Mid-South Churches Cooperative Conference Baptist State Convention

The Pastor Ronald Taylor, Sr.
Clergy Institute

Of

The State Congress of Mid-South Churches Cooperative Conference State Convention

Accredited through the Sunday School Publishing Board

National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated

Classes Held Virtually via Zoom

 

Dr. Michael O. Minor, President
Ms. Loretta Miller, State Director of Christian Education
Pastor Bernard Montgomery, Vice-President-at-LargE
Dr. JeVon Marshall, Clergy Training Director

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PATC (Phase 1)

Focus: Biblical Foundations

12-hour overview of the following courses:

1001 Introduction to the Bible

1004 Effective Bible Reading

1007 Survey of the Old Testament

1072 Survey of the New Testament

2011 Baptist Doctrine

6021 Spiritual Formation

2023 Creative Ways of Teaching

9008 Public Speaking

Pastors or pastoral staff (associate preachers or ministry leaders with pastoral approval) with three or more years of pastoral (or associate pastor) experience are eligible for Phase 1. Participants will be required to satisfy 12 hours of training. The course includes a hybrid emphasis of the following components:

• Introduction to the Sunday School Publishing Board and Certificate of Progress Program (COPP);
• Christian education programs;
• The role of the Christian education director;
• Creative ways of teaching;
• Briefing on all courses required for Phases 1-4 with an accelerated study of Phase 1 courses;

The Sunday School Publishing Board will award a Certificate when the following requirements have been met:

• Submission of the appropriate form and payment of all fees associated with the program.
• Submission of a letter from the church, on church stationery, verifying three years of pastoral (associate) experience.
• Verification by program instructor that all training hours have been completed.

Phases 2-4

Students completing the accelerated Phase 1 session will continue to Phase 2. In Phase 2, students will complete five courses with a minimum of 10 hours of class time each. Students will receive a certificate at the end of each Phase. Upon completing all four phases and associated forms and paying appropriate fees, the student will receive the Sunday School Publishing Board Diploma of Pastoral Studies.

Phase 2

Focus: Baptist Beliefs and Church Doctrine
9906 Baptist Beliefs and Practices

9914 Connecting the Local Church to the Community

9918 The Prophets of Ancient Israel

9919 Paul’s Epistles and Theology

9920 Biblical Study of the Doctrine of the Church

Phase 3

Focus: Clergy Readiness to Serve
9902 The Spiritual Life of the Minister

9903 Ministerial Ethics and Etiquette

9907 Characteristics of Expository Preaching

9915 The Essentials of Biblical Research Using the World Wide Web and Biblical Software (Introduction to Hermeneutics)

9922 The History and Continuing Role of the African American Church in America

Phase 4

Focus: Contemporary Issues Facing the Church
7001 Building Healthy Churches

8035 The African-American Church and Social Justice

9921 Pastoral Leadership in Financing and Budgeting the Work of the Church

9923 Organizing the Church for Ministry and Mission

9924 Congregational Leadership in the 21^st Century



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