Tier Three: Pastoral Training

Teir 3 of the Pacific Region’s Discover School of Ministry is programmed to give practical, educational and experiential learning opportunities for those who believe that God has called them to ministry within Open Bible Churches.  It is geared to provide one step toward the possibility of individuals being licensed as an Open Bible pastor.  This is setup to be an independent study, differing from Tier 1 and 2 where it is done in groups.



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Tier Three courses


  • Planning Effective Church Services

    In this course you will hear from experienced pastors how to work with teams to plan for weekend services, prepare children, youth, worship ministries and more!

  • Homiletics and Hermeneutics

    This quarter uses the Open Bible Acquire classes. Homiletics and Communication is an introduction and foundation to biblical homiletics and communicating God’s Word in a contemporary setting. This course looks at biblical examples while practically helping the student to understand and develop their personal style of communication. Hermeneutics explores the basic principles of hermeneutics with special attention being given to the Inductive Method of Bible study. The student will be guided through a step-by-step process of Discovery Bible Study with practical application designed to mine the treasures found in God’s written Word.

  • Organizing for success

    This course looks at what it means to be a part of Open Bible as well as administrative aspects of leading the church such as financial systems, legal requirements, how to lead a board and much more!

  • Ministry at ground level

    This course deals with important areas of mnistry such as creating healthy life rhythms for leadership,  handling conflict, planning a yearly calendar, special events, leading a wedding, planning a memorial service and more!