Certificate in Public Theology
Academic Overview
IOPT’s inaugural program for pastors and Christian leaders will challenge and equip students with studies through the breadth and depth of Scripture and practical application to today’s most pressing cultural and theological issues. This certificate is open to all serious Christians who desire to wield the Sword of the Spirit effectively in the world.
Program Overview
Courses and credits
63 Credit Hours
CHIS – Church History
CHIS 121 – Church History 1 (4 Credit Hours)
CHIS 142 – Church History 2 (4 Credit Hours)
ATH – Applied Theology
ATH 430 – Theology, Worldview, & Ethics (4 Credit Hours)
ATH 500 – Ecclesiology (4 Credit Hours)
ATH 510 – Missions (4 Credit Hours)
ATH 600 – Political Theology (4 Credit Hours)
ATH 710 – Cultural Apologetics (4 Credit Hours)
BIEX – Bible Exposition
BIEX 400 – Bible Teaching (4 Credit Hours)
THEO – Theology
THEO 300 – Systematic Theology 1 (4 Credit Hours)
THEO 320 – Systematic Theology 2 (4 Credit Hours)
STH 400 – Law and Gospel (4 Credit Hours)
THEO – 400 Symbolics (4 Credit Hours)
BS – Biblical Studies
BS 211 – Old Testament Survey 1 (4 Credit Hours)
BS 222 – Old Testament Survey 2 (4 Credit Hours)
BS 300 – New Testament Survey 1 (4 Credit Hours)
BS 350 – New Testament Survey 2 (4 Credit Hours)
PHIL – Philosophy
PHIL 420 – Philosophy (4 Credit Hours)
PHIL 430 – Logic and Rhetoric (4 Credit Hours)
PHIL 440 – The Modern Self (4 Credit Hours)
*for those biblically qualified for the pastorate
Program Overview
Program Matriculation Track (Two Years)
| Year 1 | Year 2 | |
| Fall | BS 211 – Old Testament Survey 1 | BS 300 – New Testament Survey 1 |
| BINT-HERM 400 – Hermeneutics | CHIS 121 – Church History 1 | |
| STH 600 – Prolegomena, Bibliology, and Symbolics | STH 400 – Law & Gospel | |
| ATH 710 – Cultural Apologetics | PHIL 440 – The Modern Self | |
| ATH 500 – Ecclesiology | ATH 530 – Pastoral Theology | |
| THEO 320 – Systematic Theology 2 | ||
| Spring | THEO 300 – Systematic Theology 1 | ATH 600 – Political Theology |
| BS 222 – Old Testament Survey 2 | PHIL 430 – Logic and Rhetoric | |
| PHIL 420 – Philosophy | CHIS 142 – Church History 2 | |
| ATH 430 – Theology, Worldview, & Ethics | BS 350 – New Testament Survey 2 | |
| ATH 650 – Preaching 1* OR BIEX 400 – Bible Teaching | ATH 510 – Missions | |
| *Qualified men only |
