Diploma in Pastoral Leadership
Overview
This classic program provides the minimal requirements for professional ministry in some denominations. It includes a 4-month internship.
Duration: 24 months*
*Month duration is estimated on average full-time completion rates of 10 courses per 8-month period. Actual completion rates vary based on individual student course loads.
Courses
Total Credits Required: 32
Open Elective
3 credits
Second Year Courses
Total Credits Required: 33
Bible Elective
Bible
3 credits
Professional Elective
Professional
3 credits
Open Elective
3 credits
Third Year Courses
Total Credits Required: 27
Bible Elective
Bible
3 credits
Professional Elective
Professional
3 credits
Internship
9 credits | Prerequisites: P302 & P221
The courses for this program can be arranged in different ways. The above is an example of what the program could look like.
1 Students have the option of taking either an Alliance, Anabaptist, Church of God, or Pentecostal Studies concentration within this program This includes ONE of the following denominational courses: Alliance History & Thought (through Ambrose), Anabaptist History & Thought, Pentecostalism and the Church of God: History, Thought, and Polity, or Pentecostalism & The Church in Canada*. The denominational concentration may also include an additional 3 credit denominational studies course, plus a 4-8 month internship at a ministry approved by the denomination.
