Apostolic Foundations Certificate: Wilson University
Certificate Program

Apostolic Foundations Certificate

This program supports students as they grow in spiritual formation, apply biblical principles to their lives, defend their beliefs, and fulfill the mission of Christ through service. It consists of four courses (12 college credits), which can apply toward a degree.

Program Learning Outcomes

01 · Spiritual Formation

Demonstrate increasing awareness of the presence of Christ and an increasing conformity to the character of Christ with a perspective of the priesthood of all believers.

02 · Biblical Principles

Incorporate biblical principles to strengthen a Christian worldview.

03 · Defense of Beliefs

Provide a rational defense of the Pentecostal ethos.

04 · Service

Demonstrate the capacity to serve contextually the mission of Christ, embracing the concept of servant leadership.

Program Requirements

Biblical Principles

Students discover an overview of Scripture and examine ways in which the whole corpus is integrated to become a single book. Emphasis is placed on the major themes, key scriptures, and major personalities of each book. Students will recognize the Bible as a Pentecostal book.

Leadership Formation

This course focuses on the dynamics of leading healthy, growing churches and ministries. Students will explore various components of leadership including the meaning of leadership, spiritual leadership, visionary leadership, managerial leadership, and leadership skills.

Theological Essentials

Students distinguish, defend, apply, and teach foundational theological topics and key doctrines of the Christian faith including salvation, the Godhead, holiness, and end times.

Intercultural Studies

This course explores basic understandings of the field of missiology and delves into the two basic aspects of the Great Commission: the apostolic and theological mandate. Students will study how to correctly contextualize the Gospel on the foreign field, and will be expected to put theory into practice during the course.

4
Courses
12
College Credits
$540
Per Course ($180 / Credit)
$2,160
Estimated Total (Plus Fees)
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