eTURNER Certificate Programs Courses 

 

Certificate of Lay Leadership & Managing Volunteers (CLLMV) - Register Now

All ten (8) courses must be successfully completed to receive a Certificate in Theology.

• Lay Leadership: Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, and Congregational Perspective

• Church Growth, Development & Discipleship

• AME Polity and the Understanding of the Local and Connectional Church

• Church Administration, Financial Management, & Managing Volunteers

• Music, Worship, and Liturgy in the Black Church

• Building Clergy & and Laity relationships in the Local Church

• Old Testament Survey for Laypersons

• New Testament Survey for laypersons

• “The Great Commission” – Lay Ministry Beyond the Walls

 

Certificate of Theology 

All ten (10) courses must be successfully completed to receive a Certificate in Theology.

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• Old Testament Survey

• New Testament Survey

• Hermeneutics and Bible Study Methods

• Systematic Theology

• Theologies of Liberation (Black, Womanist/Feminist)

• Homiletics

• AME Polity & History

• Theology of Work, Faith & Vocation

• Church History

• Christian Education

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Certificate in Urban/Rural Ministry - Coming Soon

All ten (10) courses must be successfully completed to receive a Certificate.

• Contemporary Issues in Urban Ministry

• Race Relations and the Church

• Social Justice Issues in the Black Church

• The Social Mission of the Black Church

• Pastoral Care and Family Systems

• Theory and Practice of Evangelism

• African American Liberation Theology

• The Social Mission of the Church

• Field Education Experience

• Christian Education and Liberation Themes

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Certificate in Church Administration & Nonprofit Management  Coming Soon

All ten (10) courses must be successfully completed to receive a Certificate.

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Certificate in Missiology - Closed

All ten (10) courses must be successfully completed to receive a Certificate.

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Certificate in Church Financial Management -  Closed

All eight (8) courses must be successfully completed to receive a Certificate.

• Establishing and Maintaining the Financial Foundation of the Church

• Understanding Pastoral Compensation

• The Role of the Finance Committee/Commission on Stewardship & Finance

• How to Handle Love Offerings and other monetary solicitations

• Fund Accounting 101 and its significance in non-profit accounting

• Understanding Internal Controls and Segregation of Duties

• How to properly structure a budget in a church environment

• Church Specific Management/Accounting Systems (CHMs)

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                                                                            Cost of Attendance

Cost Per Course: $225

Admission Application: FREE

Registration: $50 (non-refundable)

Total Cost: $225 per course for Tuition and $50 Registration  

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