Lay Leader Program (LLP)

The Lay Leader Program (LLP) is designed to provide a year of seminary level classes for lay leaders in ministry. This may be a person serving a small church that is unable to have a full time or fully ordained pastor. This training would also be for a lay person leading a variety of ministries in or through a local church. The requirements for an LLP Certificate include: all seven Foundations courses, two Integrative Core courses, one Gathering, one Ministry Essentials course, and one Mentored Ministry/Field Education Practicum or Internship. (For those in ECO seeking to be Certified Commissioned Lay Pastors, our LLP training provides the foundational education required for these positions. This program is only a part of the ECO CLP Certification.)

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Program Requirements

12 classes / 36 credits

Estimated Cost to Complete

$6,000

Length of Program

One-year (if taken full-time)

Course Requirements

Foundations

7 Courses

21 Credit Hours

Integrated Core

2 Courses

6 Credit Hours

Integrated Core Gatherings

1 Course

3 Credit Hours

Ministry Essentials

1 Course

3 Credit Hours

Total:

12 Courses

36 Credit Hours

Course Area Descriptions

Foundations Courses and Ministry Essentials Courses fall under 4 areas. They are:

  • Bible & Exegesis
  • Theology & History
  • Ministry Skills
  • Ministry Life & Health

Examples:

“The Seventh Day: The Sabbath in Scripture, Theology & Ministry” is labeled Ministry Essentials: Theology & History.

“New Testament Exegesis & Interpretation” is labeled Foundations: Bible & Exegesis.

Requirements for Ministry Essentials courses for MA and MDIV call for at least ONE course from each area.

Courses in Program

Trimesters Offered

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Biblical Interpretation and Exegesis

Ministry Essentials

Bible & Exegesis

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Children’s Ministry: A Narrative Discipleship Course

Ministry Essentials

Ministry Skills

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Church Planting in a Post-Christian Context

Ministry Essentials

Ministry Skills

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Discipleship and Disciple-Making in the Church

Foundations

Ministry Skills

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Evangelism in the Local Church

Ministry Essentials

Ministry Skills

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Flourishing Church & ECO Polity

Ministry Essentials

Ministry Skills

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Galatians

Ministry Essentials

Bible & Exegesis

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Gathering: God’s Word of Grace

Gatherings, Integrated Core

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Greek I

Ministry Essentials

Bible & Exegesis

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Introduction to New Testament Exegesis & Interpretation

Foundations

Bible & Exegesis

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Introduction to Old Testament Exegesis & Interpretation

Foundations

Bible & Exegesis

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Introduction to Pastoral Care

Ministry Essentials

Ministry Skills

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Introduction to Theology I

Foundations

Theology & History

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Introduction to Theology II

Foundations

Theology & History

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Leadership in the Local Church

Ministry Essentials

Ministry Skills

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Leading Change

Ministry Essentials

Ministry Skills

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Mentored Ministry Lab

Mentored Ministry

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Old Testament Survey

Ministry Essentials

Bible & Exegesis

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Pastor as Leader

Ministry Essentials

Ministry Skills

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Preaching Principles and Practices

Foundations

Ministry Skills

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Prophetic Leadership

Integrated Core

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Reformed Theology and Essential Tenets

Ministry Essentials

Theology & History

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Spiritual Formation for Ministry

Foundations

Ministry Life & Health

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Student Ministry Fundamentals

Ministry Essentials

Ministry Skills

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