EQUIP MINISTRY TRAINING

• REACH’s EQUIP Program has partnered with Bethesda College (www.BethCollege.net) to accomplish our Bible degree training goals.
• For credited worship degrees EQUIP uses CRUSE INSTITUTE for the ARTS led by Joe and Becky Cruse (https://cruseinstitute.org).
• Counseling certification course are held through the Institute for Nouthetic Studies (https://nouthetic.org).
• EQUIP will facilitate your registration, payments, onsite ministry requirements and training, internships and certain classes.
• Classes will be held on-site at REACH as well as accessible online via Zoom.
• The weekly class format will be a live, 1.5 hour lecture with a student assignment.
• In addition there will be assigned book reading, papers, and assessments per instructor’s instructions.
• One absence is allowed before the loss of a letter grade.

• Associates degree is 60 credit hours
• 13 core classes are required to be completed.
• Internship/Service credits per semester. 
• 4 Electives 
• *Bachelor graduation comes with 60 more credit hours.

Bethesda Associates Degree

Bethesda Bachelors Degree

REACH offers a ministry internship program for individuals desiring to be equipped in full-time or part-time local church ministry and/or wanting to develop their leadership skills.

Details:

• High school graduates and above.
• Minimum of 1 year commitment.
• Attendance in all main services, events, and meetings.
• Enrollment in a minimum of one Bible class per semester.
• Up to 20 hours of weekly practicum hours in Services, RLC, Groups, Care, Events, and Camps.
• Weekly scheduled meetings and intentional dialogues.
• Focus on goal setting, future planning, organizational skills, ministry training.
• Internship is a non-paid program.
• Interns will need to be able to take care of their living expenses and have available time to fulfill internship requirements.

• Credited Course fee $150
• Book and equipment cost are separate.