LICENTIATE IN THEOLOGY (LTh)

The Licentiate in Theology (formerly known as Approved Theology programme) is one of the minimum requirements for those who desire entrance into the ministry order of the Full Gospel Church of God in Southern Africa. The four-year LTh programme will be offered online through live-streamed contact sessions. The implementation of this programme commenced from the first semester of 2024; all incoming students will enrol in this programme spanning four years to complete their studies.   

Our in-house courses provide comprehensive theological and practical training for learners, with an emphasis on a classical Pentecostal approach and ethos. Since these courses are currently non-credit bearing and is not aligned to any registered unit standards, they are offered outside of the HEQSF and do not lead to formal qualifications presented on the NQF; nonetheless, we wish to announce that currently we are at an advanced stage of the process of obtaining our own accreditation.

APPLY

Semester 1

first  year

  1. Academic Writing, Critical Thinking and Basic Digital Literacy (PTACB101)
  2. Basic Literacy (PTBL102)
  3. Old Testament I: Survey & Pentateuch (OTSP101)
  4. Introduction to Theological Studies (STTS101)

SECOND year

  1. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I (OTHEB201)
  2. Old Testament II: Historical & Poetical Books (OTHPB202)
  3. Systematic Theology II: Soteriology, Pneumatology, and Ecclesiology (STSPE201)
  4. New Testament II: Acts & Pauline Epistles (NTAPE201)

THIRD year

  1. Systematic Theology III: Sacramental Theology, and Eschatology (STSTE301)
  2. Basic Christian Counselling (PTBCC301)
  3. Missiology I (MISS301)
  4. Homiletics (PTHOM302)

FOURTH year

  1. Leadership Dynamics (PTLD401)
  2. Church Management (PTCM402)
  3. Practices of Church Ministry (PTPCM403)
  4. Biblically-Based Social and Community Development [Work Integrated Learning] (PTBSCD404)

first  year

  1. Church History I: Early Church, Medieval, and Reformation (CHEMR101)
  2. New Testament I: Survey & Gospels (NTSG101)
  3. Introduction to New Testament Greek I (NTGR102)
  4. Systematic Theology I: Theology Proper, Anthropology, and Christology (STTAC102)

SECOND year

  1. Biblical Hermeneutics: Historical, Contemporary and Pentecostal Methods (PTHCP201)
  2. Church History II: Post-Reformation & South African Church History (CHPSA201)
  3. Old Testament III: Former & Latter Prophets (OTFLP203)
  4. New Testament III: General Letters & Revelation (NTGLR202)

THIRD year

  1. Missiology II (MISS302)
  2. Apologetics (PTA303)
  3. Advanced Christian Counselling (PTACC304)
  4. Constitution and Meeting Procedures (PTCMP305)

FOURTH year

  1. Church Leadership, Management, and Ministry Practices [Work Integrated Learning] (PTCLM405)
  2. Children & Youth Ministries (PTCYM406)
  3. Christian Ethics (STCE401)
  4. Women, Men, Marriage & Family Ministries (PTWMF407)