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Certificate in Recovery Ministry                                                 24 units

The Certificate in Recovery Ministry provides individuals in church and parachurch organizations with practical and theological training foundational to effective recovery ministry. Although the certificate is not awarded to students already admitted to degree programs, all courses earned toward a certificate can be credited toward a degree program upon later admission to that program (if appropriate to the curriculum, and subject to certain degree requirements, such as residency or distance learning limits).

Sample Curriculum

Biblical Studies (4 Units)

New Testament 1: Gospels

 4


Recovery Ministry Courses (12 Units)

Choose 3 of the Following:
Recovery Ministry and Outreach in the Local Church
Pastoral Care and Abuse
Pastoral Care and the Addictive Process
Sexuality
Handling Crisis in Youth and Family Ministry
Youth and Addictions

Choose 1 of the Following:
Family Therapy and Pastoral Care
Family Systems Dynamics

Choose 1 of the Following:
Spirituality
(Any course with the designation SPIR on the quarterly schedule)
Practicum in Recovery Ministry
Additional courses listed in the preceding two groups that the student has not taken

Total

12







4



4






24 Units

Notes: 

  1. For specific curriculum information, including information on transfer credit, please contact the SOT Academic Advising or click HERE to view Fuller's Online Catalog.
  2. This program is available for U.S. citizens and permanent residents only due to the limited availability of courses for each academic year.

Admissions Information
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  • Official transcript showing a bachelor's degree earned from an accredited institution of higher learning, with a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 or above
  • Evidence of personal maturity as communicated through a pastoral reference and the applicant's religious autobiography
  • Fuller's application form, with application fee attached

Note: Applicants whose native language is not English or whose medium of instruction for all secondary and post-secondary education is not English must either submit a test score of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken within the past two years or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Academic Format, taken within the past two years. Please click here for minimum required scores.

If you would like to apply online to this program, click here.