Advanced Certificate in Christian Ministry
The Advanced Certificate in Christian Ministry will prepare leaders to live out the Irreducible Core (IC) of the Christian life in an integrated fashion through one’s life, vocation and ministry. In addition, the particular emphases provided will allow an essential knowledge base along with skill competencies to be acquired and validated in preparation for vocational / career pursuit.
Students enrolled in the certificate program take only one course at a time. The courses must be taken in the sequence as listed. The student should expect that each course will take about ten weeks and about 100 hours to complete. Each course is offered as a self-paced study program; students can anticipate completing the advanced portion of this certificate in approximately 18-24 months.
Access the Student Handbook here for all Trivium Institute information.
To successfully complete the program students must:
1. Complete the Certificate in Christian Leadership, and the Certificate in Christian Ministry, and the following additional courses, including the Local Advocacy Project (TP #3)
2. Create an Online Portfolio to Validate Competencies
3. Engage in a Mentor/Apprentice Relationship
CO 301 Research, Writing & Academic Reading Methods
PH 301 Introduction to Logic & Critical Thinking
LG 301 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
LG 302 Introduction to Biblical Greek
HI 301 The Gospel According to Luke/Acts of the Apostles
PH 302 Introduction to Ethics
LD 310 Organizational Leadership
SO 301 Cultural Exegesis
LD 311 Organizational Theory
AN 301 Introduction to Missions
TP #3 National Missions Trip - 30 hours, must lead in part
See our Student Handbook for full course descriptions.