Our certificate in evangelism and church planting equips you with the education and skills for kingdom entrepreneurship. Practical ministry training courses taught by current practitioners in the field to prepare you to lead or create ministries or churched in today's world. The combination of FPBS faculty and adjunct faculty who are current practitioners in their field of study give students the education and practicial skills needed to make a great impact on the world. 

Highlights

Career opportunities

This certificate will prepare you to begin your own ministry or church or to start new ministries for current churches and organizations. Our graduates are known for breathing new life into areas that desperately need to see God at work.

Program director

Brian Ross, D.Min.

Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministries

Faculty

Mark Baker, Ph.D.

Professor of Mission and Theology

Terry Brensinger, Ph.D.

Seminary President

Tim Geddert, Ph.D.

Professor of New Testament

Lynn Jost, Ph.D.

Professor of Old Testament and Preaching, Director of the Anabaptist Center

Valerie Rempel, Ph.D.

Dean of the Seminary, Associate Professor, J.B. Toews Chair of History and Theology

Randy White, D.Min.

Associate Professor of Community Transformation & Executive Director of the Center for Community Transformation

Admission requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
• Completion of FPBS application materials

Course listing

Required Courses (30 Units)

Choose two of the following

Electives

Select 4 units from the following courses

Additional supervised ministry experience