CERTIFICATE OF MESSIANIC STUDIES (CMS)
The Certificate of Messianic Studies is accomplished and bestowed after collecting 30 Yeshiva credits from the student's choice of any of the courses available. It is a very useful program, which can meet a variety of needs for various students. The CMS can:
1. Provide minimum requirements for Messianic ministry licensing or ordination.
2. Allow those without a certifiable High School Diploma to get into secondary education. The Student does not need a High School Diploma to enter the program. The only requirement is to be 18 or older.
3. Act as a stepping stone of encouragement on the way to a higher degree. The Certificate is bestowed at any time the student reaches 30 credits, no mater what degree higher they are pursuing.
4. Accelerate the process to a Master's Degree by skipping the Bachelor's Degree. The student receiving the Certificate of Messianic Studies may bypass the Bachelor's degree, and proceed toward a Master's Degree, if they have at least 126 credits total including the Certificate of Messianic Studies credits. These other credits may consist of any combination of former undergraduate courses, outside ministry classes, and years of ministry experience (3 credits per year).
5. Be completed in just one year. The student may
earn the CMS by fulfilling 8 to 12 credits per tri-mester (starting at any point
in time) and finishing 30 credits in one year. The normal graduation fee is waived. The total cost of the CMS when accomplished in one year is $1,350.00
6. The price of $1,350.00 means you are paying $45.00 per credit for 30 credits. The last course, Theology
of Jewish Torah (3 credits) is free only if the previous nine courses are completed and graded in the
required timeframe. If not, then you will be charged for the last course.
7. The following list is what we suggest for the Certificate:
Introduction to Torah (3)
Life of Yeshua (4)
Essentials of Messianic Jewish Faith (3)
Patriarch Abraham (3)
The Temple (3)
The Festivals of Israel (3)
Basics of Messianic Theology 1 (3)
Jewish History since the Bible (3)
Messianic Apologetics 1 (3)
Theology of Jewish Torah (3)
Total = 31 credits
The three courses in red are required to be taken by all students.
You may develop your own list, rather than following the suggested list, as long as you include the required courses.
8. The following textbooks are included with the CMS One Year Program: Yeshua: The Remembrance
The Right to Kill the Lamb
The Messianic Jewish Survival Guide
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