Knowing Your Church

Course overview

A study of the ministry of the Church of God with emphasis on the growth of the church from a small south-eastern group to a global church of approximately 7 million members. This course will also examine the organisational structure of the Church of God

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Relate the history of the ministry and growth of the Church of God.- Discuss the organisational structure of the Church of God on the following levels: (a) National/International; (b) State; and (c) Local.
• Trace the training and education of ministers in the Church of God from its earliest days to the present.
• Describe the international expansion of the Church of God.

What this course includes

• Zoom Session (Live) View date in prospectus.
• Video time: 4 hours
• Test
• Certificate
• Assignments (Ministerial Candidates)
• Exam (Ministerial Candidates)

Live sessions are only available on the dates listed in the prospectus.

Meet the facilitator

Bishop Jonathan Jackson

B.D, M Min Ed, D. Min. D.D

Jonathan is the District Bishop and senior pastor of the Willesden NTCG. He began his Theological Training in 1990 at the Ebenezer Bible Institute and in 1993 commenced his Higher Theological Studies at Overstone Theological College under the guidance of Professor Clinton Ryan.

He also has a Diploma in Ministry and Theology, Bachelor of Divinity, Licentiate in Theology, a Master’s Degree in Ministerial Education, Doctoral Degree in Ministry 2013 and Doctoral Degree in Divinity 2021. He has served as Principal of the Gloucester Extension of Overstone Theological College until 2001.

In 2004 Bishop Jackson moved the growing congregation into the new worship centre “The Rock”, which now hosts around 400 people in attendance.