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Diploma in Theology

36 Weeks

All levels

31 lessons

16 quizzes

15 students

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This program provides students with the opportunity to synthesize and synchronize their new life in Christ with the high calling of serving the Lord through a deeper knowledge of Christ.

Courses of the program include the following;

Basic Bible Doctrine
Pneumatology
Pentateuch
Counseling
Pastoral Theology
New testament Survey
Homiletics
Hermeneutics
Evangelism
Church History
Church Admin
Christology
Old Testament Survey

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate competency in the basic knowledge of the Triune God, His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Students should also be able to lead many souls to Christ through the correct application of the knowledge gained in the program. Students should in addition be able to demonstrate the required leadership to lead, grow and prepare ministries for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Course Objectives

The Diploma in Theology program targets the following objectives:

Knowledge

Explain the complete interaction and relationship of the Word with the Trinity
Identify applicable principles of the Bible toward effective evangelism and personal growth
Understand and be able to explain the emergence of the early church in correlation with present day church
Understand pastoral responsibilities and duties as ordered by God

Skills

Demonstrate correct application of the bible to life situations
Foster excellent leadership among God’s Flock in churches and ministries
Communicate and project the mind of God to God’s people
Gain a clear understanding of the ways the Holy Spirit operates in empowering God’s people.
Analyze the correlation between the old testament and the new testament

Attitudes

Justify the new life through obedience, teachable spirit and an enduring thirst for fullness of the Spirit
Appreciate the relationship between the Trinity and the individual as a divine creation.
Advocate the leadership of the Holy Spirit through the Word, Fasting and Prayer

Course Prerequisites

Holder of High School Diploma in the minimum
Holder of certificate in Theology from any Bible College approved by the College Authority.
Holder of any certificate or degree approved by the college
Evidence of new life and baptism in the Holy Spirit where applicable

Class Breakdown

Lecture Hours: 48
(Scheduled for 32 Weeks)
Research 12
(Scheduled for 4 weeks)
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Total Hours: 60

Credit Hours

60 Credit Hours

Teaching Strategies

The teaching strategies in this program include facilitated discussion (with visuals as needed), demonstration, class discussion, feedback, etc.

Grading

Graded Assignments 40%
Fieldwork (internship) 20%
Research Project 20%
FINAL EXAM 20%

It is recommended that students keep all Graded Assignments for their record.

Course Completion Requirements

Students must achieve a passing grade of C or above by completing all required examinations, submitting all required lab assignments and projects, and meeting the standards of the College attendance policy.

Attendance and Classroom Policies

Students are expected to adhere to the attendance and tardiness policies of the College.

Please Note:

You must first submit an application form and application fee of $200 and receive APPROVAL from an administrator before you can enroll in any of our programs and pay tuition.

Please find more information here on How to Apply.

Curriculum

14 Sections
31 Lessons
36 Weeks

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BBD 101 BASIC BIBLE DOCTRINE
Basic Bible Doctrine covers the doctrines of Revelation, God, Man, and Sin. The reason we know anything about God is because He has revealed Himself to us. So, we start with a discussion of Revelation and then move to the knowledge that we have of God. One thing we know about God is that He made Man, in His image. Unfortunately, Man disobeyed God, and Sin came into the world. This course expands upon this brief story as it presents important and basic truths about these major themes. Application of these truths is not neglected—it is actually emphasized. The primary emphasis in the course will be on “Biblical Theology”. The course is designed to explore the underlying theological themes that are woven all through the Bible’s grand narrative.
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HMT 101 HOMILETICS
This course is an introductory classroom experience dealing with the call to preach; the spiritual formation of the preacher; picture preaching; sermon preparation resources; the creation of sermon introductions, bodies and conclusions; the techniques of public communication for our time. The course is designed to enable the student to construct an expository sermon based upon the skills of exegesis. In addition, students will gain experience explaining, proving, and applying a biblical passage and delivering a biblical sermon without notes.
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CHR 101 CHURCH HISTORY
This course will survey Christian history from the pre-Christian Jewish and Greco-Roman background through the early Roman, medieval, and Reformation eras, and up to the present. It will examine the theological, social, historical, intellectual, cultural, political, and popular influences upon the development of early Christianity through the establishment of the imperial Christian church. The course will simply help students to examine key figures, events, and themes stretching from Pentecost to the Present. It is an exploration of how the Gospel creates opportunities and faces challenges in every era of human history.
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EVG 101 EVANGELISM
The course provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the practice of evangelism, particularly in and through the local church. The course focuses on the nature of congregational life and how it impacts the type of outreach and missional texture it promotes. It will train students to be thoughtful and passionate evangelists and to understand and use biblical principles and methods of church outreach. The course is a thorough study of public and personal evangelism built on the New Testament mission of the church. Evangelistic preaching, apologetic methods, revivalism, discipleship, personal soul winning, and follow-up are addressed. The student will be exposed to various models of church evangelism. Emphasis is placed on having a deep desire to reach the lost for Christ. Personal, relational and corporate (organic) evangelism and motivating the laity for ministry will be considered. The course is designed to prepare pastors and church leaders in fostering the evangelistic outreach of individuals and of the congregation as a whole.
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CHG 101 CHRISTOLOGY
Christology is the study of the person of Christ. It has been the centerpiece of theological reflection in the Christian tradition, from the earliest times to the present day. The course will take students through an in-depth study of Christ in an attempt to understand His person, nature, teachings and work. The study of Christ brings students face-to-face with the most important event in history as individuals unpack the Bible’s teachings on Jesus. Students will be stimulated intellectually and spiritually as they visit the decisions reached by the early church councils and explore the questions raised since then. Christology is a wonderful journey that reinforces the firm foundation of the faith and helps the church be equipped to share that faith with a lost world.
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GBS 101 GENERAL BIBLE SURVEY
This is an introductory course on the bible that in an easy-to-follow format presents all the important themes of the entire bible and ties both Old and New Testaments into one story. The course gives a basic background of each book of the Bible. For each book of the Bible, the author, date of writing, purpose of writing, key verses, and a brief summary will be given. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand the Bible better. The course will also encourage students to study the Bible in a more in-depth manner.
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PGY 101 PNEUMATOLOGY
The course will explore the identity and mission of the Holy Spirit. Students will learn how to have an in-depth examination of the biblical, patristic, and modern understandings of the person and work of the Holy Spirit, with special focus on developments since the modern Pentecostal revival, and current attempts in constructive pneumatology. Attention will be given to the relationship between the doctrines of the Holy Spirit and Trinitarian theology, and to the implications of this study for ministry in the church and personal spirituality. The basic purpose of the course is to assist the student in deepening both the understanding of the person and work of the Holy Spirit, and the personal experience of the presence and power of the Spirit in ministry and the devotional life.
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PNT 101 PENTATEUCH
This course is designed to provide the student with a broad introduction to Genesis‐Deuteronomy as the foundation of the teachings of the Old Testament. It explores the content, major themes and theology of the Pentateuch with special attention to its relationship to the rest of the Bible. After studying the content and the themes of the five books, the students will launch on a project of exploring the reverberations of Pentateuch’s messages in the book of Psalms. The course will conclude with a brief survey of how the Pentateuch is read in the New Testament.
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HET 101 HERMENEUTICS
This course will provide a study of the transmission and the translation of the Scriptures as well as the principles and procedures of their interpretation and application. It introduces the student to the fundamental categories of the theory of interpretation. In keeping with the historical trajectory of hermeneutics, the scope of this course expands beyond questions about the rules for textual/biblical interpretation, towards the question of the nature of meaning and understanding as such. The lecturer will give a description and an explanation of various hermeneutical emphases: on the world behind the text (history, authorial intention, and allegory), the world in the text (structuralism, narrative theory, poetics), and the world in front of the text (reader-response, community response, deconstruction, liberationist, and feminist, queer, postcolonial). The student will have to do a substantial amount of rather difficult reading in preparation for each class. Class time will be taken up with explaining difficult concepts and answering questions that arise from the reading. Diligence at reading, attention in class, and willingness to ask the right questions are the conditions for obtaining a good grade in this course.
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MIS 101 MISSIONS
A course designed to introduce the student to the biblical, theological, historical, and practical bases for Christian missions. There will be a thorough treatment of both Old and New Testament texts that reveal our God as a “Missionary God.” Special attention is given to contemporary issues in missions as well as current ways to do missions.
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CMT 101 CHURCH MANAGEMENT
An overview of the role of the pastor in relation to the organization and management of the local church. Special attention will be given to the various aspects of local church finances. The course applies a problem-solving approach to the subjects of management, administration, supervision, organization, leadership, church government, finance, and legal issues relevant to ministers and lay leaders. The course also answers such theoretical and practical questions by examining the administrative process, including goal setting, organization, delegation, human relations, group dynamics, supervision, and management training. Though administration principles are universal, the course focuses on Christian organizations, particularly the local church. The course is designed to help students become more effective church managers in both theory and practice.
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COS 101 PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING
This course is designed to teach Christians how they can effectively disciple others by using the truths of God’s Word to lead people into a proper and holy relationship with the Lord. This course is built upon the foundational pre-supposition that God’s Word is the highest and sole authority on the human soul (i.e: mind, heart, the whole person). The course includes an overview of current trends in counselling theory and practice and the role of counselling in public, private and church settings. The approach to soul care that will be taught relies upon the sufficiency of Scripture and is centered in the gospel. The class will present a basic counselling methodology that will be applied to common counselling situations, to include: biblical peacemaking, anger, fear, worry, and depression. This course will also seek to examine and expose the basic errors of secular psychology and why it is that Christians should not attempt to “integrate” secular psychological views with the Bible.
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PST 101 PASTORAL THEOLOGY
This course will introduce the work of pastoral ministry by looking at its biblical foundations, theological concerns and practical responsibilities. Students will also interact with classic literature in the field of pastoral ministry. Pastoral theology examines the relationship between the doctrine of the Church and its practice, especially in the context of the local Church and parish. The course looks at pastoral theology and praxis as it developed, with a special focus on the role of pastoral ministers in pastoral care.
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Another Lesson or Course or Section
Basic Bible Doctrine covers the doctrines of Revelation, God, Man, and Sin. The reason we know anything about God is because He has revealed Himself to us. So, we start with a discussion of Revelation and then move to the knowledge that we have of God. One thing we know about God is that He made Man, in His image. Unfortunately, Man disobeyed God, and Sin came into the world. This course expands upon this brief story as it presents important and basic truths about these major themes. Application of these truths is not neglected—it is actually emphasized. The primary emphasis in the course will be on “Biblical Theology”. The course is designed to explore the underlying theological themes that are woven all through the Bible’s grand narrative.
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