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Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online
The Associate of Ministry Degree Online is a Bible-based degree developed to equip man and women who want to enter the ministry. If you are looking for an affordable degree that will train you to become a disciple maker and better serve God in your church, community, or in the mission field, the Associate of Ministry Degree Online is the right program for you.
Objectives
The goal of the Associate of Ministry Degree Online is to equip those called to the ministry. Also, earning an Associate of Ministry Degree Online prepares you to continue your education to earn a higher degree. Those who successfully complete the program will be prepared to fully exercise any ministerial activity including becoming pastors, church leaders, missionaries, chaplains, teachers, etc. Upon the completion of the Degree, you will be equipped to:
Become an effective preacher
Teach with authority
Evangelize with effectiveness
Better understand the Scriptures
Lead with strategy
Teach with authority
Evangelize with effectiveness
Better understand the Scriptures
Lead with strategy
Manage with professionalism
Grow your ministry
Defend the faith
Advance missions
Develop successful discipleship
Grow your ministry
Defend the faith
Advance missions
Develop successful discipleship
Affordable
Lucent University calculates the cost of its programs based on the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) of the World Bank. This opens the doors to students to afford to study at a US-based institution. The cost of your Associate of Ministry Degree Online program is determined by the average income of the country where you live.
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Besides offering the most affordable programs in the world, Lucent University also brings several benefits to enable students to achieve their academic goals. The list below further demonstrates why Lucent University is the best value in the market for online education.
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Video Lessons
Lucent University uses the most advanced educational system to teach the Associate of Ministry Degree Online. You will enjoy your class watching videos recorded by the best professors with perfect image and sound. Also, all the assignments are automatically organized for you.
Check out the clarity, quality of the content, and outstanding teaching abilities of our professors. Click on the videos below to watch the sample classes of the Online Associate of Ministry Degree Program.
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Leadership
Program Outcome
The mission of Lucent University is to train students for ministry. Therefore, all our program outcomes lead to this goal with varying degrees of depth and breadth. Upon successful completion of the Associates of Ministry program, the student will be able to:
- Grasp and apply the rules of Hermeneutics to the Bible so that they can interpret the Scriptures
- Describe the authors, key themes, and content of the books of the Bible
- Comprehend, apply, and evaluate the foundational theology of the Bible and its biblical worldview opposed to the world around them.
- Effectively communicate the Bible through writing, electronic, and verbal means of communication
- Obtain the practical knowledge to lead and minister to people in a church context
- Obtain the practical knowledge to evangelize, defend, and share their faith to the world around them
Career
An Associate Degree of Ministry prepares you with an in-depth understanding of spiritual practices to prepare you for making a difference in your community through ministry work and education. The Associate Degree of Ministry allows you to lead, guide and teach your congregation through worship and religious education, provide spiritual leadership, guidance, and pastoral care to the members of your church. Also, you can provide your community with spiritual and religious support through public speaking and weekly services. Graduates with an Associate Degree of Ministry can develop a career as:
Worship Pastor
Lead Pastor
Organizational Administrators
Teachers
Discipleship Directors
Lecturer/Speaker
Lead Pastor
Organizational Administrators
Teachers
Discipleship Directors
Lecturer/Speaker
Minister
Evangelists
Missionaries
Community Outreach Coordinator
Staff members
Youth Pastor
Evangelists
Missionaries
Community Outreach Coordinator
Staff members
Youth Pastor
Professors
The professors that teach the Associate of Ministry Program hold advanced degrees from the most prestigious Bible Colleges, Seminaries, and Universities in the world including Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas Baptist University, and Gateway Seminary. Lucent selects professors based on their faithfulness to the Scriptures, their academic background, lifetime achievements, and their ability to teach dynamic classes.
BGEA
Lucent University is the official partner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for the distribution of its School of Evangelism program. Lucent is the first university to offer the Billy Graham School of Evangelism as a four-credit program.
Gain in-depth insight and understanding of the core principles in Evangelism alongside Lucent's Theology programs
Explore real-world challenges, first-hand spiritual experiences, powerful sermons, and effective tools on the same learning platform
Expedite your graduation by opting for this program as a 3-hour credit replacing the Life of Christ or Women in the Gospel course
Affordable because the one-time fee is determined by the World Bank's Purchasing Power Parity of your country
Explore real-world challenges, first-hand spiritual experiences, powerful sermons, and effective tools on the same learning platform
Expedite your graduation by opting for this program as a 3-hour credit replacing the Life of Christ or Women in the Gospel course
Affordable because the one-time fee is determined by the World Bank's Purchasing Power Parity of your country
Best Program
The Associate of Ministry program has a total of 60 credit hours. The program is divided into 4 terms. Each term is comprised of 5 courses and lasts 6 months for a total of 15 credit hours per term. Each course counts as 3 credit hours. The courses include video classes, video resources, reading materials, exams, and writing projects. Below you will find the list of the courses we offer in the program (course offer may vary). Click on the course name to view the Course Description for each course.
FIRST TERM
The Evangelistic Strategies course was designed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to train you in both the theology and methodology of personal and mass evangelism. Through this course, you will be better equipped to both understand and apply effective methods of sharing the faith, answering questions, overcoming objectives, and following up with a seeker and/or a believer.
The Biblical Christianity course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online as a survey of environmental, cultural, and social issues which add perspective to biblical interpretation. An introduction to the serious study of the Bible in its historical, cultural, and literary context. The course emphasizes the essential content, structure, and theological message of the Bible.
The New Testament 1 course was designed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online for you to become acquainted with the following: important literature in the field, especially with respect to the various approaches to doing a theology of the New Testament; The Existence of God, The Nature of God - relationship of biblical interpretation to a method of doing biblical theology; the theological relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament - The Messianic Prophecies; the integral relationship of New Testament theology to the ideas of the kingdom, and The Great Commission. New Testament Theology 1 covers the book of Matthew to Acts.
The Expository Preaching 1 course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online as an introduction to basic expository preaching theory and skills, emphasizing the preparation and delivery of a textually derived proposition with accuracy, interest, clarity, and relevance. A study in the preparation of expository sermons. Attention is given to the types of expository preaching: paragraph, parable, biographical, etc. A study of the methods of interpretation, the formula of expository sermon outlines, and the preaching of expository sermons.
The course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to provide an overview of the structure and usage of Modern English. The material covered in the course will provide basic knowledge of the form and function of Modern English and will be relevant to future courses in English composition. Topics include but are not limited to basic word structure, classification of words into what is traditionally known as ‘parts of speech’, description and analysis of various types of phrase structure and sentence structure, prescriptive verses, descriptive approaches to grammar, stylistic and dialectal variation in English syntax and grammaticalization and language change.
SECOND TERM
The Apologetics course was designed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to equip you to present a rational defense of the faith, to see Jesus in all his beauty and brilliance, and to winsomely point others to Jesus (and the gospel) as our greatest need. The topics that will explore include the existence and nature of God, the relationship between science and religion, the problem of pain and hell, religious pluralism, the nature of truth, religious exclusivity, the trustworthiness of the Bible, the historicity of the resurrection, and various cultural issues.
The New Testament Theology 2 course was designed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to with the goal make you acquainted with the following: important literature in the field, especially with respect to the various approaches to doing a theology of the New Testament; The Existence of God, The Nature of God - relationship of biblical interpretation to a method of doing biblical theology; the theological relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament - The Messianic Prophecies; the integral relationship of New Testament theology to the ideas of the kingdom, and The Great Commission. New Testament Theology 2 covers the book of Romans to Revelation.
The Expository Preaching 2 course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to equip you to prepare and deliver expository messages. You will learn methods and procedures that will help them standardize, facilitate preparation, and potentiality the effectiveness of your preaching, with the goal of transforming lives and producing mature churches through the accurate application of the Word of God.
The course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to provide an overview of the structure of Servant Leadership. The material covered in the course will provide an introduction of the Early Leadership Theories, Supporters, Behaviors, Biblical Servant and applying Servant Leadership Theory.
The course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to improve your ability to communicate in everyday situations in writing or speaking. Another focus of the programs is to lower the risk of others misunderstanding us. By studying the principles of communication, this course emphasizes the need for clarity and precision in written and spoken communication so that our audience may comprehend, and thus respond to, the content we present.
THIRD TERM
The course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to give students an overview of the life of Christ. The course will cover the historical events prior to the incarnation of Christ giving the students a background of the time and history of where Christ lived and implemented his ministry. The second half of the course will cover the biblical narrative of how started, developed, and completed his ministry. The course requires the reading of the Gospel in a chronological order to aid the student on how to understand the progression of the Life of Christ in a systematic order.
The Old Testament Survey course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online as a survey of the Old Testament, employing thematic and exegetical methods. The historical background of each book will be presented according to its chronology and its role pointing to the coming of the Messiah. This survey will cover the books of Genesis through Malachi.
The course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to provide a general introduction to biblical pastoral counseling, including an overview of counseling theory and practice in the public, private and church settings. The approach to soul care will rely upon Scriptures and the comparison of the Biblical truth and human desires and expectations. The class will present a basic counseling methodology that will be applied to common counseling situations including the biblical perspective on family, relationships, forgiveness, self-control, and depression.
The course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to give men and women an overview of the importance of women in ministry using the Gospel of Luke as background. The course will cover the marginalized society of the 1st century and how Christ responded to it, WOMEN in THE GOSPEL as expressed throughout the Luke’s gospel, examples of women and man who found favor in God’s eyes, explore the cultural prejudices that conflict with God’s word, how to be equipped to embrace biblical standards for effective ministries, and how God used women as assets to conduct strategic ministries.
The IT Fundamentals course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to help students develop a broader understanding of IT. It focuses on the essential IT skills and knowledge needed to perform tasks commonly performed by advanced end-users and entry-level IT professionals alike, including: Using features and functions of common operating systems and establishing network connectivity, Identifying common software applications and their purpose, and using security and web browsing best practices.
FOURTH TERM
The Pastoral Ministry course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to prepare biblically-centered, Spirit-empowered servants with pastoral hearts and skills to reach God’s world, preach God’s word, and lead God’s church, to conform all people to Christ. It helps students interpret and communicate the Bible for transformation, whether in a worship service, at a Bible study, or around the campfire, employ theology in leading the church from inception (evangelism and church planting) to expression (worship and oversight), and respond theologically to contemporary issues like bioethics and spiritual formation.
The Contemporary Issues course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to actively explore complex issues in our contemporary society such as social justice, politics, energy use, environmental issues, education and public health. It also explores current, arguable topics such as stereotyping, racism, sexism, abortion, educational systems, gun violence, school violence, healthcare systems, pandemics and affirmative action. The course has been designed to eliminate much of the confusion surrounding these issues and allow students to evaluate the issues and propose solutions.
The New Testament Survey course was designed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to introduce the doctrines of Scriptures, God, Humanity, Race, Salvation, Grace, Commandment, Church, Kingdom, Last Things, Eternity, and Stewardship. It features a strong emphasis on the scriptural basis for each doctrine. The course emphasis is designed to enhance your life and ministry by focusing on articulating the Biblical faith through the systematic study of the Scriptures. The course will also serve as an introduction to reasoning and will compare liberal theology with the teachings of the Scriptures.
The Hermeneutics course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to enhance your ministry by helping you to advance in the understanding and application of the Scriptures. You will be equipped to better interpret the Bible message and mission. You will also be able to preach or teach from the Bible with more effectiveness and confidence.
The Organizational Management course was developed for the Associate of Ministry Degree Online to provide leadership and management principles and processes to help and guide leaders as they manage the organization that they are responsible for. It includes training on organizational leadership, managing people, and managing resources (money, time, information, equipment, facilities, etc.), and stresses the importance of strategic planning. Each unit covers a particular topic and identifies the importance of it, the principles for it, the process to be used, and an opportunity to practice its use through a relevant exercise. All of the material in this training course is Biblically based and designed to provide a comprehensive and foundational understanding of management tools and techniques and their application. to provide leadership and management principles and processes to help and guide leaders as they manage the organization that they are responsible for. It includes training on organizational leadership, managing people, and managing resources (money, time, information, equipment, facilities, etc.), and stresses the importance of strategic planning. Each unit covers a particular topic and identifies the importance of it, the principles for it, the process to be used, and an opportunity to practice its use through a relevant exercise. All of the material in this training course is Biblically based and designed to provide a comprehensive and foundational understanding of management tools and techniques and their application.
Resource Materials
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online provides all materials you need for the program, for free. We provide each course material and aditional resources from a online library, so you can study anywhere at no aditional cost. Check our online libraries resources. More content is available for our students, which can be accessed after you enroll and start the Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online.
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including Biblehub.com.
This site contains many translations of the Bible as well as many biblical study tools, all of which can be accessed from the home page. For students that are non-English speakers, this site contains many resources in other languages. Make special not of the great apologetic work of Dr. Gary R. Habermas is found in the Library section.
Link: BibleHub.com
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including STEPBible.org.
This site is an excellent resource for studying the Bible with many modern and ancient translations and text of the Bible. The site offers an easy-to-use platform for comparing multiple texts in English or in other languages.
Link: STEPBible.org
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including NETBible.org.
This site contains the New English Translation of the Bible (NET) along with the extremely valuable NET Notes, which adds commentary and translation notes throughout the biblical text. This site also contains Thomas Constable’s notes on the Bible, which is a modern conservative commentary. It also contains may articles associated with a particular chapter of the Bible written by various contributors and a list of helpful maps.
Link: NETbible.org
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including Studylight.org.
The strength of this site is its vast amount of biblical tools including many commentaries, Bible dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Bible Concordances (under Bible Study Tools). It also contains a great section titled Bible Maps Archive containing color maps arranged in chronological sections (under Pastoral Resources). It also contains many church creeds, confessions, and catechisms, which are valuable for the study of church history (under Historian Writings).
Link: StudyLight.org
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including Bible.org. While we are glad to provide links to the following sites as an aid to our users, the fact that we provide these links does not mean that we endorse their doctrinal positions. We encourage all our readers to be like the Bereans of Acts 17:11 to search and use the Scripture as their final authority for what they accept as the truth.
Link: Bible.org
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including BibleWalks.com.
This site is great for a tour of biblical sites in Israel as they look today. Location reviewed provides pictures, a description of its historical significance along with biblical references..
Link: BibleWalks.com
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including BibleGateway.com.
This site offers a great selection of audio Bibles in English and many other languages.
Another hidden gem of this site is the IVP New Testament Commentary Series that can be found
under Study Tools - More Resources - Commentaries. There are commentaries on 8 New Testament
books that are excellent, modern resources.
Link: IVP New Testament Commentary Series.
There is also a number of Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias worth looking at, especially
Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia
of the Bible and the Dictionary of Biblical Themes.
Link: Dictionaries / Encyclopedia
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including BibleStudyTools.com.
This site gives you access to a variety of modern translations of the Bible in English and in other languages. A strength of this site is the sections that contain audio books and audio Bibles. Also of special note is that this site gives you access to Baker's Evangelical Dictionary.
Link: BibleStudyTools.com
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including BlueLetterBible.com.
One strength of this site is the easy of looking up words in their dictionary and encyclopedia section. Another strength is the Bible Reference page. Every listing contains helpful material to aid the student in their study of Scripture, such as gospel harmony tool that allows you to see the parallel passages contained in all four gospels or their Bible book & outline section that contains excellent historical introduction material on each book of the Bible. Every portion of this section is very valuable. There are a number of other helpful resources through this site that is worth your time.
Link: BlueLetterBible.com
The Affordable Associate Degree in Ministry Online offers a variety of online resources, including Public Domain Books & articles.
The Online Books Page lists over 3 million free books on the Web.
Link: The Online Books Page
Requirements
To enroll in the Associate Degree of Ministry Online the candidate must have a High School Diploma or an equivalent secondary degree. Candidates that have English as their native language are exempt from taking the Test of English Comprehension (TEC).
Students whose native language is not English are required take the TEC. The TEC is free of charge. The test has a total of 100 multiple choice questions. The candidate has 90 minutes to complete the test. in order to be approved to the Associate Degree of Ministry Online, a minimum of 70% correct answers is required.
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