Accreditation

Accredited Ministry Development presently has formal partnerships or affiliations with the following institutions:

ACTS (Agriculture, Crafts, Trades, and Studies)—Through this partnership, leaders and missionaries in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean receive academic and entrepreneurial training that equips them for self-sustaining ministry. ACTS programs are accredited through their national educational governing bodies.

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary—The Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) partnership began in 2003 and is now a global program with over 900 students having participated. Currently, students may pursue a Master of Arts in Religion degree, as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree with a special COGOP Global Pentecostalism concentration. GCTS courses are taught on-site at various COGOP campuses throughout the world, as well as on the GCTS campus in Hamilton, Massachusetts.

Lee University— Lee’s University’s Division of Adult Learning offers a wide array of degrees, including bachelor’s and master’s degrees, fully online. Lee University is accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges-Commission on Colleges.

Pentecostal Theological Seminary—The Pentecostal Theological Seminary partnership began in 2015. Through this partnership, students may receive instruction from the nation’s leading voice in Wesleyan-Holiness Pentecostal tradition. Students may pursue a Diploma in Wesleyan Pentecostal Ministry, Master of Arts in Church Ministries (with concentrations in Discipleship, Christian Formation, Missions, or Ministry Leadership), Master of Arts in Counseling, and Doctor of Ministry (with concentrations in Pastoral Ministry, Counseling, Chaplaincy, Preaching, Administration, Discipleship, Missions, Worship, Evangelism, Multi-Cultural Ministry, Youth Ministry, and Leadership). PTS courses are offered on campus, on-site at the COGOP Ministry Training Center in Cleveland, on COGOP campuses throughout the world, as well as fully-online. PTS is accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges-Commission on Colleges and the Association of Theological Schools.