Dayton Ohio Campus
WHAT IS DISCOVER?
Discover Ministry School exists to equip passionate followers of Christ in God's Word and create a pathway for missional leadership and lifelong learning.
SPIRITUAL * PRACTICAL * AFFORDABLE * SIMPLE * & ACCESSIBLE
VISION of Discover
We want to strengthen followers of Christ and the leadership pool for our local churches. Discover provides another pathway whereby potential leaders can be trained for ministry. This pathway will allow students to stay in their home church and continue to serve; it will be taught by practitioners - effective pastors who are putting in action the things they are teaching; it will expose students to Open Bible on a broader scale; and it will allow them a pathway to ministry credentials that would not incur any significant debt. We see this as the beginning step of a lifetime of learning. Our hope is to create a culture of lifetime learning for all Open Bible East ministers.
BIAS TOWARD MISSION
All aspects of the school – academic, spiritual & practical – will have in mind the goal of developing a MISSIONAL LEADER and will be evaluated based on that goal. So all of the teaching, mentoring and experience will help the student know how this applies to the mission of making disciples for Jesus.
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For more information on Discover Ministry School- Dayton Campus contact
Tia Thomas @ tiathomas.obc@icloud.com
HOW DISCOVER WORKS
Discover is broken into what we call "Tiers." Tier One and Tier Two each consist of four 9-week quarters. Tier Three is uniquely designed by each individual with the help of the Discover leadership.
Tier One: Discover Foundations – Open to Everybody
One night per week – 2 hours per class
Taught by select pastors who have a track record of success
Students from multiple churches gather at a centrally located host church site.
Multiple sites in the region, but the teaching is live video broadcast from a central site that may move from course to course.
Every site has a Campus director (who is also a pastor) who leads discussion, provides oversight for that site and administrative support.
Courses are 9 weeks and include reading, homework, testing, church attendance and ministry involvement in their local church.
Weekly Class format: 45 minutes teaching; 15 minutes Q & A); 1 hour discussion and group interaction at each campus.
All registration, assignments, etc. will be managed through a central web-based learning management system called Moodle. http://www.discoverministryschool.com/moodle/
Completion of first 4 courses results in a “Certificate of Completion.”
Tier Two – Discover Leadership
Those who receive a Tier One certificate or its equivalent, are assessed and approved by Discover leadership and are recommended by their lead pastor would be eligible to apply for the Leadership Preparation Track. Tier Two would include:
Next level ministry training
Further development of a biblical, missional ecclesiology through weekly courses, assignments and reading.
Two “intensives” where all Tier Two students will gather for additional training.
A local “community” environment with other second tier students
Encouragement and possible opportunities to learn and start something (a trade, a ministry, etc.) from “ground level.”
Tier Three – Lifelong Learning & Path to Credentials
Those who complete Tier Two would be encouraged to continue a path of lifelong learning and if so desired, apply for credentials with Open Bible Churches. We would assess with the candidate any further requirements that would need to be met to be eligible for ministerial credentials. We would then work with them to find or create appropriate ministry opportunities.
COST
OUR GOAL IS THAT EVERY STUDENT WILL FINISH DISCOVER WITH NO SCHOOL DEBT.
Tier One: Total Cost $566.00
Tuition - $99.00 per quarter x 4 quarters $396.00
Registration & Assessments $ 30.00
Books (estimate) $140.00
Tier Two: Total Cost $1,130.00
Tuition - $300 Q1 & q2;
$150 Q3 & Q4
Total- $ 900.00
Registration & Assessment $ 30.00
Books (estimate) $ 200.00
For more information on Discover Ministry School- Dayton Campus contact
Tia Thomas @ tiathomas.obc@icloud.com