Christian Studies and Ministry Program
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The Christian Studies and Ministry Certificate Program offered at Olivet Seminary aims to equip members of Olivet Assembly with foundational knowledge of Bible and Theology, as well as skills necessary for ministry, so that they can be prepared for ordination, and to be effective leaders of churches, fellowships, and other ministries.
In the context of Olivet's mission, completion of the Christian Studies and Ministry program will enable students to:
The program takes three years to finish for full time students. For part-time students, the program should be finished within a maximum of 5 years.
The program includes a total of 96 units.
Students are required to take the following six Biblical studies courses and four biblical language courses:
*Note: These courses may be waived if the student takes proficiency exams and demonstrates competency in the Biblical Hebrew or Biblical Greek.
Students are required to take the following four historical studies courses and six theological studies courses:
All students are required to take the following four ministry studies courses:
Students are required to take additional elective courses of their choice from any courses offered at the local seminary. The courses should be at the graduate level, and in the area of Bible, theology, or ministry.
As the curriculum is well aligned with the curriculum of Olivet Theological College and Seminary, the recognition of students’ learning only depends on the quality of the offering at the local seminary. Olivet University has an evaluation system to evaluate the comparability of the learning experience offered at each local seminary with its counterpart offered at OTCS. For recognition of each specific course, students should confirm with their local seminary as well as Olivet Theological College and Seminary.
For students who graduated from high school but don’t have a bachelor’s degree. We offer at Olivet Seminary a pre-program to prepare students for study in the Christian Studies and Ministry Certificate Program. The pre-program is a one quarter program consists of the following three courses:
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