Church Leadership

Have you felt called to serve in a local church in a leadership capacity?

KMBC Church Leadership program equips and enables students to work in a church setting in a non-pastoral way. This program will prepare you for the roles of lay leadership in the church such as associate pastor, a peer counselor, small group leader, visitation pastor, and more. Students entering this program feel the call from God to leadership within the church, but not specifically to preaching.

While providing strong leadership in a church setting, our graduates are able to support the senior pastor and provide the skills necessary for the church’s leadership staff, such as a board, council, or team, to work together for the good of the church.

If you feel the call of God to work as a leader in a church, the Church Leadership program at KMBC will equip you with the knowledge and experience for a fulfilling and successful ministry!

Practical Preparation

Preparation for ministry goes far beyond the classroom. At KMBC, you’ll have a number of opportunities for practical outreach including prison ministry, nursing home ministry, ministries targeting area youth, dramatic ministry outreaches, as well as opportunities to preach and teach in area churches. By the time you graduate, you’ll be ready and passionate for the ministry into which God has called you!

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What happens after graduation?
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After you have completed KMBC’s four year Church Leadership program, you have several options. Many of our graduates choose to step right into ministry as a full-time, church worker or assistant pastor. Many take positions in the Church of the Nazarene, the Wesleyan Church, Free Methodist and other Methodist churches, as well numerous independent holiness churches and associations.

One of the great benefits in attending Kentucky Mountain Bible College is that district superintendents and church leaders often come to us first when looking for a quality pastor. We regularly have more pastorate requests to be filled than we have gradates to fill them!

Some of our graduates choose to continue their education in pursuit of a Master of Arts or Master of Divinity degree (M.Div). Graduates choosing to do so, often remark at how well prepared they were for the academic challenges of seminary. Although our graduates have chosen to attend a variety of seminaries across the country, KMBC recommends Wesley Biblical Seminary in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

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Program Overview

Credit Hours

131 Credit Hours

What classes will I study?

As a student in the Church Leadership program, you will be focusing on classes to prepare you as a leader, teacher, and Bible scholar. In addition to the general education core, you will be studying a variety of the biblical texts, theology, and homiletics. For a complete list, skim through the list below.

Have more questions?
Rev. Tom Lorimer

Rev. Tom Lorimer

Meet the Ministerial Department advisor. Rev. Tom Lorimer will be glad to answer any questions you may have regarding the program. Otherwise, request more information to get in touch with our admissions team.

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