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PART-TIME 2024/2025

PRE-REQUISITES FOR COURSE ENTRY:

1.  GRADE 12 (MATRIC)
2.  SA ID OR VALID PASSPORT
3.  FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO SAQA; THEN SUBMITTED TO COLLEGE ACADEMY WITH THE SAQA ACCREDITATION ATTACHED.
4.  YOUR COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION
5.  PROOF OF PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEE

FEE STRUCTURE - 2024/2025

PRE-REQUISITES FOR COURSE ENTRY:

APPLICATION FEE R200 ( NON-REFUNDABLE)

SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION FEE R500 ( NON-REFUNDABLE)

DEPOSIT R5000 ( NON-REFUNDABLE) PAYABLE BY 31 DECEMBER 2023


TOTAL COURSE FEE PER YEAR
R32 500 INCLUDING BOOKS


2 YEAR PART-TIME COURSE


TOTAL COST OVER TWO YEARS
R29 990 INCLUDING BOOKS


EXCLUDING RPL AND EXTERNAL EXAM FEES

OPTION 2 : 

OPTION 3 : 

R5 000 - Deposit payable on/before 31 January 2024 (NON-REFUNDABLE)

3 additional payments of :
R9 180 – 1 July 2024
R9 180 – 1 January 2025
R9 180 – 1 July 2025

Excluding RPL and External exam fees and Online Registration Fees

5% discount if full Course Fee (R32 500); payable before or on 31 January 2024.

Excluding RPL and External exam fees.

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MODULE 1
Essentials and characteristics of religious practitioners
This module consists of knowledge modules (KM):
KM-01 – Essentials and characteristics of religious practitioners, NQF Level 4, Credits 6
  • KM-01-KT01: The task of the religious practitioner (20%) (1.2 credits)
  • KM-01-KT02: Essentials of spiritual maturity of the religious practitioner (20%) (1.2 credits)
  • KM-01-KT03: Ethical conduct in ministry (20%) (1.2 credits)
  • KM-01-KT04: Christ like leadership (20%) (1.2 credits)
  • KM-01-KT05: Enculturation (20%) (1.2 credits)
MODULE 2
The Bible and Bible interpretation
This module consists of knowledge modules (KM):
KM-02 – The Bible and Bible interpretation, NQF Level 5, Credits 30
  • KM-02-KT01: The Bible as foundational document of Christianity (50%) (15 credits)
  • KM-02-KT02: Interpretation of the Bible (50%) (15 credits)
MODULE 3
Basic Christian concepts
This module consists of knowledge modules (KM):
KM-03 – Basic Christian concepts, NQF Level 5, Credits 8
  • KM-03-KT01: Overview: the beliefs and values of selected Christian faith traditions (20%) (1.6 credits)
  • KM-03-KT02: Knowing God (20%) (1.6 credits)
  • KM-03-KT03: God (20%) (1.6 credits)
  • KM-03-KT04: Creation, humankind and the need for salvation (20%) (1.6 credits)
  • KM-03-KT05: New life in Christ and in the power of the Spirit (20%) (1.6 credits)
MODULE 4
Christian ethics
This module consists of knowledge modules (KM) :
KM-04 – Christian ethics, NQF Level 5, Credits 8
  • KM-04-KT01: Principles of ethical thinking (50%) (4 credits)
  • KM-04-KT02: Core ethical themes (50%) (4 credits)
MODULE 5
History of the church and an overview of a variety of Christian traditions
This module consists of:
KM-05 – History of the church and an overview of a variety of Christian traditions,
NQF Level 4, Credits 6
  • KM-05-KT01: Survey of the general church history (50%) (3 credits)
  • KM-05-KT02: Survey of the African church history (50%) (3 credits)
MODULE 6
Principles of building the faith community
This module consists of knowledge modules (KM), practical modules (PM) and workplace modules (WM):
KM-06 – Principles of building the faith community, NQF Level 5, Credits 8
  • KM-06-KT01: The principles of building healthy faith communities (25%) (2 credits)
  • KM-06-KT02: Focus areas in building the faith community (25%) (2 credits)
  • KM-06-KT03: The principles of children and youth ministry (25%) (2 credits)
  • KM-06-KT04: The principles of ministry to senior members of the faith community (25%) (2 credits)
PM-03 – Interact with groups and individuals in order to facilitate spiritual growth, NQF Level 6, Credits 4
  • PM-03-PS01: Organise and lead study groups / spiritual growth groups (2 credits)
  • PM-03-PS02: Provide spiritual growth support to individuals (leaders or individual members in the faith community) (2 credits)
PM-04 – Nurture fellowship among members of the faith community, NQF Level 5, Credits 4
  • PM-04-PS01: Evaluate and describe the existing relationships in the faith community (1 credit)
  • PM-04-PS02: Facilitate an understanding of the church as a community of fellowship and care through preaching and teaching (1 credit)
  • PM-04-PS03: Use worship services to build fellowship, unity and harmony (1 credit)
  • PM-04-PS04: Create ministry interventions to strengthen the experience of fellowship within the faith community (1 credit)
PM-05 – Lead the faith community to show loving care in times of need or crisis, NQF Level 6, Credits 6
  • PM-05-PS01: Provide loving care during times of sickness, bereavement or other forms of life’s normal distress situations (2 credits)
  • PM-05-PS02: Provide loving care where special forms of distress are experienced (2 credits)
  • PM-05-PS03: Design a process to identify and respond to trauma and crisis in a faith community (2 credits)
PM-14 – Initiate and/or participate in interventions to deal with needs and emergency situations in the
community, NQF Level 5, Credits 3
  • PM-14-PS01: Mobilise a faith community to render support during emergency situations (3 credits)
WM-02
  • WM-02-WE01: Observe and describe the existing relationships in the faith community (7 credits)
  • WM-02-WE02: Conduct at least 3 ministry activities to enhance the quality of fellowship and mutual care in a specific faith community (8 credits)
MODULE 7
Principles of preaching
This module consists of knowledge modules (KM), practical modules (PM) and workplace modules (WM):
KM-07 – Principles of preaching, NQF Level 4, Credits 8
  • KM-07-KT01: Basic points of departure related to preaching (33%) (2.6 credits)
  • KM-07-KT02: Principles of preparing a sermon (33%) (2.6 credits)
  • KM-07-KT03: Delivering the sermon (33%) (2.6 credits)
PM-01 – Prepare sermons that will address the spiritual and contextual needs of the faith community,
NQF Level 5, Credits 5
  • PM-01-PS01: Listen to and understand the faith community and its context (1 credit)
  • PM-01-PS02: Select and study a Bible text (1.5 credits)
  • PM-01-PS03: Discern (search for) Gods message in the text through spiritual practices and disciplines (1 credit)
  • PM-01-PS04: Formulate the message and the intended outcome (1.5 credits)
WM-01
  • WM-01-WE01: Prepare a worship service and sermon (7 credits)

CLASSES

Classes 1X a week @ Lewende Woord Centurion

APPLICATION FEE

R200 ( Non-Refundable)

SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION FEE

R500 ( Non-Refundable)

DEPOSIT

R5000 ( Non-Refundable)

TOTAL COURSE FEE PER YEAR

R32 500 Including Books

EXCLUDING

All pricing excludes RPL and External exam fees
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International Comparability

Most countries have qualifications in the Higher Education Band. In addition, churches have seminaries that qualify their ministers to be ordained. Australia seems to be the only country that has registered vocational qualifications for ministry that are not denomination specific. Evangelism, missionary and other outreach organisations offer courses for people that want to pursue a calling in ministry, but these programs are not accredited.
The following equivalent qualification was found for a comparison with the qualification developed: