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THE SCHOOL OF BASIC MINISTERIAL STUDIES

The school of basic ministerial studies is the school that showcases the real and accepted courses for the students who are admitted in El Theological College. The school is specifically organized for the students who may want to make their choices of specialization in the under listed courses and programmes in our school. The students applying in this school must specialized on either Biblical studies, managerial studies, Christian education, Christian ministries, Christian missions, philosophical studies, Religion, Theology, courses on Divinity or courses on Christian worship and spirituality. In this school the student is allowed to make his or her choice from the time of his or her admission. The student is allowed to only select four departments or four programmes that shall carry the student throughout the four years. It is for both diploma and bachelor degree students. There should be no changes after selecting the four courses by any student. Any student applying for courses in this school should think and reason properly in order to make proper choice among the four courses in his mind.

REQUIRED COURSES
The required courses for the students are the under listed ones. No student has the right to choose courses outside the under listed ones. Our four out of the under listed courses are needed.

1. REQUIRED COURSES FOR BIBLICAL STUDIES

BMB 101 Kings and judges in Israel
BMB 102 Prophets and priests in Israel
BMB 103 Apostles of Jesus Christ
BMB 104 The flood
BMB 105 The exodus of Israel
BMB 106 The united and divided kingdoms of Israel
BMB 107 Miracles in Old Testament
BMB 108 Miracles in New Testament
BMB 109 History of Hebrew nation
BMB 110 History of Pentecost
BMB 111 Feasts and festivals in Israel
BMB 112 Bible typology
BMB 113 Bible symbolism
BMB 114 The world of the Old Testament
BMB 115 The world of the New Testament
BMB 116 Wars in Israel
BMB 117 Mountains, rivers and hills with their significances
BMB 118 Chronology of the bible books
BMB 119 History and life of Moses
BMB 120 History and life of Samson
BMB 121 History and life of John the Baptist
BMB 122 History and life of Jesus Christ
BMB 123 The birth of the church
BMB 124 Interpretations of the Decalogue
BMB 125 Seven major doctrines of the church
BMB 126 Institutions in the Bible
BMB 127 Bible and science
BMB 128 Bible and other deities
BMB 129 Bible and other religions
BMB 130 Christian faith
BMB 131 Bible & heresies
BMB 132 Bible salvation
BMB 133 Bible and sin
BMB 134 Hebrew Jehovah
BMB 135 Bible petition
BMB 136 Bible and Egyptology
BMB 137 Leaders and kings in New testament
BMB 138 Atonement and sacrifices in the Bible
BMB 139 Dreams and visions in the Bible
BMB 140 Apostolic ministries

1. REQUIRED COURSES FOR MANAGERIAL STUDIES

BMM 101 Alter management
BMM 102 Office administration
BMM 103 Church organization
BMM 104 Church leadership
BMM 105 Mosaic leadership
BMM 106 Paul’s pattern of leadership
BMM 107 Elijah ministry strategies
BMM 108 Bible mentorship
BMM 109 Davidic pattern of kingship
BMM 110 Joshua war strategies
BMM 111 Homogeneous leadership
BMM 112 Local church management
BMM 113 Family management
BMM 114 Financial management in the church
BMM 115 Fivefold ministry management
BMM 116 Herology
BMM 117 Spiritual leadership
BMM 118 Leadership theology
BMM 119 Husbandry
BMM 120 Ecclesiastical business
BMM 121 Technology in Christian ministry
BMM 122 Principles of church leadership
BMM 123 Bible revelations
BMM 124 Jesus pattern of leadership
BMM 125 Regressiology
BMM 126 Pet rime principles of leadership
BMM 127 Apostles pattern of ministry
BMM 128 Mission management
BMM 129 Church growth management
BMM 130 Abrahamic piety
BMM 131 Solomology
BMM 132 Organizational philosophy
BMM 133 Lessons from the life of Ruth
BMM 134 Studies from the books of Timothy
BMM 135 Commentary from the book of Jude
BMM 136 Life of Prophet Samuel
BMM 137 Edenic management
BMM 138 Noah’s management and the flood
BMM 139 Ecclesiastical management
BMM 140 Character studies in N.T.

1. COURSES FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

BME 201 House of fellowship ministry
BME 202 Influence of Sunday school in the church
BME 203 Psychology of growth
BME 204 Principles of child education
BME 205 Principles of youth’s education
BME 206 Principles of teaching
BME 207 Principles of growth
BME 208 History of Christian education
BME 209 Principles of social education
BME 210 Church principles of mentorship
BME 211 Church principles of discipleship
BME 212 Principles of Christian guidance
BME 213 Principles of Christian counseling
BME 214 Church principles of communication
BME 215 Church principles of indoctrination
BME 216 Pulpit education
BME 217 Principles of Christian unity
BME 218 Principles of alter pronouncement
BME 219 Advantages of theological education
BME 220 History of theological education
BME 221 Testimonies of theological education
BME 222 Christianity in Nigeria
BME 223 Education and Christianity in Nigeria
BME 224 Philosophy of learning
BME 225 Influence of education in Nigeria
BME 226 Influence of Christianity in Nigeria
BME 227 Principles of studies
BME 228 Classroom mannerism
BME 229 Learning ethics
BME 230 Gospel communications
BME 231 Vocabulary
BME 232 Advantages of private education
BME 233 Principles of team training
BME 234 Hebrew education
BME 235 Advantages of education in gospel communication
BME 236 Advantages of documents in gospel spreading
BME 237 Mans of gospel teaching
BME 238 Means of congregational building
BME 239 History of church education
BME 240 Child development

1. COURSES FOR CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

BMC 301 Christian intercession
BMC 302 Kneelogy 
BMC 303 Principles of Christian petition
BMC 304 Christian worship
BMC 305 Christian stewardship
BMC 306 Family discipleship
BMC 307 Lay ministries in the church
BMC 308 Analysis of vision
BMC 309 Family living
BMC 310 Women ministry
BMC 311 Men’s fellowship
BMC 312 Youth’s fellowship
BMC 313 Children ministry
BMC 314 Clerical ministry
BMC 315 Outreach ministry
BMC 316 Christian integrity
BMC 317 Pulpit ministry
BMC 318 Church mission
BMC 319 Old testament ministries
BMC 320 New testament ministries
BMC 321 Jesus ministries
BMC 322 Jesus parables
BMC 323 Jesus miracles
BMC 324 Paul’s ministries
BMC 325 Peter’s ministries
BMC 326 Apostle’s ministries
BMC 327 Church father’s ministries
BMC 328 Christian heroes ministries
BMC 329 Church founders ministries
BMC 330 Mobile ministries
BMC 331 Electronic ministries
BMC 332 Evangelistic ministries
BMC 333 Theatre ministries
BMC 334 Publication ministries
BMC 335 Fivefold ministries of the N.T.
BMC 336 Benevolent ministries
BMC 337 Team ministry
BMC 338 Inter-tribal ministries
BMC 339 International ministry
BMC 340 Indoor ministry

1. COURSES FOR CHRISTIAN MISSIONS

BMMS 301 Local evangelism
BMMS 302 Principles of follow up
BMMS 303 Pulpit fishery
BMMS 304 Pulpit evangelism
BMMS 305 Local church planting
BMMS 306 Principles of church growth
BMMS 307 Principles of home mission
BMMS 308 History of mission
BMMS 309 History of revival
BMMS 310 Mobile soul winning
BMMS 311 Preaching
BMMS 312 Teaching
BMMS 313 Prophecy
BMMS 314 Healing in mission field
BMMS 315 Deliverance in mission field
BMMS 316 Miracles in mission field
BMMS 317 Youth evangelism
BMMS 318 Inter-tribal soul winning
BMMS 319 Inter-denominational evangelism
BMMS 320 Rural evangelism
BMMS 321 Indigenous church planting
BMMS 322 Indigenous church growth
BMMS 323 Missions in Africa
BMMS 324 Missions indoctrination
BMMS 325 Missionary follow up
BMMS 326 Islamic missions
BMMS 327 Patriarchal missions
BMMS 328 Apostolic missions
BMMS 329 Pulpit missions
BMMS 330 Mission field in West Africa
BMMS 331 Mission directorship
BMMS 332 Church membership
BMMS 333 Church congregation
BMMS 334 Mission theology
BMMS 335 Mission rapport
BMMS 336 Foreign mission strategies
BMMS 337 Rural mission strategies
BMMS 338 Missionary evangelism
BMMS 339 Mission survey
BMMS 340 Church the unchurched

1. COURSES FOR PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES

BMP 401 Origin of philosophy
BMP 402 History of Greek philosophy
BMP 403 Socrates philosophy
BMP 404 Aristocratic philosophy
BMP 405 Plato’s philosophy
BMP 406 Stoicism
BMP 407 Karl Max philosophy
BMP 408 Sect philosophy
BMP 409 Cult philosophy
BMP 410 Logic
BMP 411 Metaphosis
BMP 412 Catholicism
BMP 413 Arminian view
BMP 414 Calvinistic
BMP 415 Protestanism
BMP 416 Axiology
BMP 417 Seismology
BMP 418 Existentialism
BMP 419 Marcionism
BMP 420 Monasticism
BMP 421 Arianism
BMP 422 Fictiology
BMP 423 Heresis
BMP 424 Ontology
BMP 425 Teleology
BMP 426 Hindus philosophy
BMP 427 Muslim philosophy
BMP 428 Christian worldview
BMP 429 Hebrew worldview
BMP 430 Leadership philosophy
BMP 431 Philosophy of religion
BMP 432 Philosophy of theology
BMP 433 Business philosophy
BMP 434 Africa philosophy
BMP 435 Eastern world ideology
BMP 436 Social theories
BMP 437 Clerical philosophy
BMP 438 Development philosophy
BMP 439 Epistemology
BMP 440 Occult philosophy
BMP 441 Pentecostal
BMP 442 New creation reality

1. COURSES FOR RELIGION AND CULTURAL STUDIES

BMR 401 Animism
BMR 402 Christianity
BMR 403 Islamism
BMR 404 Hinduism
BMR 405 History of hare Krisha
BMR 406 History of eckankar
BMR 407 History of sharia
BMR 408 History of O.I.C
BMR 409 History of canon
BMR 410 History of Israel
BMR 411 History of Africa paganism
BMR 412 Christianity in Africa
BMR 413 History of palest man world
BMR 414 Rites and rituals
BMR 415 Igbo philosophy
BMR 416 African traditional religion
BMR 417 Bible religions
BMR 418 Delusiology
BMR 419 Hebrew religion
BMR 420 Polytheism
BMR 421 Heathenism
BMR 422 Superstitions
BMR 423 Social religion
BMR 424 History of black cult
BMR 425 History of African cults
BMR 426 History of African wizard
BMR 427 Bible religions
BMR 428 Bible deities
BMR 429 Worship and sacrifices
BMR 430 Religions festivities
BMR 431 History of Bible sects
BMR 432 The A. M. O. R. C.
BMR 433 White garment churches in Africa
BMR 434 Religions laws in Israel
BMR 435 Christianity and religions
BMR 436 Religions debatology
BMR 437 Summary of Bible doctrines
BMR 438 Culture and world civilization
BMR 439 Anglo religion
BMR 440 Fetish ideology

1. COURSES FOR CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY

BMT 401 Angelology
BMT 402 Partachiology
BMT 403 Christian fidelity
BMT 404 Bible anthropology 
BMT 405 Bible analogy
BMT 406 Hebrew theology
BMT 407 Heathen theology
BMT 408 Church theology
BMT 409 Summary of Bible doctrine
BMT 410 Bible cosmology
BMT 411 Creation science
BMT 412 Theology of the cross
BMT 413 Introduction to Christianity laws
BMT 414 Bible jurisdictiology
BMT 415 Apostolic creed
BMT 416 Catholic theology
BMT 417 Protestant theology
BMT 418 Evangelical theology
BMT 419 Scripture science
BMT 420 Pentecostal theology
BMT 421 Bible typology
BMT 422 History of atonement
BMT 423 Bible symbolism
BMT 424 Theism
BMT 425 Bible divinities
BMT 426 History of atonement
BMT 427 Bible genealogy
BMT 428 Heathen theology
BMT 429 Muslim theology
BMT 430 Systematic theology
BMT 431 Bible theology
BMT 432 Comparative theology
BMT 433 Pet rime theology
BMT 434 Pauline theology
BMT 435 Sufferiology
BMT 436 Regressiology
BMT 437 Mountainology
BMT 438 Management theology
BMT 439 Leadership theology
BMT 440 Seismology
BMT 441 Theogony
BMT 442 Pragmatic theology

1. COURSES FOR DIVINITY

BMD 301 Gods and godless in the Bible
BMD 302 Heathen religion seen in the Bible
BMD 303 Bible heresies
BMD 304 Hebrew deity
BMD 305 Judaism
BMD 306 The Decalogue
BMD 307 Hebrew government
BMD 308 Bible symbolism
BMD 309 Jesus the Son of God
BMD 310 Cherubim and seraphim
BMD 311 Angels of God
BMD 312 Blood of covenant
BMD 313 Sacrifices
BMD 314 Atonement
BMD 315 The scripture
BMD 316 Death as was described by the Bible
BMD 317 Eternity according to the Bible
BMD 318 Incarnation according to the Bible
BMD 319 Who is man?
BMD 320 Ethnology is Bible perceptive
BMD 321 Regressiology
BMD 322 Herology
BMD 323 History of canon
BMD 324 History of religion
BMD 325 History of Israel
BMD 326 History and symbol of the cross
BMD 327 History of Sabbath
BMD 328 History of tithes
BMD 329 Bible Deities
BMD 330 Palestine Deities
BMD 331 African Deities
BMD 332 Spiriticism
BMD 333 Egyptology
BMD 334 The deluge
BMD 335 Theology of Eden (Adam, Cain and Abel)
BMD 336 Who is Nimrod?
BMD 337 Gods and godless in Igbo land
BMD 338 Markets in Igbo land
BMD 339 Value of Igbo names
BMD 340 Value of Hebrew names
BMD 341 Ancient myths & poets
BMD 342 Ancient animism
BMD 343 Bible festivals
BMD 344 Spirits as were seen in the Bible
BMD 345 Bible miracles
BMD 346 Power of God
BMD 347 Spiritology
BMD 348 Demonology
BMD 349 Satanism
BMD 350 Baalsim
BMD 351 History of demons
BMD 352 The fallen angels

1. COURSES FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP AND SPIRITUAL LIFE

BMW 201 Christian salvation
BMW 202 Christian repentance
BMW 203 Restitution
BMW 204 Christian fidelity
BMW 205 Philology
BMW 206 Bible petition
BMW 207 Christian prayers
BMW 208 Family devotion
BMW 209 Devotional life
BMW 210 Spiritual life
BMW 211 Holiness
BMW 212 Worldliness
BMW 213 Righteousness
BMW 214 Tithes and offerings
BMW 215 Biblical vows
BMW 216 Worship
BMW 217 Spiritual gifts
BMW 218 Prayers
BMW 219 Sin against Holy Ghost
BMW 220 Christian family living
BMW 221 Christian stewardship
BMW 222 Christian hope
BMW 223 Christian rapture
BMW 224 Faith and faithfulness
BMW 225 Christian devotion
BMW 226 Christian fasting
BMW 227 Diligence
BMW 228 Forgiveness
BMW 229 Fear
BMW 230 Disobedience
BMW 231 Rebellion
BMW 232 Demon possession
BMW 233 Backsliddeness
BMW 234 Hellfire
BMW 235 Sickness
BMW 236 Hypocrisy
BMW 237 Anger and doubt
BMW 238 Christian love
BMW 239 Fear of God
BMW 240 Christian blessing
BMW 241 Obedience
BMW 242 Praises in Christ
BMW 243 Christian giving
BMW 244 Heaven
BMW 245 Bible prosperity
BMW 246 Christian rewards

ENLIGHTMENT TO STUDENTS
Students desiring to study through the school of basic ministerial studies have gained great favour before the lord and with all humanities, but the students must first go through the course outlined in this school and make their specific choices of courses and the areas they feel, that can fit their ministries. After the students are admitted in their specific courses of choice there shall be no changes until the graduation of such students. The student has the right to choose any of the courses above or make his or her choice from the general course which is showcased on the programme entitled “Outline of courses and department”. Nevertheless, the student making this change is only allowed to take only a department that is not among the ten showcased in this school programme, we wish all desirous students good seasons, favour and God’s blessings in their choice to study in the best Bible college in Africa.

THE BEST AMONG THE BESTS
May the Almighty God keep, protect and bless all who have made El Theological college their best and their choice. The heart desire of such students shall be granted and the peace of God shall always be showered into their hearts, because they choose the best as theirs, they shall also be the best, both in their ministries, in the society and in academic world.

“WELCOME TO”
THE BEST AMONG THE BESTS

REQUIRED TERM PAPERS FOR THE STUDENTS
Each student of the postgraduate school is expected to write and present his or her term papers before the last two months to his or her graduation. The presentations of the term papers are as follows:

1. Masters degree students – 10 term paper with not less than 30 pages each.
2. Doctorate degree student- 22 term papers with not less than 42 pages each.
3. The approved term papers for the students to write are according to their courses and classes. Those for doctorate degree should make their choice while those of the masters degree should also make their months of their graduation. Nevertheless, the presentation of the term papers should be weekly to allow the student finish before his or her graduation. Students should present their topics for approval before writing their term papers.

CONDITIONS FOR WRITING

• Each term paper should be typed in a book form without spacing.
• The original copy should be presented to the college and not duplicate.
• No student should be allowed to graduate without finishing his/her term paper.
• No student should be allowed to graduate without finishing his/her term paper.
• The term paper is different from thesis.
• The term papers should be parts of the courses studied by the students specific course.
• The term will suggest or reflect the very course discipline of the student.