Trinity Evangelical Divinity School provides theological education and ministry training that equips you to serve God with wisdom and grace, in truth and love. Our world-renowned faculty are deeply invested in teaching and mentoring students, immediately welcoming you into a community of servant-leaders making an impact on the world in the name of Jesus Christ.
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Gain a deeper understanding of spiritual formation, stewarding a ministry team, curriculum building, church leadership and administration, roles of family in spiritual development and intergenerational, family, and children’s ministry care. This certificate will equip you to serve children and families in the local church and ministry contexts.
15 Credit Hours
Residential
Establish a strong foundation in counseling principles, practices, methods, and techniques, as well as explore how to ethically incorporate Christian faith into counseling. While this certificate will provide a broad foundation for counseling methods, a master’s degree is required to take a licensing exam.
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Explore the rich traditions, theology, and history of the Christian faith throughout time beginning with the early church, through the Reformation, up to today. By examining church history and engaging the foundations of systematic theology, you will gain a biblical understanding of the ways in which God works in the world, as well as the effect culture has had on various church traditions throughout history.
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Gain a deeper understanding of spiritual formation, curriculum building, and ministry practices to support each generation. This certificate will equip you to develop Biblically rooted programming and curriculum for all generations and intergenerational groups in the local church or other ministry contexts.
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Learn to read, translate, and comprehend the New Testament scripture by reading it in its original language. Understanding the Bible in its original language will deepen your preaching, teaching, and interpretation of the New Testament and the Septuagint.
21 Credit Hours
Residential
Through this certificate you’ll evaluate current ethical issues in healthcare, examine the different approaches to bioethics throughout history, and be prepared to engage bioethics challenges within healthcare and contemporary medicine—all from a distinctly Christian perspective.
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
By studying the theology and history of evangelism and missions around the world you will gain a strong foundation of anthropology, discipleship practices and practical evangelism methods which will enrich your ministry abilities both in the United States and around the world.
12 Credit Hours
Residential
Learn how to faithfully counsel, teach, support, and guide your brothers and sisters in Christ as they seek to be transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through this certificate you’ll explore ministry practices, counseling techniques, socio-cultural impacts on ministry, church leadership development, and building biblical curriculum.
13 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Learn to read, translate, and understand the Old Testament scripture by reading it in its original language. Understanding the Bible in its original language will deepen your exegetical study and applications of the Old Testament, making you a better preacher, teacher, and interpreter.
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Gain a deeper understanding of leadership practices and enhance your leadership skills in church, ministry or non-profit settings. Perfect for those who do not yet possess a graduate degree.
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
For those who already possess a graduate degree and desire further training in the area of Executive Leadership. This Program is meant for pastors, directors, executives, and all other senior leaders who want more education but do not want to enter a doctoral program.
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Understand the emerging bioethics and legal issues related to pro-life advocacy, discern the different approaches to bioethics throughout history, and be equipped to address challenges within emerging pro-life issues from a distinctly Christian perspective. This certificate will further equip professionals working at pro-life advocacy and non-profit organizations and those working in pregnancy centers.
13 Credit Hours
Residential | Online
Gain a deeper understanding of the Bible by studying the Old Testament and the New Testament history, writings, and authors. Develop a Christ-centered approach to reading, interpreting, and applying scripture faithfully through courses on theology and biblical interpretation.
24 Credit Hours
Residential | Online
Expand your understanding of teaching methods, spiritual formation, curriculum building, education administration, and ministry teaching practices for each age group. With this certificate you’ll gain a strong foundation of educational ministry practices and have the option to specialize in a higher education administration track.
24 Credit Hours
Residential | Online
For professionals working in higher education who desire further training but do not want to enter a doctoral program. This program is perfect for deans who's doctorate is not in education or for administrative professionals who possess a graduate degree and would like to expand their skill set.
21 Credit Hours
Residential | Online
Gain a solid foundation of theology and biblical interpretation with the option to choose your area of focus ranging from church history, systematic theology, New Testament, Old Testament, and more. This certificate is a building block for our MA in Theological Studies program.
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Gain a deeper understanding of spiritual formation, stewarding a ministry team, curriculum building, church leadership and administration, roles of family in spiritual development and intergenerational, family, and children’s ministry care. This certificate will equip you to serve children and families in the local church and ministry contexts.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired (4 semester hours) generally completed at the beginning of enrollment:
Additional Requirements (8 semester hours)
Suggested curricular courses include but are not limited to:
15 Credit Hours
Residential
Establish a strong foundation in counseling principles, practices, methods, and techniques, as well as explore how to ethically incorporate Christian faith into counseling. While this certificate will provide a broad foundation for counseling methods, a master’s degree is required to take a licensing exam.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSCourses may be completed on the Bannockburn campus, through TEDS online courses, and at approved extension sites. Not all courses are available in all modes or every semester. The following requirements must be completed:
Additional Requirements
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Explore the rich traditions, theology, and history of the Christian faith throughout time beginning with the early church, through the Reformation, up to today. By examining church history and engaging the foundations of systematic theology, you will gain a biblical understanding of the ways in which God works in the world, as well as the effect culture has had on various church traditions throughout history.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired (12 semester hours)
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Gain a deeper understanding of spiritual formation, curriculum building, and ministry practices to support each generation. This certificate will equip you to develop Biblically rooted programming and curriculum for all generations and intergenerational groups in the local church or other ministry contexts.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired: Generally Completed at the beginning of enrollment
Additional Requirements: Suggested curricular courses include but are not limited to:
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Learn to read, translate, and comprehend the New Testament scripture by reading it in its original language. Understanding the Bible in its original language will deepen your preaching, teaching, and interpretation of the New Testament and the Septuagint.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired (12 semester hours)
21 Credit Hours
Residential
Through this certificate you’ll evaluate current ethical issues in healthcare, examine the different approaches to bioethics throughout history, and be prepared to engage bioethics challenges within healthcare and contemporary medicine—all from a distinctly Christian perspective.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired (12 semester hours)
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
By studying the theology and history of evangelism and missions around the world you will gain a strong foundation of anthropology, discipleship practices and practical evangelism methods which will enrich your ministry abilities both in the United States and around the world.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired:
Additional Requirements: Select additional semester hours of courses prefixed ME available at the master’s level (8999 or below). Courses from other departments may be applied when such substitutions are approved in advance by the ME Department.
12 Credit Hours
Residential
Learn how to faithfully counsel, teach, support, and guide your brothers and sisters in Christ as they seek to be transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through this certificate you’ll explore ministry practices, counseling techniques, socio-cultural impacts on ministry, church leadership development, and building biblical curriculum.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired (12 semester hours)
13 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Learn to read, translate, and understand the Old Testament scripture by reading it in its original language. Understanding the Bible in its original language will deepen your exegetical study and applications of the Old Testament, making you a better preacher, teacher, and interpreter.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired (13 semester hours)
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Gain a deeper understanding of leadership practices and enhance your leadership skills in church, ministry or marketplace settings. By specializing in church leadership or executive leadership, you’ll be better equipped to lead teams in your area of focus.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSLOCAL CHURCH TRACK (MASTERS LEVEL)
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
For those who already possess a graduate degree and desire further training in the area of Executive Leadership. This Program is meant for pastors, directors, executives, and all other senior leaders who want more education but do not want to enter a doctoral program.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSEXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TRACK (DOCTORAL LEVEL)
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Understand the emerging bioethics and legal issues related to pro-life advocacy, discern the different approaches to bioethics throughout history, and be equipped to address challenges within emerging pro-life issues from a distinctly Christian perspective. This certificate will further equip professionals working at pro-life advocacy and non-profit organizations and those working in pregnancy centers.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired (12 semester hours)
13 Credit Hours
Residential | Online
Gain a deeper understanding of the Bible by studying the Old Testament and the New Testament history, writings, and authors. Develop a Christ-centered approach to reading, interpreting, and applying scripture faithfully through courses on theology and biblical interpretation.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSRequired:
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
Expand your understanding of teaching methods, spiritual formation, curriculum building, education administration, and ministry teaching practices for each age group. With this certificate you’ll gain a strong foundation of educational ministry practices and have the option to specialize in a higher education administration track.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSMASTER'S LEVEL CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES REQUIREMENTS
12 Credit Hours
Residential | Remote
For professionals working in higher education who desire further training but do not want to enter a doctoral program. This program is perfect for deans who's doctorate is not in education or for administrative professionals who possess a graduate degree and would like to expand their skill set.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSHIGHER EDUCATION TRACK (DOCTORAL LEVEL)
21 Credit Hours
Residential | Online
Gain a solid foundation of theology and biblical interpretation with the option to choose your area of focus ranging from church history, systematic theology, New Testament, Old Testament, and more. This certificate is a building block for our MA in Theological Studies program.
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTSThere are no specifically required courses to complete the Certificate. However, Certificate students are required to fulfill the following minimal requirements: