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Certificate of Bible & Ministry (CBM)

Embark on a transformative journey with CBM. It is designed to nurture a profound spiritual relationship with Jesus and to cultivate maturity in one’s faith. It aims to empower you not only in your personal spiritual walk but also in making a positive impact in your family, community, and beyond. The program is taught mainly in Tok Pisin. Literacy training (Kisim Save) and Tok Pisin are available to all those who need it. ​

  • A spiritual relationship with Jesus Christ to become mature in Christ.

  • A balanced understanding of the Word of God and how to share it with others.

  • Practical skills to enhance family life and assist in practical ministry activities.

  • A strong family relationship so that the home becomes an example of Christian care and love to the church and the community.

  • Peaceful living, promoting harmony within their own families and their neighbours.

  • A concern for the task of world missions and the place of prayer in reaching unreached people groups.

  • Good teaching skills appropriate for children’s, youth and women’s ministries in Melanesia.

The Certificate of Bible and Ministry is provided for wives or husbands of CLTC students who are not able to enter the diploma of degree programs.

Both husband and wife are expected to so some training in Bible and ministry while they are at CLTC so that they can be confident and equipped to work together in future ministry. Churches need both trained women and trained men to provide pastoral leadership. Elective subjects are available to cater for the needs of both women and men in this program.

Students can complete one, two, three, four or five-year certificate programs depending on the duration of their time at CLTC. Each year is 70 credits. The Certificate is taught at level 4 according the PNG National Qualifications Framework.

The curriculum for the Certificate of Bible and Ministry is shown below. Students complete two of these courses a term. Each of these courses is 8 credits and involves about 5 hours of class a week plus personal study.

 

Year 1 Curriculum (70 credits)

  • Discipleship 1 (8)

  • Community Based Learning (6)

  • Know the Bible (16)

  • Child Nurture (8)

  • Children’s Ministry (8)

  • Study Methods (8)

  • Home Management (8)

  • Marriage & Family (8)

 

Year 2 Curriculum (70 credits)

  • Discipleship 2 (8)

  • Discipleship 3 (8)

  • Community Based Learning (6)

  • Life of Christ (8)

  • Women’s Ministry (8)

  • Computing (8)

  • Health & Hygiene (8)

  • 8-Week Practicum

 

Year 3 Curriculum (70 credits)

  • Worship (8)

  • Spiritual Warfare (8)

  • Community Based Learning (6)

  • Interpret the Bible (8)

  • Genesis (8)

  • Ephesians (8)

  • Preaching (8)

  • TEE Tutor (8)

  • Evangelism (8)

  • Sewing and Craft (8)

  • Gardening (8)

 

Electives

  • Literacy (16)

  • Tok Pisin (8)

  • English (16)

Advanced Certificate of Bible & Ministry

Year 4 Curriculum (70 credits)

  • Spiritual Life (8)

  • Community Based Learning (6)

  • Exodus (8)

  • Acts (8)

  • 1 Corinthians (8)

  • Theology 1 (8)

  • Theology 2 (8)

  • Counselling (8)

  • Youth Ministry (8)

 

Year 5 Curriculum (70 credits)

  • Community Based Learning (6)

  • Old Testament Studies (8)

  • Hebrews (8)

  • Revelation (8)

  • Church (8)

  • Missions (8)

  • Leading Like Christ (8)

  • Bookkeeping (8)

  • Worship Leading (8)

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