahweh — What To Do When You Are Afraid
  • El Elyon — Who's in Charge?
  • Adonai — How to Have a Relationship with God
  • El Roi — When You Are Used or Abused
  • El Shaddai — How to Experience the Power of God
  • El Olam — How to Live Above Your Problems
  • Jehovah Jireh — Knowing God Well Enough Not to Worry
  • Jehovah Rapha — When You Need Healing
  • Jehovah Nissi — How to Involve God in Your Battles
  • Jehovah Tsidkenu — When You Feel Guilty
  • Jehovah Shammah — When You Feel Alone
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Standalone Specialty Course

Vision & Strategy

1 Course • 8 Lessons

Where God is taking you — and how to get there. Eight lessons on developing, communicating, and executing a ministry vision that mobilizes people and produces lasting Kingdom results.

Courses
VIS601Vision & Strategy for Ministry Leaders8 Lessons+
  • What Is Vision? — Biblical and practical foundations
  • The God-Given Vision vs. Personal Ambition
  • Hearing from God About Your Direction
  • Articulating the Vision — How to Put It Into Words
  • Casting the Vision — Making Others See What You See
  • Building the Strategic Plan — From Vision to Action Steps
  • Communicating the Vision Continuously — Keeping It Alive
  • Evaluating Progress and Adjusting the Plan
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Standalone Specialty Course

Worship Leadership Development

1 Course • 8 Lessons

Developing the worship leader from the inside out — calling, character, craft, and culture. For musicians and worship leaders ready to lead with depth, not just skill.

Courses
WL01Worship Leadership Development8 Lessons+
  • The Worship Leader's Calling — Is It a Gift or an Office?
  • The Worship Leader's Character — Who You Must Be Before What You Do
  • The Theology of Worship
  • Leading the Congregation Into God's Presence
  • The Worship Leader and the Senior Pastor
  • Building and Leading the Worship Team
  • Excellence, Rehearsal, and Preparation
  • The Long Ministry Life of the Worship Leader
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Standalone Specialty Course

Hot Topics — The Bishopric

1 Course • 8 Lessons

The real questions about episcopal leadership — consecration, authority, accountability, succession, and the unique burdens of the bishopric. Honest, direct, and built for those already in or approaching this office.

Courses
BISH101Hot Topics — The Bishopric8 Lessons+
  • Consecration vs. Election — What Makes a Bishop Biblically Qualified
  • The Bishop's Authority — Where It Comes From and Where It Ends
  • Money and the Bishop — The Most Dangerous Temptation
  • The Bishop and Accountability — Who Watches the Watchmen
  • Succession and the Episcopal Legacy
  • The Bishop Who Falls — Restoration, Removal, and the Path Forward
  • When Bishops Disagree — Navigating Division in the Episcopate
  • The Bishop in the 21st Century — Relevance, Reform, and the Road Ahead