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The Advanced Certification of Church Planting online course equips ministers & potential ministers with the biblical, practical, theological skills & knowledge to begin and establish a new Church. You will examine various models of Church planting like new pioneer churches, satellite churches or developing an established Church. You will also learn how to build a highly motivated team.
From AUD$95/mo – Flexible Choice (Month-to-month)
What the Church Planting online course includes
- Certification
- 11 specifically designed courses
- 44 hours on-demand video
- 168 lessons
- Full lifetime access
- Access on computer, mobile devices and TV
- All learning resources, handouts and E-library at no extra cost
- Personalised Certified Certificate of Completion
Who is the Advanced Certification of Church Planting Online Course for
- This qualification is designed for pastors who are preparing for or planting or establishing a Church or being part of a Church planting team.
- It is ideal for those who feel a strong call of God on their life to be a pioneer.
What you’ll learn
- Planting & Developing Churches Part 2
- How to motivate, equip and mobilise people in your church. Evaluate various church planting models and determine which is best suited to your community.
- Authentic Leadership
- How to be equipped with the skills and knowledge required to lead others effectively in a manner that is shaped by a Christian understanding of leadership.
- Engaging the Scriptures
- How to combine historical, literary and theological analyses to aid in interpreting what a biblical passage means. How to explore the needs of contemporary ministry contexts to establish one suitable for application of a specific biblical passage.
- Person & Work of Christ Part 1
- How to apply biblical and theological material related to the Person and Work of Christ to life and/or ministry. How to discuss with anyone who Jesus is and why he came to earth.
- Person & Work of Christ Part 2
- How to analyse the historical development of the doctrines and issues related to the deity, humanity and atoning work of Christ.
- Emotional Intelligence & Productive Teams
- How to integrate concepts of self, and the principles and skills required to work effectively with people in a workplace or ministry context.
- Jesus. Kingdom. Gospel
- How Jesus fulfiled old testament prophecy and begin to understand the cultural and the historical background from the time of Jesus, particularly first-century Greco-Roman Palestine.
- Pastoral Care
- How to formulate a Christian pastoral care approach to a congregants’ issue. How to use contemporary pastoral care skills to based on an analyse biblical, historical to establish good practice.
- Introduction to Intercultural Ministry: 1
- This course continues the study of intercultural ministry principles and practice. Including humanitarian mission, community transformation and understanding cultures. People preparing for short term mission trip should consider this course.
- Introduction to Intercultural Ministry 2
- This course continues the study of intercultural ministry principles and practice. Including humanitarian mission, community transformation and understanding cultures. People preparing for short term mission trip should consider this course.
Axx Requirements
- This qualification requires the completion of the Certification of Church Planting or other relevant ministry practice or training.
- This qualification requires a desire to learn how to plant and establish a Church or how to be a productive member of a Church Planting team.
- Have a desire to see the kingdom of God expanded globally.
- A love of God, the Word and the Great Commission.
- Learners are welcome to commence this qualification at any time.
- A computer, tablet or smartphone is required.
- No additional software is required.
- Internet connection is required.
- Lessons are presented in English.
Advanced Certification of Church Planting Online Courses
Planting & Developing Church Part 2: Certified
This course equips and inspires ministers and potential ministers to become involved in Church Planting and developing churches. It deals with Church Growth and Health principles to the planting and development of a local congregation.
Curriculum Covered
- Planting & Developing Churches Course Description
- Good Governance & the Local Church
- Finances & the Local Church
- All Kinds & Sizes of the Church
- Motivating, Equipping & Mobilising People in a Church
- Excellent Church Services
- Leaders that Establish Strong Churches
- The Importance of Vision in Churches
- Building your Church Dream Team
- Preaching in a Developing Church
- New Testament and Church Planting Strategies Today
- Planting Missional Churches
- The Use of Media in the Local Church
- Case Study: Life House Church – Ps Helen
- Case Study: Life House Church – Ps Richard
- Case Study: Kaleidoscope Church
- Church Planting & Ministry in Cambodia
- Case Study: Hope Generation Church
- House Church Movements
- Creating a Personal Ministry Portfolio
- Incarnational Church Planting
- Building the Church in Asia
- Faith, Supernatural & Power in the Holy Spirit
About your instructor
Dr Ian Grant
Ian is an experienced Vice-President Emeritus with a demonstrated history of executive leadership, curriculum development, postgraduate teaching and accreditation, in theological education and ministry training in Australian and international contexts, including in the e-learning industry. He is skilled in Lecturing, Coaching, Managing Teams, Conflict Resolution. Ian holds a PhD focused on cultural intelligence, anthropology, contextualised leadership, cultural and religious change, intercultural communication and Majority World Christianity from Monash University.
Authentic Leadership: Certified
This course is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to lead others effectively in a manner that is shaped by a Christian understanding of leadership.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to Authentic Leadership
- Introduction to Leadership
- Christian Leadership
- Mission & Vision
- Values
- Organisational Behaviour
- Preparing a Vision Document
- Motivation & Inspiring Others
- Credibility & Earning Trust
- Communication & Obtaining Favour
- Recruitment
- Building a Team
- Evaluation of Performance
- Morale
- Making Decisions
- Leading Change
- Dealing with Conflict
- Dealing with Criticism
- The Leader’s Character
- Inner Challenges of a Leader
- Flexible Leadership
- Critical Thinking & Learning from Experience
- Critical Thinking & Evaluating Yourself
- Sustainable Leadership
About your instructor
Pastor Andrew Groza
Andrew is an experienced Pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the e-learning industry. Skilled in non-profit organizations, E-Learning, coaching, organizational development, and instructional design. Andrew holds a Master of Arts in Ministry from Harvest Bible College.
Engaging the Scriptures: Certified
This Course is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to defend the authority of the Christian scriptures and to correctly interpret them and apply their message to contemporary ministry contexts.
Curriculum covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to Course
- What is the Bible?
- Page to Canon
- Canon to Us
- Responding to Questions about Bibliology
- A Need for Interpretation
- Pre-Understandings
- Quality Resources
- Online Quality Resources
- Historical Context
- Historical: Cultural Ingredients
- Literary Context: OT Genre
- Legal Stipulations
- Literary Context: Poetry
- Literary Context: NT Genres
- More Literary Context
- Literary Context: Observation Skills
- Literary Context: Semantics
- Literary Context: Word Studies
- Word Study Example
- Putting it all Together
- All About Theological Principles
- Application
- Parables
About your instructor
Matthew Jarlett
Following the completion of his Bachelor of Arts (Biblical Studies), Matthew assumed Vocational Education Course Supervisor role with Harvest Bible College.
Person & Work of Christ Part 1: Certified
This course discusses key theological issues related to the Person and Work of Christ and analyses the historical development of the doctrines and issues related to the deity, humanity and atoning work of Christ.
Curriculum covered
- Course Description
- Prolegomena (Introductory Thoughts)
- Jesus in History
- Search for the Historical Jesus
- Jesus in the Old Testament
- Jesus in the Gospels
- Jesus in the New Testament
- Humanity of Jesus
- The Virgin Birth
- Heresy & the Humanity of Christ
- Responses to Heresies Concerning the Humanity of Christ
- The Deity of Jesus
- Heresy & the Divinity of Christ
- Responses to Heresies Concerning the Divinity of Christ
- Fully God and Fully Human
- Heresy and the Hypostatic Union
- Responses to Heresies Concerning the Hypostatic Union of Christ
- Jesus & the Trinity (1)
- Jesus & the Trinity (2)
About your instructor
Pastor Grant Buchanan
Prior to Bible teaching, Grant served as a full-time pastor and school chaplain. Although a lecturer in theology and biblical studies with a focus on Pauline theology and the Gospels, Grant also operates as a professional counsellor and is working towards the completion of this Doctor of Philosophy by exploring a pneumatological reading of Galatians in light of 6:15 and the impact this has on Christian identify.
Person & Work of Christ Part 2: Certified
This course continues discusses key theological issues related to the Person and Work of Christ and analyses the historical development of the doctrines and issues related to the deity, humanity and atoning work of Christ.
Curriculum covered
- Course Description
- Intro to the Work of Jesus
- Salvation & Atonement
- The Cross & Resurrection
- Extent of Atonement
- Worldview & Theology
- Biblical Metaphors 1
- Biblical Metaphors 2
- Theories 1
- Theories 2
- Theories 3
- Grace
- Election
- Calvinist-Arminian Debate
- Justification 1
- Justification 2
- Sanctification
- Adoption/Participation
- Contemporary Issues 1
- Contemporary Issues 2
About your instructor
Pastor Grant Buchanan
Prior to Bible teaching, Grant served as a full-time pastor and school chaplain. Although a lecturer in theology and biblical studies with a focus on Pauline theology and the Gospels, Grant also operates as a professional counsellor and is working towards the completion of this Doctor of Philosophy by exploring a pneumatological reading of Galatians in light of 6:15 and the impact this has on Christian identify.
Emotional Intelligence & Productive Teams: Certified
This course is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to integrate concepts of self, and the principles and skills required to work effectively with people in a workplace or ministry context.
Curriculum Covered
- Introduction to Course
- Theory of Emotional Intelligence
- Application of Emotional Intelligence
- Biblical & Theological Foundations of E.I.
- Biblical & Theological Foundations of Teams
- Understanding Yourself & Understanding Others
- Temperaments & DISC
- DISC & Temperaments – Weaknesses
- DISC & Temperaments – Strengths
- Dysfunction & what it looks like
- Maintaining Relational Health
- You as the Team Player
- Introduction to Productive Teams
- Qualities for an Effective Team
- Values & Care within a Team
- Unity & Goals within a Team
- Communication & Teams
- Collaboration
- Chemistry
- Celebrations
- Why Teams Fail
- When things go wrong
- Review of Course
- Driving Forward
About your instructor
Pastor Andrew Groza
Andrew is an experienced Pastor with a demonstrated history of working in the e-learning industry. Skilled in non-profit organizations, E-Learning, coaching, organizational development, and instructional design. Andrew holds a Master of Arts in Ministry from Harvest Bible College.
Jesus. Kingdom. Gospel: Certified
This course gives an overview of the life and ministry of Jesus as described by four gospel narratives. The aim of the course is to bring an understanding of the cultural and historical environment of the day within its literary setting.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to Course
- Concept of Audience
- Context of the Internal Narrative Audience (1)
- Context of the Internal Narrative Audience (2)
- Context of the Internal Narrative Audience (3)
- Interpretation
- What are the Gospels?
- Why Four Different Accounts?
- Structure of Gospel Accounts (1)
- Structure of Gospel Accounts (2)
- Structure of Gospel Accounts (3)
- Structure of Gospel Accounts (4)
- What is the Gospel? (1)
- What is the Gospel? (2)
- History of the Birth of Jesus
- The Passion Week
- Jesus & the Fulfilment of the Old Testament (1)
- Jesus & the Fulfilment of the Old Testament (2)
- Jesus & the Fulfilment of the Old Testament (3)
- Jesus is the Breather of Life
- Putting it all Together
- What does the Kingdom look like? (Mark)
- Abstracting Principles
- Application
- What Does the Kingdom Look Like? (Matthew & Luke)
- What Does the Kingdom Look Like? (John)
- Jesus Kingdom Gospel Today?
- Jesus’ Commissioning
About your instructor
Matthew Jarlett
Following the completion of his Bachelor of Arts (Biblical Studies), Matthew assumed Vocational Education Course Supervisor role with Harvest Bible College.
Theology – Ministry in the Spirit: Certified
The lessons in this series are presented by a number of experienced ministry leaders, with the emphasis on the Holy Spirit – who He is and what He loves to do, the Spirit’s work with and through believers, and Holy Spirit empowered outreach.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Introduction to Course
- The Spirit the Life-Giver
- The Person of the Holy Spirit
- Holy Spirit Baptism
- Relating to the Holy Spirit
- The Work of the Spirit
- Community of the Spirit
- The Gifts of the Spirit
- Experiences of the Holy Spirit at Work
- The Fruit of the Spirit (1)
- The Fruit of the Spirit (2)
- Jesus & Ministry of the Holy Spirit
- What Does Ministry in the Spirit Look Like?
- When Prayer Doesn’t Work
- Evangelism in the Gospel: Jesus
- Evangelism with Paul & the Apostles
- The Breath of the Gospel
- Different Approaches to Evangelism
- Sharing Your Testimony
- The Missional Discussion
- Talking to Non-Christians
- Spirit Led Ministry
- Discipleship & Follow Up
- Following People Up
- Developing an Understanding of the History of the Holy Spirit
About your instructors
Tex Houston
Tex (Gary) became a successful pub musician in 1980’s, from there began working with large church & community organisations in media and music production. He has travelled to many places in the world, usually with a video camera and tripod, either doing documentaries on Australians working in other lands, or filming his own works on Anzac history in the First World War. In addition to being an avid steam engine enthusiast with YouTube channel ‘symphony of steam’, Tex is an authority on Christian worship.
Matthew Jarlett
Following the completion of his Bachelor of Arts (Biblical Studies), Matthew assumed Vocational Education Course Supervisor role with Harvest Bible College.
Pastoral Care: Certified
This course will equip individuals to care for people pastorally, providing them with tools and teaching them to work within good pastoral care systems.
Curriculum Covered
- What is Pastoral Care?
- Biblical & Historical Perspectives
- The Gift & the Role
- Discipleship vs Pastoral Care
- Pastoral Care in the Church
- Pastoral Care in the Community
- Pastoral Care Skills
- Systems
- Legislation
- Confidentiality
- Records
- Referrals
- Team-based Pastoral Care
- Understanding Others – Uniquely Created
- Understanding Others -Worldview
- Strengths Finder
- Spiritual Gifts
- Self-Care
- Boundaries
- Relationship Health
- Communication
- Conflict
- Solutions Focused
- Social Media
- Crisis Care
- Practical PC Meetings
- Millennials
Curriculum Covered
Regan Perry
Regan firmly believes that you never stop learning and enjoys creating pathways for others to discover their full potential. He has lead & served on church staff, coordinating teams & interns, and overseen ministry programs and campus facilities.
Introduction to Intercultural Ministry – Part 1: Certified
This course is an introductory study of intercultural ministry principles and practice. People preparing for short term intercultural ministry need grounding in the basic principles of mission and cross-cultural communication.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Introduction
- What is a World Christian?
- The Call of God & Your Place in Mission
- What is Missions? Why Missions?
- Mission & God’s Rule
- History of Missions I
- Case Study: Lao Vida (Paul Bowyer)
- Strategic Partnership in Missions – Dr Chin Do Kham
- Revival & Transformation of the Chin People – Dr Chin Do Kham
- History of Missions II
- The Status of the World Christian Movement
- Settings & Contextual Factors in Mission
- New Testament Models of Mission
- Warfare Prayer & Mission
About your instructor
Dr Ian Grant
Ian is an experienced Vice-President Emeritus with a demonstrated history of executive leadership, curriculum development, postgraduate teaching and accreditation, in theological education and ministry training in Australian and international contexts, including in the e-learning industry. He is skilled in Lecturing, Coaching, Managing Teams, Conflict Resolution. Ian holds a PhD focused on cultural intelligence, anthropology, contextualised leadership, cultural and religious change, intercultural communication and Majority World Christianity from Monash University.
Introduction to Intercultural Ministry – Part 2: Certified
This course is an introductory study of intercultural ministry principles and practice. People preparing for short term intercultural ministry need grounding in the basic principles of mission and cross-cultural communication.
Curriculum Covered
- Course Description
- Humanitarian Mission & Community Transformation
- The Call of God & Your Place in MissionCommunity Transformation
- Understanding Culture in Missions
- The Global Landscape: People Groups
- Missions to the Cities
- Missions to the Western World – Part I
- Short-Term Mission Teams
- Planting & Development of Indigenous Churches
- Power for Missions
- Missions to the Western World – Part II
- Missions to the Western World – Part III
- Missions to the Western World – Part IV
- Religious Pluralism & the Uniqueness of Jesus Christ
- Orality & Storytelling
- World Change & World Changers
- Closure & Challenge
About your instructor
Dr Ian Grant
Ian is an experienced Vice-President Emeritus with a demonstrated history of executive leadership, curriculum development, postgraduate teaching and accreditation, in theological education and ministry training in Australian and international contexts, including in the e-learning industry. He is skilled in Lecturing, Coaching, Managing Teams, Conflict Resolution. Ian holds a PhD focused on cultural intelligence, anthropology, contextualised leadership, cultural and religious change, intercultural communication and Majority World Christianity from Monash University.
Course Reviews
Pastor Scott Wellard
Church Planter, Liverpool UK
“The balance of high-level content with practical contextualisation makes Axx the tool we use to train emerging leaders in the UK.”
Church Planting Online Features
- Included Courses: 11
- Certified = Yes
- Assessments included = Yes
- Academic Level: Diploma/Degree
- Duration: 8-12 Months
Assessment
All assessment tasks must be completed to be certified
- Learners are required to complete all video lessons
- Each lesson has a short multiple-choice quiz
- There are no essays to be written in this qualification
Related Qualifications
Certification of Church Planting
Advanced Certification of Local Church Ministry
Advanced Certification of Pastoral Ministry
Advanced Certification of Church Planting Online Course Enrolment & Payment Options
- Lifetime access to all resources
- 11 specifically designed courses
- Certified Training
- Lifetime access to all resources
- 11 specifically designed courses
- Certified Training
- Access with an active subscription
- 11 specifically designed courses
- Certified Training
* Axx is an Australian based NFP Ministry. All prices are listed in Australian dollars.
