Who Would Benefit From the Evangelism Certification?
- Persons who are presently pastors seeking to grow their local church spiritually and numerically;
- Persons who are not seeking licensure or ordination and have a passion for evangelism;
- Persons who are ordained, but are without pastoral charges and have a passion for evangelism;
- Persons who are presently in the Board of Examiners process but are not called to parish or pulpit ministry exclusively – the comprehensive training in evangelism will fill a void missed in the Board of Examiners process;
- Persons who are called by the Holy Spirit to be evangelists and have received license at the Quarterly Conference to preach.
- Persons who are called by the Holy Spirit to be church planters and have received license at the Quarterly Conference to preach;
- Persons who by the unction of the Holy Spirit are compelled to serve children and youth.
- The AME Church, by preparing persons to renew stagnate and declining churches
The Evangelism Certification is designed to:
- Enable pastors spiritually and academically to develop and grow spiritually healthy congregations;
- Develop and grow Church Planters and Church Renewers;
- Enable persons spiritually and academically who enter into ministry as a second career;
- Enable laity spiritually and academically to develop and grow as Christ’s disciples;
- Prepare all for the ability to reach across cultural milieus, ethnicity and races to win souls for the kingdom of God.