Lay a better foundation for your life, faith, and ministry.
Three tracks, one goal: education that serves the church.
Christian Ministry
Decatur
Offered for those who want to better understand what we do as believers and as the church. Each course involves seven weeks of reading and reflection on your own, with a two-day, in-person retreat in the eighth week. The retreats are held on site at . Each course costs $250, and course materials, meals, and housing are on your own. This is not an academic degree. There are no papers or tests, and courses can be taken alone.
Bible and Theology
Champaign & Springfield
Offered for those who want to better understand God’s word and world. Each course involves seven weeks of reading and reflection on your own, with a two-day, in-person retreat in the eighth week. The retreats are held on site at either or at . Each course costs $250, and course materials, meals, and housing are on your own. This is not an academic degree. There are no papers or tests, and courses can be taken alone.
New Testament
Springfield
Designed to build on the foundation established in the Bible and Theology Certificate, each course in the New Testament Certificate involves seven weeks of reading and reflection on your own, with a two-day, in-person retreat in the eighth week. The retreats are held on site at . Each course costs $250, and course materials, meals, and housing are on your own. This is not an academic degree. There are no papers or tests, and - with the exception of Interpreting Christian Scripture II (which requires taking Interpreting Christian Scripture I first) - each course can be taken alone.
Applicants who pursue the whole certificate will be admitted first.
2026 - 2027 Schedule
