TEE has “Theological Education Certificate” and “Ministry Training Certificate” programs.
The student of “Theological education certificate” program needs to meet the following requirement for graduation, and s/he will receive a “Certificate of Completion” of the program.
- Intermediate Completion Certificate…………24 units
- Theological Education Certificate…………46 units (required courses: 16 units; electives: 30 units)
- ( All students have 10 years to complete the certificate programs. All units earned older than that will not be counted.)
For obtaining the “Ministry Training Certificate”, students can arrange to finish all 8 courses within 2 to 4 years.
Theological Education Certificate program
- Student needs to earn 46 TEE units (required courses: 16 units; electives: 30 units) and will receive a “Theological Education Certificate”. With 24 units, the student will receive an “Intermediate completion Certificate”.
- This program mainly consists of biblical courses. For the electives, there are many choices for the students to choose from, please see the table below for reference.
- ※ Please choose any course in this category to fulfil your certificate requirement
- This curriculum plan is a reference for Southern California students; students from other regions can slightly modify the curriculum to fit their needs with prior TEE department approval.
| Subjects | Required Courses | Electives |
|---|---|---|
| Theology | ST(1)Christ and Salvation Hermeneutics |
Apologetics / Christian Ethics / Church History / Systematic Theology (2): Ecclesiology / Systematic Theology (3): Pneumatology |
| O.T. | Poetic and Wisdom Books Pentateuch Major Prophets |
Minor prophets / Historical Books / Deuteronomy / Isaiah / Psalms Individual OT books / OT Theology |
| N.T. | Gospels Pauline Epistles |
Gospel of John / Acts of the Apostles / Romans / Pastoral Epistles / Revelation / Individual NT books / NT Theology |
| Education | ※ Christian Education | Children ministry / Adult ministry / Teaching and learning theories / Marriage and Family / Cell Group ministry |
| Ministry | ※Church Ministry, Counseling, Mission | Introduction to mission / Literature ministry / Personal evangelism / Family counseling / Crisis counseling / Discipleship / Bible & counseling / Preaching |
Boldfaced courses are also available in online format.
Ministry Training Certificate Program
In view of the need of the local church, the School will plan with the local church for providing a series of specialized training for their members. The curriculum of 8 courses usually last for 2 to 4 years. This curriculum can start in any quarter and in any order. Upon finishing these 8 courses, the student will receive a certificate for their completion.
- 5 ministry training certicate series：
- Bible Teacher Training Series
- Advanced Bible Study Series
- Mission Worker Equipping Series
- Family Ministry of Local Church series
- Caring & Counselling Series
- Spiritual Formation Series
- Laymen Advanced Ministry Series
- Leadership Training Series
- Practical Apologetics Series
- We welcome local churches to partner with us to train members to become effective servants of God.
- According to their gifts and burdens, the students will finish these courses within 2 to 4 years and become a useful servant of God.
| Series | First Subject Group | Second Subject Group |
|---|---|---|
| 1a. Bible Teacher Training |
Pentateuch (Survey) Gospels (Survey) Hermeneutics Prophets (Survey) |
Pauline Epistles Wisdom Literatures General Epistles Principles of teaching & learning |
| 1b. Advanced Bible Study Series |
Pentateuch (individual books) Gospels (Individual books) Holy Land and the Bible Prophets (individual books) |
Prison or Pastoral Epistles Wisdom Literatures (individual books) Book of Revelation Bible and Authority |
| 2. Mission Worker Equipping |
Mission in OT Perspective Introduction of Mission Mission in NT Perspective Mission and Chinese Cultures |
Religion and Politics Contemporary Chinese Church History Personal Evangelism Issues related to Mission |
| 3a. Family Ministry of Local Church |
Family in the Bible Parenting and 2nd Generation Ministry Christian Marriage Intimate Relationship Building |
Children Ministry: Family and Church partnership Christian Active Parenting Strong Marriage Certificate Premarital Counseling |
| 3b. Caring & Counseling |
Personal Development Healthy Human Relationship The book of Job and caring Caring Ministry in a Local Church |
Issues about Caring Counseling and Counselor Basic Skills of Counseling |
| 4. Spiritual Formation |
Biblical Foundation of Personal Formation Personal Development Personal Formation and Growth Character Forming |
Mentorship Leadership Examples from Christ Team ministry The Calling of Christians |
| 5a. Laymen Advanced Ministry |
Forming Church Leadership Hermeneutics Crisis counseling
|
Cell group: Theory and Practices Book of Daniel Theology of Spirituality Christian Ethics |
| 5b. Leadership & Shepherding |
Personal development Leadership Team building Forming Church Leadership Ecclesiology |
Human Resource of a Local Church Servant Leader/Forming a Leader/ Forming different level of Church Leaders Church Growth/Multi-congregational ministry Issues of Church and Society |
| 6. Practical Apologetics |
Survey of Contemporary Apologetics Comparative Religions: Judaism, Isalm & Christianity Eschatology Christianity and Confucianism |
Religion & Politics Creationism vs Evolutionism Issues of Bio-ethics Contemporary discussion of Cults |
Boldfaced courses are also available in multimedia formats.
