Fire and foundation. Twelve modules for those preparing to serve.
Pentecostal ministry has never lacked zeal. What it has too often lacked is structure — a written confession, someone permitted to correct the leader, and something to stand on when the founder is gone. This Academy exists to supply that, without asking anyone to be less Pentecostal.
The Ministry Readiness Check is 55 statements across eleven areas — call and formation, character, doctrine, handling Scripture, prayer, Word and Spirit, preaching, evangelism, pastoral care and safeguarding, accountability, and readiness to serve.
It takes about an hour, it scores you out of 220, and it names the three areas you should work on first. It is not an entrance examination and there is no pass mark. Nobody sees your answers unless you send them.
Take the Ministry Readiness Check
Each module runs for one week, with a live 90-minute session and work to complete in between. Every module ends in something produced — not notes, but a document, a sermon, a plan, or a decision.
| Module | Subject | You finish with |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call, formation, and the theology you inherited | A written account of your call, tested with two others |
| 2 | What the church is — a working ecclesiology | Your answer to “what is the church?” in one page |
| 3 | Creeds, confessions, and what we confess | Your own statement of faith, signed |
| 4 | Handling Scripture — study, exposition, and error | One passage exegeted and a sermon prepared |
| 5 | Word and Spirit held together | Five written tests for discerning a claimed leading |
| 6 | Mission — from maintenance to mission | An audit of where your own hours actually go |
| 7 | Discipleship that multiplies | A named person you will begin discipling, and how |
| 8 | Evangelism and soul winning in practice | The 7‑1‑1 Covenant taken: one name, one hour, seven days |
| 9 | The social mandate — serving a real community | One condition in your community you will address |
| 10 | Accountability, oversight, and ministry finance | A named person who may ask you anything, and a written financial control |
| 11 | Safeguarding and the care of the vulnerable | Safeguarding training completed and understood |
| 12 | Character, endurance, and the leader’s own soul | A personal rule of life, written and signed |
The set texts are The Missing Link in Pentecostal Practice, Building and Leading Spirit-Led Ministries, and Developing Solid Structure for Ministry, with their companion workbooks. Modules 10 and 11 draw on the Ministry Structure Pack.
One 90-minute session each week, online. Every session is recorded, so a missed week is not a lost week — but attendance is expected, because formation happens in the room.
Two to three hours a week of reading and applied work. Each module ends in something produced. You will finish holding twelve things you did not have before.
Between eight and twenty students, who know each other by name. You will be asked to pray for one another, and to be honest with one another. Many find this the most valuable part.
Every student names a local pastor or mentor who knows them. We ask that person one question at the start and one at the end. Teaching without supervision produces confident people who have never been corrected.
The Certificate in Gospel Ministry is awarded on completion, not on attendance alone. We would rather award fewer certificates that mean something.
Ten of the twelve live sessions.
Ten of the twelve module outputs submitted, including the statement of faith, the sermon, and the rule of life.
One sermon prepared, preached in a real setting, and reviewed honestly with your mentor.
Module 11 completed without exception. This one is not negotiable, and no certificate is issued without it.
A short statement from your named local pastor or mentor.
Every graduate is entered on the WAMI register, which is maintained permanently and can be confirmed to any church that asks.
Formal theological training costs thousands of pounds, and many who complete it are repaying that debt for years. Our founder is one of them. This Academy teaches the same ground for a fraction of it, and nobody should finish here owing anything.
| Where you are | Registration | Programme fee |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom, Europe, North America | £30 | £450 |
| Africa and other regions | ₦20,000 | ₦150,000 |
| Full-time Bible college students | Half the above | Half the above |
| Sponsored places | Free — two per cohort, for rural and low-income ministers | |
Included: all twelve live sessions and recordings, the three set texts, both Reflect and Apply workbooks, the Ministry Structure Pack of eleven templates, certification, entry on the permanent WAMI register, and membership of the alumni network.
Instalments: registration on enrolment, then the programme fee in three payments across the twelve weeks. No surcharge.