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PASTORAL COHORT CURRICULUM

Required credits are 72 (24 courses x 3 credits) and above. Each course (3 credits) is usually 12 weeks long.

The Pastoral Cohort Program is offered only once every three years, in sequence, and does not include electives. Therefore, if students plan to graduate in three years, they must take each class as it is offered. Upon completion of the required courses, UBF will issue a certificate of completion.

*As a pilot program of the PASTORAL COHORT, the Pan-Africa Cohort has been established under the UBF General Director’s supervision to provide quality spiritual, biblical, and theological training to African ministry leaders. This comprehensive four-year program includes 24 courses, with six courses per year.

COURSE PLATFORM

Courses are offered through video conference platforms and the online course platform ubfeducation.neolms.com.

REQUIRED COURSES

UBF Shepherdology (Discipleship) (1 Course)

Biblical Studies (10 courses): Methodology (3), OT (4), NT (3)

  1. Methodology (3): New Testament Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Hermeneutics, Inductive Bible Study, Biblical Theology

  2. Old Testament (4): Pentateuch (Genesis, Exodus…), History (1-2 Samuel…), Wisdom/Psalms, Prophets

  3. New Testament (3): Gospels, Acts & Pauline Epistles, Revelation 

Historical Studies (4 courses): 

  1. Church History I (Early Church), Church History II (Medieval Church, Reformation), III ((Modern Church)

  2. Local church studies (e.g., African Church History), History of Missions

Doctrines/Ethics (5 courses): Doctrines (4), Ethics & Apologetics (1)

  1. Christian Doctrines: I (Prolegomena: The Kingdom and Covenant; Scripture; Theology proper); II (Anthropology; Christology); III (Pneumatology; Soteriology), IV (Ecclesiology; Eschatology), Church’s Creeds

  2. Christian Ethics, Christian Apologetics

Ministry/Mission Studies (5 courses): 

  1. Ministry Studies: Pastoral Care & Counseling, Pastoral Theology (Ministerial Personhood), Spiritual Warfare, Preaching, Worship [Liturgical Practices], Christian Leadership Development, 

  2. Mission Studies: Theology of Mission, Cultural Anthropology, {African Traditional Religion}