Duration:

2 years full time (also available part time)

Pathways:

Provides entry into the Advanced Diploma of Ministry and entry into B.A. with partial transfer of credit.

Provides professional entry into the Master of Arts (Ministry) with 5 years of full-time ministry experience.

Available to overseas students:

Approval is being sought to offer this at the Gold Coast Campus for 2012

Availability:

On-campus/Gold Coast

On-campus/Melbourne

Online

Structure:

To attain a Diploma in Ministry, 16 units must be achieved

Core units of study:

• Biblical Studies and Academic Writing
  
• Exegesis: Corinthian Correspondence
  
• Introduction to Theology
  
• New Testament Survey
  
• Old Testament Survey
  
• Personal Goals and Spiritual Growth
  
• Principles of Teamwork
  
• Leading a Ministry Team
  

Plus:

Two (2) Diploma Level Units of Study in Theology, chosen from:

• Person & Work of Christ
  
• Person & Work of The Holy Spirit
  
• Theology of the Church
  
• Theology of the Future
  
• Theology of Mission
  

Three (3) Diploma Level Units of Study in Ministry, chosen from:

• Children’s Ministry 2
  
• Counselling Skills 1
  
• Cultural Anthropology in Ministry Perspective
  
• Ethics
  
• Homiletics
  
• Pastoral Care OR Chaplaincy 1
  
• Planting & Developing Churches
  
• The Emerging of a Christian Leader
  
• Understanding Kingdom Ministry

Three (3) other units of study can be chosen either from above or the following:

• Counselling Skills 2
  
• Children’s ministry 1
  
• Encountering World Religions and Belief Systems
  
• Evangelism OR Chaplaincy 2
  
• Intercultural Communication and Strategies in Ministry
  
• Introduction to Church History
  
• Introduction to Intercultural Ministry
  
• Issues in Apologetics
  
• Life of Christ
  
• Media and Communication in Ministry
  
• Music and Worship
  
• Pentecostal History
  
• Preaching Skills
  
• Youth Ministry 1
  
• Youth Ministry 2