IGW IGW offers you a wide range of short, subject-specific certificates. This allows you to put together your own individual training program and you can choose whether you want to attend face-to-face modules or study from the comfort of your own home via distance learning. Make your choice from the following certificates:
tsc annual course Would you like to get to know God and yourself even better? And you want to get out for a while, walk with Jesus in a community and gain a great deal of knowledge in the process? Then the tsc annual course is just right for you. It is aimed at young and older Christians alike and is all of this in one: a Bible school as well as time out and further theological training.
TDS Aarau The TDS Aarau is a higher technical college for church, diaconia and mission and offers the following training programs: Full-time and part-time diploma training (4 years each), part-time training in catechetics/youth work (3 years), part-time further training in theology/mission (3 years), postgraduate course Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministries, attendance of individual subjects, evening and Saturday courses
STH Basel Providing a comprehensive view of the spiritual needs of the world. Promoting the spiritual life on the basis of the Holy Scriptures. Developing and promoting students’ gifts and abilities for ministry in the church, evangelism, missions and other activities.
Do you want to build a strong foundation for your Christianity?
Then the Discovering Faith (SGE) course at sbt Beatenberg is ideal for your gap year!
What you can expect:
Gain biblical knowledge, grow personally and discover your calling.
ISTL Vocation Year The annual program at ISTL in Zurich (CH), Spiez (CH) and Freiburg (D) provides a solid foundation in theology, Bible and leadership. This year is ideal for young people who are clarifying their calling and are considering going into full-time ministry.
Heartbeat – your flexible discipleship training
Accompany your everyday life with spiritual growth – on the job and true to life.
Why Heartbeat?
Discover God’s heartbeat for your life – practical, challenging and transformative.
Prisma Academy “The Prisma Academy is the 1-year full-time discipleship school / Bible school / leadership school from Prisma in Rapperswil for all those who want to progress.
Our motto: Moved to move.
Our focus: LIVING, TEACHING, LEADING
Our characteristic: From practice for practice – in the middle of a vibrant local church.”
Confession Vocational year-long school for evangelization.
Bible College St. Gallen The BIBLE COLLEGE ST. GALLEN is an initiative of the Evangelical Alliance SG. Its aim is to strengthen the faith of all those actively involved in the churches and to promote biblical knowledge and relevant practical skills. Over a three-year cycle, freely assignable modules are offered in the subject areas of biblical studies, practical theology and church practice.
Discipleship Training School (DTS)
The full-time Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a life-shaping time consisting of a three-month school part and a 2-3 month mission outreach. Getting to know God better and making Him known is our motto!
Allnations – training for mission Allnations is an independent, evangelical, interdenominational mission training Bible College. The purpose of allnations is to train students in cross-cultural mission. Today, allnations is the largest College of its type in Europe and welcomes students and their families from all over the world.
AWM gGmbH sees itself as an evangelical university/academy for world mission based on the principles of the Evangelical Alliance and the Lausanne Papers. Since the late 1970s, its study center has offered intercultural theological training for global ministry among nations .
The shareholders are the two umbrella organizations, the Association of Evangelical Missions (Germany) and the Association of Evangelical Missions (Switzerland), and the Evangelical Brethren Church of Korntal. However, the AWM ‘s educational programs are also available to non-members. They are supported by approximately 160 mission societies and NGOs with students from across German-speaking Europe.
As a partner of Columbia International University, USA (since 1984), a study program within the North American education system is offered at the university level. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent vocational training is required for entry. The Master of Arts (MA) degree, as a specialized theological degree, and the Master of Divinity (MDiv), as a comprehensive, practice-oriented training for full-time ministry in leadership positions, are valuable for ministry.
Further models of professional development with an intercultural focus are being developed in light of the conditions of a globalizing education system. Within the framework of the CIU Korntal, which was established for this purpose, the AWM offers, for example, doctoral programs such as the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), with the latter primarily addressing gaps and providing qualifications in the field of intercultural theological education.
Furthermore, as part of the study program, there is a popular seminar program that includes individual professional development courses, such as training to become an “Intercultural Coach” and “Integration Facilitator.” For managers, there is a training program to become a “Systemic Organizational Developer.”
The “European Institute for Migration, Integration and Islamic Issues” was founded in 2013.
The main content areas are expressed through the AWM mission statement and the understanding of education.
Mission:
The AWM (Academy for World Mission) empowers Christians to develop intercultural and theological skills in order to live the Gospel of God credibly in a multicultural world.
Our understanding of education:
We stand for a comprehensive understanding of “human development” based on a Christian view of humanity. We empower people.
Missiotop (formerly AfeM) is part of our German-speaking mission theology network, in which AEM Switzerland has been involved since its beginnings.
In recent years, Missiotop has increasingly made a name for itself with its first-class contributions in its digital and printed articles in the quarterly magazine EM – Evangelical Missiology.
Today, “missiotop” sees itself as a service provider for missiological institutions, publishers and theological training centers with its website, lecture offerings, but above all with its numerous literary research contributions by a team of editors. – EM as a quarterly magazine online, as a pdf or in print is now popular among theology students, Bible students and people interested in missions and has proven its worth in promoting young talent.
In consultation with the Board of missiotop, the AEM has traditionally been actively involved in the promotion of German-language contributions in the Protestant/Evangelical area with staff from Switzerland. This has given the German-speaking missionary movement a voice in international work.
For further Missiotop resources, registrations, orders, conference dates and interesting articles, please consult the following page directly:
www.missiotop.org
This short missions course summarizes God’s heart’s desire for the nations in four lessons in such a way that even those with little time to learn can get an overview.
DUG does not replace the KAIROS course, but for some it could be the only way to understand the meaning of mission from the Bible in a short time. DUG is suitable for Christians of all ages who want to take God’s mission seriously and are looking for practical ways to actively participate in the fulfillment of God’s plan.
The course provides an exciting overview of the biblical, historical, strategic and cultural aspects of God’s mission and our role in it and was translated by German KAIROS course staff from the English “The Unfinished Story” (copyright: Simply Mobilizing). It is currently offered mainly via ZOOM but can also be delivered regionally in person on request.
It is suitable for people interested in missions, church and church workers and for youth groups. The important thing is: God is looking for people who can be used by him!
A team of AEM Switzerland moderators offers the course at regular intervals.
If you cannot find a date in the AEM calendar of events, please contact the following address:
contact
info@simplymobilizing.ch
The Kairos course originated in the Philippines and has been in use worldwide since 1994. It serves to train and mobilize individual Christians and local churches to preach the gospel in a contemporary way, to follow Jesus and to support modern intercultural world mission in the 21st century.
The 4th German edition has been offered by the AEM since 2019. The course is interactive and something for adventurous participants who want to learn what God is doing in the world today to fulfill His global plan! It will change their view of the world and inspire them to work for God’s purposes.
This nine-lesson course provides an insight into the biblical foundations, the worldwide spread of Christianity and proven mission strategies. It shows new cultural challenges and helps to reclassify the current trends of missionary work in the 21st century.
It belongs to the Perspectives family (“Perspectives on the World Christian Movement”, Living Springs International, the foundation course at the academic level for aspiring theologians and missionaries) and was developed by Filipino pastors and Simply Mobilizing with the intention of communicating God’s heartbeat for the nations and world missions to their churches with little effort.
What are the requirements for the course?
This course is suitable for Christians of all ages who want to take God’s mission seriously and are looking for practical ways to actively participate in the fulfillment of God’s plan. It has been developed for training and mobilization for local churches, but can also be used regionally. It is suitable for Bible schools as well as for training missionary candidates. The important thing is: God is looking for people who can be used by Him! This course is for such people!
You can find the current course dates in the agenda.
As an umbrella organization, we thrive on working for and with each other. That’s why we want to use this platform to offer our members the opportunity to share documents, reports or other news with each other. If you have publicly accessible resources that could be of interest to others, please send them directly to sekretariat@aem.ch and we will upload them here for you.
The Association of Protestant Missions (AEM), in cooperation with the lawyer David Rosenthal, has compiled helpful documents that help to meet the new requirements. The documents serve as a guide and may be supplemented, but only to a limited extent.
Disclaimer:
Despite careful control, AEM accepts no liability for the content and use of these templates.
On the move in a church context? Based on the documents drawn up, the Federation of Free Churches has created documents for the association of churches as well as for the churches themselves, which may also be adapted. Click here to go directly to the templates.