Rivers of Living Water Church of God

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Offered through the Rivers School of Ministry

These Programs of Study allow the local church to offer specialized training and equipping for practical ministry. They are also available for individuals who are looking to be certified in a specific program. Guidelines for offering these programs are:

1. Each individual who is not already a student at a CLEN School must submit a CLEN Registration Form with the appropriate registration fee.

2.  A student may take as many certificate tracks during the course of study as desired to equip themselves with specialized training for practical ministry. Courses do not have to be completed in the order listed.

3. Courses taken toward the completion of a certificate will also apply toward earning a degree. This means that Certificates can be stacked in order to qualify for the Award of a Degree. For beginning students, successful completion of their second certificate will also qualify them to apply for the first year Diploma of Theology. Successful completion of two more certificates (a total of four) would qualify the same beginning students to apply for the Associate of Theology Degree.

4. For selected courses in the Certificate Programs to qualify toward the appropriate certificate, each student must attend (in class or by Home Study) all 10 hours of lecture and instruction, read the textbook and successfully complete the examination. He or she must receive a passing grade on each course and maintain a grade point average (GPA) or 2.0 or higher. While some courses may be listed in multiple certificate tracks, no individual course may be used for credit toward more than two different certificates.