Certificate in Biblical Preaching—Online

Learn How to Impact Lives for Christ as You Effectively Preach God’s Word

Discover how to prepare and deliver compelling, inspiring, transformative sermons grounded in God’s Word when you earn your Graduate Certificate in Biblical Preaching. Whether you are a pastor, teacher, evangelist, Christian speaker, or ministry leader, this certificate program will teach you time-tested preaching skills and fundamentals.

Designed for university and Bible college graduates, this 21-credit program provides you with outstanding instruction from expert faculty who have years of experience in pastoral and preaching roles with churches and ministries around the US. You will also learn alongside online students from across the country and the world.

Core Classes

  • Hermeneutics
  • Communication of Biblical Truth
  • Advanced Homiletics
  • Theology and Preaching

Program Electives

  • Preaching Narrative and Parabolic Literature
  • The History, Theology, and Methodology of African American Preaching
  • Preaching Poetic and Prophetic Literature
  • Contextualized Preaching
  • Church and Culture
  • Issues and Trends in African American Churches
  • Contributions of Leading Pastors in African American Churches

This program is also offered on campus

Program Plan (pdf)

Here’s How We’ll Prepare You for Ministry

As you study, you will learn to:
Prepare expository messages from multiple genres of Scripture.
Formulate a philosophy of preaching that integrates theology, hermeneutics, and cultural perspectives.
Deliver creative, relevant, and engaging messages for an array of audiences and settings.

Life at Moody Online

Moody Online will welcome you into a diverse online community of fellow students from around the world, encouraging you to build relationships as you learn online. You’ll also:

  • Deepen your biblical knowledge in every class.
  • Apply what you learn in your real-life ministry.
  • Grow spiritually as you pursue God’s calling on your life.
  • Watch chapel online.
  • Access library services.
  • Attend MTS lecture webinars.

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