Children’s Ministry Specialisation

Specialisation Description
Children’s Ministry Units
Admission Requirements
Financial Support

2 Years

Part Time

Mode

On-campus, Evening, & Online

96

Credit Points

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Our children’s ministry units are designed specifically with children’s ministry workers in the local church in mind. We believe one of the most vital ministries in the life of the church is teaching our children to live gospel-shaped lives. Establishing strong theology in our children will set them up well to navigate the increasingly complex society they live in.

Units with a specific children’s ministry focus can be studied within the Graduate Certificate of Divinity or the Undergraduate Certificate of Ministry at QTC. For those studying at Undergraduate level, a maximum of 36 credit points of the Children’s Ministry coded units (out of 48 credit points total) can be included in the AUT’s Undergraduate Certficate of Ministry. UCMin students must also study one Bible or theology overview unit within their course.

See the Australian University of Theology website for full details of the Undergraduate Certificate of Ministry and the Graduate Certificate of Divinity.

Specialisation Description

These units are specifically designed for church volunteers and staff, at any level, who are passionate about helping kids in local churches engage with the Bible and know and love God more.

A focus of these units is giving kids ministry leaders the confidence, understanding, and skills to engage children with the Bible, and faith.

The units are offered on a 2 year cycle and are delivered by area experts in topics such as teaching kids the Old and New Testaments; spiritual formation in children; discipleship at different ages and stages; teaching theology to children; identity, culture & truth for children; and evangelism & world mission.

Within this suite of units, there are individual units which would also be helpful for those who teach Religious Instruction in schools, as they help kids navigate ethics, identity, and culture in society.

Children’s Ministry Units

DE020 Church-based Children’s Ministry (12cp)
DE046 Teaching the Bible to Children – Old Testament (6cp)
DE047 Teaching the Bible to Children – New Testament (6cp)
DE049 Teaching Doctrine to Children (6cp)
DE048 Spiritual Formation in Children’s Ministry (6cp)
DE052 Curricula in Children’s Ministry (6cp)
DE051 Skills in Children’s Ministry (6cp)

All of the Children’s Ministry coded units (listed above) can be included in the Australian University of Theology’s Graduate Certificate of Divinity. For those studying at Undergraduate level, a maximum of 36 credit points of the Children’s Ministry coded units (out of 48 credit points total) can be included in the AUT’s Undergraduate Certficate of Ministry. UCMin students must also study one Bible or theology overview unit within their course.

Students enrolled in longer qualifications (ie the Bachelor or Masters level courses) may also be able to study some of these units as part of their degrees, with permission from the QTC Registrar.

By way of acknowledging this specialised area of study, students who complete all 48 credit points of Children’s Ministry units will also receive a QTC Certificate of Children’s Ministry.

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate Certificate of Ministry

ATAR: Completion of Year 12 in the last two years, with an ATAR of 65 or above (OP 14 or above); OR
Previous Qualifications: Successful completion of a qualification at AQF Level 5 or above; OR
Demonstrate Academic Suitability for course: Test, Brief Essay, or Interview.
Language Qualifications for NESB: IELTS 6.5 overall with minimum of 6.0 in each subtest OR 10 years in Australia with English being the language primarily spoken both at home and work. See the AUT’s English Language Proficiency Policy.

Graduate Certificate of Divinity

Academic Qualifications: Completed 3 year bachelor degree or equivalent. For details on alternative admission requirements to this course, please refer to the AUT Course Description.
Language Qualifications for NESB: IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in reading and writing, and 6.5 in listening and speaking OR 10 years in Australia with English being the language primarily spoken both at home and work. See the AUT’s English Language Proficiency Policy.

Financial Support

The Graduate Certificate of Divinity and Undergraduate Certificate of Ministry are accredited within Australia as an award of the Australian University of Theology, of which QTC is an affiliate. As such, it is a recognized course for the purposes of FEE-HELP and Centrelink allowances (provided you meet the government’s eligibility requirements), and for Overseas Students (Australian University of Theology CRICOS provider number is 02650E).

Current fee levels can be found here.

QTC is an affiliated college of the Australian University of Theology. The CRICOS code for the Australian University of Theology’s Graduate Certificate of Divinity is 076017G

QTC’s aim is to provide top class theological training that faithfully applies the Word of God to the real world. We seek to do this as a real living Christian community, and as part of a wider Christian fellowship here in Brisbane.

We acknowledge with respect the Traditional Custodians of this land on which we now meet. In his wisdom and love, our Heavenly Father gave it to the Turrbal and Jegera people (see Acts 17:26). On this land, they met for generations before the coming of British settlers. As we now live together here, we pray that God would reconcile and unite us in a knowledge of his Son, Jesus Christ.

QTC is a ministry of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland and is an affiliated college of the Australian University of Theology. (Australian University of Theology CRICOS CODE 02650E)

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