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The eTURNER CERTIFICATE PRORGAM

A Commitment Towards Making A Difference

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FOR A PREPARED MINISTRY

The Certificate Programs are continuing education programs designed to provide structured courses for ministers and laypersons who want to improve their knowledge and preparedness for ministry.  The Certificate Programs are open to all interested individuals, with or without college degrees.  

The eTURNER Certificate Programs 
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Choose Your Program
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Certificate in Theology (CT) 

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

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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 and Rural Church Ministry (CURCM) 

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

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  • 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 & Non-Profit Management (CCANM) 

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

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  • African American Church History (The Black Church History)

  • Understanding Church Culture & Denominational Differences

  • Developing Your Leadership Style & Operating in Your Spiritual Gifts

  • Fundamentals of Church Administration

  • Managing Church Volunteers and Ministries

  • Church Growth and Development

  • Ethics and Accountability Within the Church

  • Ministry Beyond the Walls - Developing 501-c 3 organizations

  • Fundraising Fundamentals and Philanthropy for Nonprofit Organizations

  • Communication and Marketing

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Certificate in Missiology (CM)

All nine (9) courses must be completed to receive a Certificate.

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  • What is missiology?

  • Why is it important for the church to have a public and prophetic witness?

  • An examination of the ‘Missiology of Wendell Clay Somerville.’

  • What is Christian Social Innovation?

  • What are some contemporary issues the black church must address?

  • Coloring Outside the Lines: The Importance of Imagination in the Practice of Ministry. The Prophetic Imagination

  • The World Is Your Parish

  • New Wine, New Wineskins: Making Space for a New Generation

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Certificate in Lay Leadership and Managing Volunteer (CLLMV)

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

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

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

  • Church Administration

  • Financial Management

  • Music, Worship, and Liturgy in the Black Church

  • Building Clergy & Laity Relationships in the Local Church

  • Old Testament Survey for Laypersons

  • New Testament Survey for Laypersons

  • Managing Volunteers

  • The Great Commission” – Lay Ministry Beyond the Walls

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Certificate in Trauma Informed Spiritual Care (CTISC)

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

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  • Defining Trauma

  • Types of Traumas

  • Trauma and Our Brains

  • Impact of Trauma on Us

  • Trauma Informed Care

  • Assessing Trauma

  • Assessment cTools and Skills

  • Intervening in Trauma

  • Intervention Skills and Tools

  • Putting it All

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Certificate in Sacred Music & Worship (CSMW)

All nine (9) courses must be completed to receive a Certificate in Theology.

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  • Philosophy of Sacred Music and Worship

  • Technology for Worship

  • Liturgy and Lyrics: Selecting Music for Worship

  • Worship Arts Administration

  • Worship and Spiritual Formation

  • Biblical Foundations of Worship

  • Church Music History

  • Worship, Witness, and Movement

  • Music in the Black Church

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