Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. - Nelson Mandela
Religious Leaders
Religious Leaders
Participants who completed this program will have gained invaluable skills to bring hope and transform the communities they serve with renewed responsibility.
About this program
Religious Leaders are widespread throughout Africa and have great influence in their communities. Yet, they lack proper training and vision to effectively transform those communities. This program gives leaders the theoretical framework, but also the practical knowledge and skills to rise above their circumstances and bring systematic change to the communities they serve. This program is designed to address 3 main areas needed for transformation – personal and character development, leadership development and professional skills development.
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Entrance Requirements
No academic qualification is required. Applicants must be recognized as leaders within their spiritual community. Applicants must be able to attend all classes, pay their tuition and train 10 other leaders.
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Certification
The curriculum is designed to address wholistic leadership development to ensure community impact and transformation. It is therefore not an academic qualification. CPD Certificate in Advanced Leadership and CPD Certificate in Leadership levels are offered.
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Assessment
Assessment of learning is incorporated within the course material and therefore is done regularly and throughout the program. An examination for each course is required for Advanced Certificate students.
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Graduation
Students graduate after they have attended all classes, successfully completed all examinations, trained 10 other leaders and paid their tuition in full. Graduations take place at each local venue.
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Duration
This course consists of 37 subjects and will take 4 years to complete.
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Delivery
Courses are presented face-to-face through a facilitation process in a small group format.
Program MODULES
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Advanced Leadership Issues 1
This course examines current trends in leadership today. Personal leadership development is emphasized.
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Advanced Leadership Issues 2
We focus on the leader’s relationship with those whom he is leading, into developing healthy models of accountability and organizational relationships.
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African Church History
This course gives an historical overview of the history and growth of the Gospel on the African continent.
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Animism
We provide an understanding of how animism has impacted African indigenous religion.
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Biblical Counselling
The course provides practical advice for numerous counseling topics, along with an overview of counseling practices and procedures.
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Biblical Doctrines
A thorough examination of such essential Biblical doctrines.
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Biblical world view
This course examines how animism, polytheism, and secularism all contribute to societal worldviews. The course also sets forth a distinctly Biblical worldview.
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Cell Groups
Cell groups are vital to the growth of the church. A distinctly African context for establishing cell groups in your church is presented.
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Children ministry
The course looks at practical issues, while at the same time maintaining age-appropriate strategies for children’s ministry.
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Church administration
The course provides practical, easy-to-use systems for church administration.
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Church growth
We examine several of Christianity's contemporary experts in the study of Church Growth.
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Church planting
The course examines contemporary church planting movements.
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Classical Discipleship
This course provides practical topics designed to bring the new or immature believer into a deeper, more fruitful relationship with Christ.
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Community Transformation
The course examines practical ways in which churches can make a positive and life-giving contribution into our communities and be ‘light’ in the world.
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Developing a Healthy Church
The course strives to implement thoughtful and strategic change in ministry philosophy, strategies, and systems.
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Effective Preaching
This course covers the preparation of the messenger, development of the message, and the delivery of the message.
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Ethnic Reconciliation
We look at issues of race and ethnicity in different cultures and how to eliminate racial tensions and hostilities.
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HIV/AIDS
This course provides an overview of what causes HIV/Aids, how it is spread, and how we can provide moral direction and compassionate care.
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How to Interpret the Bible 1
We do a Biblical survey of the Scriptures and cover basic tools of Biblical interpretation, “Observation, Interpretation, and Application.”
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How to Interpret the Bible 2
This course examines the Old Testament, looking at both chronological divisions and genre distinctions such as narrative, poetry, prophetic portions of Scripture.
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How to Interpret the Bible 3
We examine the New Testament, both historically and by thematic and genre divisions. Emphasis is upon how to interpret and apply different types of New Testament Scriptures.
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Interpersonal Relationships/ Conflict Resolution
This course provides a reproducible model for developing and fostering healthy interpersonal relationships. We provide a model for resolving the conflict in ways that maintains relationships.
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Islam
This course provides a thorough look at practical ways to understand Islam
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Kingdom of God
This course examines the Biblical understanding of the Kingdom and how it provides us with an understanding of all that we do for Christ
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Law, Grace & Righteousness
A thorough theological and practical understanding of Paul’s epistle to the Galatians, written in response to the “Judaizers” who were a legalistic first century sect, and its contemporary implications, are covered.
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Leadership Ethics
This bold course addresses the issues of money, sex and power in the life of leaders candidly and Biblically.
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Marriage & Family
The course examines the Old and New Testament teachings regarding marriage as well as sexuality, children, divorce, and remarriage.
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Mentoring
This course examines Biblical and practical ways to establish healthy and productive mentoring relationships.
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Mission of the Church
Along with a theological understanding of ‘mission,’ the course covers strategies to do cross-cultural ministry.
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Prayer
This course examines both the Biblical teachings regarding prayer and Biblical examples of prayer.
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Purpose Driven Church
This course helps us to understand the Biblical purpose of the Church. (Based on book by Rick Warren)
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Youth Ministry
The course covers many strategic and practical aspects of establishing an effective church youth ministry.
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Spiritual Leadership 1
We focus on the personal development of a leader – the preparation and development of a leader’s vision and an understanding of critical thinking.
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Spiritual Leadership 2
The course looks at Biblical and practical aspects of the goals of a leader, decision-making, and the pitfalls of being a Christian leader.
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Spiritual Warfare
This course is a Biblical examination of Satan’s activity on the earth, and the believer’s authority.
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The Church
The local church is the “manifold wisdom of God,” and is described as the Bride of Christ. The course examines the Old Testament and New Testament understanding of the people of God.
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Worship
This course examines a Biblical theology for worship, and also looks at how the Church can be taught and encouraged by a Biblical perspective on worship.
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Generosity
This course examines God’s generous nature through his perfect creation and the Lord Jesus Christ. When we, as His disciples, live generous lives, we experience joy and bring Him honour. We also explore the importance for leaders to set an example of generous living.
