Certificate Of Missional Church Studies

About The Course

The Certificate of Global Ministry introduces the student to ministry outside that normally experienced in the local church - missions, cults, politics, ethics including business ethics, poverty, peace-making, global conflict, and urban ministry

This certificate is meant to be studied in a local church setting under the supervision of your pastor or another mature Christian leader. Help with AIBI courses can be found in the AIBI College Handbook

You must satisfactorily complete the assessment for all 6 subjects to receive the certificate. Assessment for each subject is generally a 1500 word (3 page) essay which will be marked by your pastor or group leader. See the pages relevant to the individual subjects (right) for details.

Certificate 5: Global Ministry

Free ebooks relevant to this certificate course can be found here.

Recommended supplementary texts for this course can be found here.

The Certificate of Global Ministry consists of the following six subjects:

Missions: An Adventure In Faith
A research-based subject. Fourteen in-depth bible studies that look at the biblical basis of missions, using various bible characters.

Cults, Sects and Heresies
What is a cult? How do they operate? How do they recruuit? How can we help those caught up in them?

Christian Ethics
The student tackles various readings on the topic of Christian ethics and then formulates their own ethical standpoint.

The Spiritual Dynamics Of Global Issues
Looks at the spiritual dynamics of the clashes between market-forces, Christianity, Islam and terrorism.

The Bible And Politics
A review of the various kinds of political systems found in the bible, their meaning and their effectiveness and their application today.

Introduction To Urban Ministry
Principles of Christian ministry for those working in cities and ministering to cities, especially in the developing world.

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