The Restoration City Ministry Certificate is a 10-month path of biblical foundation, personal formation, and practical leadership for people serving and leading at Restoration City.
Restoration City School of Ministry exists to raise up leaders for the local church. Some of the most important growth doesn’t happen in a classroom it happens as you study Scripture, walk alongside a mentor, and put what you’re learning into practice in real ministry.
The Restoration City Ministry Certificate is a 10-month program built on that belief: biblical foundation, personal formation, and practical leadership for people serving and leading at Restoration City. It’s one more way we live out our vision to restore New England with the love of Jesus and the power of community.
Before starting the certificate, students complete Restoration City’s Freedom Course, the foundation everything else is built on.
Month 01
What Students Learn:
The life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
What Students Learn:
Read Scripture in context and prepare a faithful Bible study or teaching.
Month 02
What Students Learn:
The books, major themes, and story of the New Testament.
Month 03
What Students Learn:
The books and major themes of the Old Testament and how they point toward Christ.
Month 04
What Students Learn:
The church in Acts: the Holy Spirit, worship, community, serving, and mission.
Month 05
What Students Learn:
Character, accountability, confidentiality, boundaries, and working well with others.
Month 06
What Students Learn:
Pray with people, respond to needs with care, and recognize when to involve a pastor.
Month 07
What Students Learn:
Share the gospel, build community relationships, and serve beyond the church walls.
Month 08
What Students Learn:
The nature and mission of the local church, and Restoration City’s own vision, four pillars, bilingual ministry, and collaboration.
Month 09
What Students Learn:
Walk with people, lead teams, develop volunteers, and complete a ministry project.
Month 10
Faith in action. Every step matters.
Volunteer in an Restoration City ministry and meet monthly with a mentor.
Review ministry experience and receive practical feedback.
Complete a supervised teaching, discipleship, team, or outreach project.
An optional enrichment opportunity for students who want to go further — not required to earn the 10-month certificate
Quick answers to common questions about the program.
Anyone serving or leading in a Restoration City ministry who has completed the Freedom curriculum and wants to grow in biblical foundation, character, and practical leadership.
No. The program is built for people already serving at Restoration City, not for people coming from a traditional college background.
One class per month for 10 months, plus a monthly meeting with your mentor and ongoing volunteering in your ministry area.
Not at this time, the Ministry Certificate is awarded by Restoration City School of Ministry and reflects training completed at Restoration City.
Yes, classes, mentoring, and ministry volunteering happen on campus at Restoration City Bowdoin Campus.
