Certificate: Christian Religious Practitioner - Professional
National Qualifications Fremework Level 5
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Course Detail
Purpose: The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Christian Religious Professional. A Christian Religious Professional directs and conducts the ministry functions in a faith community in order to facilitate spiritual formation; nurture fellowship and mutual care within the faith community; helps members to develop a Christian lifestyle; provides strategic leadership that leads to obedience to vocation as well as well-being and sustainability of the faith community; and develops a missional practice that shares the good news of Jesus Christ and serves the holistic well-being of the entire community.
A qualified learner will be able to:
- Lead the faith community in spiritual formation that nurtures their relationship with God.
- Develop and nurture fellowship and mutual care within the faith community.
- Facilitate the holistic well-being of people within the faith community by developing pro-active and reactive (coping) life skills and a Christian value system.
- Provide visional leadership that leads to obedience to vocation, as well as well-being and sustainability of the faith community.
- Develop a missional practice that shares the good news of Jesus Christ and serves the holistic well-being of the entire community.
Raymond Le Fleur
Doctorate in Ministry
- 237 hours
- Full Lifetime Access
- Access on Mobile
- Certificate of Completion
Course Content
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories, principles and approaches that underpin the work of religious practitioners. The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-01-KT01: The task of the religious practitioner (20%)
- KM-01-KT02: Essentials of spiritual maturity of the religious practitioner (20%)
- KM-01-KT03: Ethical conduct in ministry (20%)
- KM-01-KT04: Christ like leadership (20%)
- KM-01-KT05: Inculturation (20%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories, principles and approaches to reading and understanding the Bible as word of God
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-02-KT01: The Bible as foundational document of Christianity (50%)
- KM-02-KT02: Interpretation of the Bible (50%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the basic Christian concepts that define the Christian faith
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-03-KT01: Overview: the beliefs and values of selected Christian faith traditions (20%)
- KM-03-KT02: Knowing God (20%)
- KM-03-KT03: God (20%)
- KM-03-KT04: Creation, humankind and the need for salvation (20%)
- KM-03-KT05: New life in Christ and in the power of the Spirit (20%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories and principles related to Christian ethics
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-04-KT01: Principles of ethical thinking (50%)
- KM-04-KT02: Core ethical themes (50%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the history of the church and the nuances of the various Christian traditions
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-05-KT01: Survey of the general church history (50%)
- KM-05-KT02: Survey of the African church history (50%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories, principles and approaches that underpin the building of a faith community.
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-06-KT01: The principles of building healthy faith communities (25%)
- KM-06-KT02: Focus areas in building the faith community (25%)
- KM-06-KT03: The principles of children and youth ministry (25%)
- KM-06-KT04: The principles of ministry to senior members of the faith community (25%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories, principles and methods related to preparing sermons
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-07-KT01: Basic points of departure related to preaching (33%)
- KM-07-KT02: Principles of preparing a sermon (33%)
- KM-07-KT03: Delivering the sermon (34%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, principles, approaches and methods of conducting services
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-08-KT01: Principles of conducting normal services (such as regular Sunday worship services) (50%)
- KM-08-KT02: Principles of conducting different worship service types (50%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories, principles and approaches that underpin spiritual formation, life skills training and value system development
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-09-KT01: The principles and elements of spiritual formation (20%)
- KM-09-KT02: Developing pro-active (positive) life skills and habits (20%)
- KM-09-KT03: Developing reactive (coping) life skills and habits (20%)
- KM-09-KT04: Deliverance and healing in Spiritual formation (20%)
- KM-09-KT05: Nurturing of Christian values and virtues as part of spiritual formation (20%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories, principles and approaches related to pastoral counseling in a Christian context
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-10-KT01: The concept of pastoral counseling in a Christian context (16%)
- KM-10-KT02: Models of pastoral counseling (17%)
- KM-10-KT03: Doing pastoral counseling (16)
- KM-10-KT04: The underlying principles of specific counseling interventions (17%)
- KM-10-KT05: Counseling in a culturally complex situation (17%)
- KM-10-KT06: Counseling administration (17%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the role of the church (Christianity) in local communities, society and the world
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-11-KT01: Missional calling of the church (25%)
- KM-11-KT02: Principles and methods executing the missional calling of the church (25%)
- KM-11-KT03: The proactive and reactive service role and responsibility of the church in society (25%)
- KM-11-KT04: Social justice, advocacy and policy (25%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories, principles and approaches that underpin church leadership and ministry management
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-12-KT01: Principles of visional (strategic) leadership in the faith community (33%)
- KM-12-KT02: Principles of church, accountability and sustainability as a spiritual discipline (33%)
- KM-12-KT03: Principles of ministry planning and management as a spiritual discipline (34%)
The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories, principles and approaches that underpin church administration, accountability and financial management
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
- KM-13-KT01: Aspects of church administration and management (33%)
- KM-13-KT02: Sustainability planning and programming (33%)
- KM-13-KT03: Accountability (34%)
