Welcome to Global Christian Institute
“The GCI training programme was absolutely fantastic” - G.K., London
“My church is keen to host another GCI short course” - Pastor A. P.
What GCI Offers
Global Christian Institute (GCI) is a Christian education, training and resource ministry with emphasis on
cutting edge training, ministerial ordination and charity registration services. We started offering training as
South London Christian College in 1991. Then in 2013, we redesigned our educational ministry under the banner of
Global Christian Institute. In the last 28 years, we have training over 1000 international and local students
from a wide range of backgrounds and religious traditions.
We offer pastors and church leaders in the UK the possibility of having a training course running in their local
church based on a negotiated needs-based bespoke design. Over the years, training courses have been held in
centres and churches in Croydon, New Malden, Clapham, Grove Park, Peckham, Tottenham, Camberwell (in Spanish),
Luton, Plymouth and Dublin (Ireland).
Saturday Bible School – Flagship Course
Enrol Now… Join anytime!
Our flagship course is our once a month Saturday Bible School held at our Brockley hub in South London:
Elim Pentecostal Church, 76-78 Foxberry Road, Brockley,
London SE4 2SH.
Classes are from 10am to 2pm. Due to continuing demand, we have made it possible to join on any of the monthly
training days.
Our general study options include the part-time Certificate, Diploma, BTh and MTh degree programmes. However at
our Brockley training hub, we offer Certificate and Diploma programmes only.
There is a very flexible monthly payment plan with fees starting from £5 per month (£50 per annum) for those not
in employment to £30 per month (£300 per annum) for those in full-time employment.
Modules covered include the following:
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Life | Christian Service | Doctrine | Ministry | |
| 1. | Bible Survey I and II | Christian Family | Systematic Theology and Doctrine of God | Christian Leadership |
| 2. | Pentecostal Perspectives | Serving God | Christology and Redemption | The Five Fold Ministry |
| 3. | Soteriology | The Ministry | Pneumatology | The Healthy Church |
| 4. | Spiritual Formation | Commitment and Loyalty | Church History to Reformation | Paradigms of Church Growth |
| 5. | Christian Suffering | Ecclesiology and Church Life | Eschatology | Pastoral Care |
| 6. | Spiritual Warfare | Stewardship: Christians and Money | Theology of Healing and Deliverance | Pastoral Counselling |
| 7. | Haematology and the Moral Life | Spiritual Fruit & Gifts | A Biblical Theology of Missions | Prophetic Ministry |
| 8. | Divine Guidance | Understanding the Anointing | Apologetics: Creation and Science | Hermeneutics |
| 9. | Leadership and Group Dynamics | Comparative Religion | Homiletics | |
| 10. | Creative Evangelism | Kingdom of the Cults | Christian Ethics | |
| Practicum: Students on the Advanced Course will do a research or practical project each year on the following themes (details will be discussed and agreed): | ||||
| PR | My Spiritual Journey | Church Work | World Missions | Church Leadership |
Saturday joining/seminar dates are as follows:
| 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sept 2019 | 5 Sept 2020 | |
| 5 Oct 2019 | 3 Oct 2020 | |
| 2 Nov 2019 | 7 Nov 2020 | |
| 7 Dec 2019 | 6 Dec 2020 | |
| 5 Jan 2019 | 4 Jan 2020 | 2 Jan 2021 |
| 16 Feb 2019 | 1 Feb 2020 | 6 Feb 2021 |
| 2 Mar 2019 | 7 Mar 2020 | 6 Mar 2021 |
| 6 Apr 2019 | 4 Apr 2020 | 2 Apr 2021 |
| 4 May 2019 | 2 May 2020 | 1 May 2021 |
| 1 June 2019 | 6 June 2020 | 5 June 2021 |
| 6 July 2019 | ||
| 3 Aug 2019 |
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Ordination and Ministerial Licensing
We offer ordination and ministerial licensing to those who are genuinely called of God into Christian ministry.
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us for more information.
UK Charity Registration Services
As there are many new churches and ministries that struggle with the process of becoming a registered charity,
with authorisation from the Charity Commission, we offer a complete service in this area.
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us for more information.