Academic Year One

 

Training Module 1. Introduction to Greek & Greek Language Tools (8 Weeks) - Greek Teacher

- Alphabet

- Basic Grammar rules

- Use Lexicon & Concordance

- Impacts to Sermon/Doctrinal Studies

- History of Greek NT manuscripts

 

Training Module 2. The Art of Preaching (10 topics) -

- Historical worship - Compared to Modern Worship

- Historical study of the Torah - Compared to Modern Bible Study

- Historical role of the Preacher - Compared to Modern

- Understanding the Worship Service - role of the speaker

- Understanding Worship Service- Role of the Audience

- Understanding Worship Service - impact of the environment

- Protection & Usage of the Voice - deferring environment & deferring voice

- Difference between preaching and teaching - Effective in both is necessary

- Effective use of Outlines & Necessity of managing your time

- Researching methods for Sermons - Introduction to Hermeneutics

 

Training Module 3. Church Administration (6 Topics) - Pastor with experience pastoring multiple churches, and therefore, vast experience with these topics.

- Church (Bible, The people) vs Church (Law, Building & Business)

- Church Elders (Bible) vs Church Officers (law) - Role Deacons, secretary

- Understanding basic building maintenance - What needs to be done?

- Basics of financial reports - Necessity of them, How to read one, How to manage church finances

- Basics of a church business meeting

- Robert's rules of order & basics

- Introduction to social media - necessary?,  What are the pros/cons? Discuss the concept of legitimacy in the eyes of the secular mind.

 

Training Module 4. Ministering to the Minister (8 Topics) - Facilitation & Discussion by a Senior Pastor

- Qualification of Pastorate - Actions for Disqualification

- Pastor's Family & Crisis and their impacts on the Ministry

- Pastoring and raising teenagers - Balance of Pastoral time during adolescence & teen years

- Managing loneliness and Pastoral feelings - Depression, failure, fatigue, betrayal

- Understanding Ministry Burnout, Pastoring is a marathon, not a sprint

- Confidant & sins, use of Counsel & mentor

- Pastors who are introverts and extroverts- meeting your needs, healthy habits

 

Academic Year Two

 

Training Module 5. Introduction to Hebrew & Hebrew Language Tools (8 Weeks) - Online Video Course to be completed as Self-Paced. May require purchasing by the Apprentice Preacher.

- Alphabet

- Basic Grammar rules

- Use Lexicon & Concordance

- Impacts to Sermon/Doctrinal Studies

 

Training Module 6.  Practical Ministry (10 Topics): Senior Pastor

Use of ministry manuals.

How to build & prepare for ...

- Child Dedications Service

- Building and/or Home Dedication Events

- Baptism & Lord's Supper Service

- Ordination Service

- Conducting Weddings & Wedding counseling for couples

- Funerals & Ministry to the Family - especially in the unexpected loss of a family member

- Procedures for seeking a pastor

- Introduction to Generations and their thinking - How to minister to differing generations

- Ministry of Visitation: sick, elderly, prison

- Ministry of 1-on-1 to membership – phone calls, notes, dinner, etc

 

Training Module 7. Church Legalities (6 Topics) - Facilitator with special guests, as able to arrange: Christian Accountant, Christian Insurance Broker & Christian Lawyer

- Financial Risks to Pastorate & Risks of Accusation of Embezzlement

- Church Insurance & risk at fault by members & nonmembers for injuries

- Pastoring & Risks of accusation for young children and vulnerable women

- Church as a Nonprofit – pros & cons

- Introduction to Church & Religious Laws

- Myth of freedom of religion - rights & limitations

 

Training Module 8. Overview of Church History (8 Weeks):

- Trail of Blood

- Introduction to Ante-Nicene Fathers

- Early Church & Church Split East from West

- Early church & False Doctrines

- Crusades & Dark Ages

- Reformation & Era of Protestants

- American Baptist History

 

Academic Year Three

 

Training Module 9. Introduction to Latin/Aramaic (8 Weeks):

- 1 Week - Why do we need to know?

- 3 Week - Latin Basics

- 3 Week - Aramaic Basics

- 1 Week - Bible History

 

Training Module 10. Ministry Experiences (10 Topics): Administrator as facilitator of Panel Question/Discussion with Education Board or similar pastoral experience.

- Establishing a Mission Church & support thereafter

- Ministry Challenges of a newly formed congregation

- Ministry Challenges of aging members' congregations

- Pastoral Relations - Pastor to Pastor and Resolving conflicts between churches

- Pastoral Relations - Pastor to Members and Resolving conflicts inside the church

- Managing Church relations with children and conflicts between parents & parenting styles

- Managing Church relations in a building project or remodel project

- Associations - pros & cons

- Foreign missions - pros & cons, risks

- Establishing healthy Ministry habits to maintain spiritual health while working a secular job

 

Training Module 11. Pastor Wives and Their Ministry (6 Topics):

 

For the Preachers (3 Topics):

- Ministering to the pastor's wives & children

- Understanding the Pastor family's feelings of jealousy issues with time and attention

- Understanding confidential news - some things can't be shared with your wife for their spiritual health

 

For the Preacher & Wives (3 Topics):

- Role of pastor Wives in Ministry

- Sacrifice of pastor wives to give time for the pastoral study & Ministry

- Supporting the Pastor in a host of conflicts

 

Training Module 12. Pastor Counseling (8 Topics) - Christian Counselor or Senior Pastor

Role of professional Christian Counseling -vs- Pastoral Counseling:

- Marital Counseling - pre & post wedding

- Parental Counseling - spouse to spouse, parents to children, loss of child

- Suicide - basic understanding, at-risk age groups, what to do

- Divorce Counseling - Impacts membership, Ministry to separate spouses

- Military Members Counseling - wrestling with service to country & murder, dealing with post-traumatic experiences, Ministry during military deployment

- Convicts Counseling- wrestling with guilt of their crime, post-traumatic stress disorder from the prison experience, impacts, and integration into the church body

- Ministry of the Mentally ill & former Drug Addiction - ministering to the person, facilitating church ministry to a person

- Ministry of the Elderly – wrestling with the mental decline impacts on family/church and ministering to families dealing with elderly parents and elderly care

 

Administrative Note: Apprentice Preacher can enter the Seminary Apprenticeship at the start of any Training Module. Once the Apprentice Preacher reaches Training Module 12, the Apprentice Preacher will restart at Training Module 1 until all twelve Training Modules are completed. Attendance is preferred to be live, but a recorded session can be used when life prevents attendance. The Mentoring Pastor is welcome to attend any training session that interests them.