Are you ready?! It’s time to talk 2027!! That’s right, the 2027 Spring course schedule has just been posted, and registration is officially open. Current students, be on the lookout for a request from your academic advisor to connect for a quick phone call to review your degree plan and select your Spring classes.
Interested in joining us? Ascent College offers year-round, rolling admissions. Right now is a great time to reach out to our Director of Admissions, Cori Williams, at cwilliams@ascent.edu to explore our admissions process and pray together as God guides your path forward. Auditors welcome!
OUR NEW CHURCH PLANTING AND MULTIPLICATION DEGREE TRACK IS LIVE
Our new Church Planting and Multiplication certificate program and Bachelor of Arts in Ministry Leadership (BAML) concentration officially launched this Fall and will continue into the Spring semester, as Dr. Patrick Grach guides students through two new Ascent College classes.
CPM103 Formation of the Church Planter I (Spring A)
This foundational course focuses on the inner formation of a church planter. Students will explore personal character, including integrity, humility, and perseverance, and develop a strong sense of calling. The curriculum includes spiritual formation, ethics, and the development of vision, faith, and self-motivation – qualities deemed essential to church planters based on Ridley’s characteristics. Students will assess their own gifts and callings, begin to form their personal leadership philosophy, and learn to sustain a Christ-centered heart in ministry. This course serves as a prerequisite for the practicum courses, ensuring students have a robust internal foundation before engaging in practical ministry. It addresses the crucial spiritual formation, resilience, and exercise of faith (Ridley qualities #2, #12, #13).
CPM205 From Vision to Movement: Leadership Essentials for Leading from Church Planting to Multiplication (Spring B)
This course develops the practical leadership skills essential for effective church planting and multiplication, fostering a “multiplier mindset” from the start. Emphasis is placed on preaching to the unchurched, entrepreneurial ministry development, vision casting for Kingdom-minded growth (going beyond individual church success), team building, fundraising, and evangelism. Students will learn to develop these skills in others, fostering a multiplying leadership culture from the outset. It will explore how church culture determines multiplication success.
Ready to learn more? Explore the Church Planting and Multiplication certificate and discover how you can be equipped to participate in God’s mission at https://ascent.edu/church-planting-certificate/.
Want to dive deeper? Take a look at the full gamut of our Church Planting and Multiplication concentration courses as you pursue a formal degree at https://ascent.edu/bachelor-of-arts-in-ministry-leadership/.
OUR MISSIONS AND INTERCULTURAL STUDIES COURSES ARE TAUGHT IN REAL-TIME BY ACTIVE MISSIONARIES
Our Ascent College faculty bring far more than classroom expertise; they’re raising families, working, leading ministries, serving their communities, and walking through many of the same real-life challenges our students are navigating. And this term, we’re leveling up that experience even further with two special visiting faculty members who are actively serving as global missionaries, bringing firsthand insights from ministry contexts around the world, including places most of us will never have the opportunity to visit.
Wondering who they are? You won’t find their names listed below. For their safety and security, given the places where they serve, they’ll simply appear as Professor X in the course listings, but we think you’ll find their real-world experience is anything but ordinary.
MIS306 Historic and Contemporary Issues in Missions (Spring A)
Beginning with the New Testament Church, this course evaluates movements and leaders throughout missions history, providing a rubric and guide for present and future missionary endeavors. Special consideration is given to the history of the Assemblies of God and Pentecostal missions. A Pentecostal approach to the unique challenges and opportunities facing missionaries today guides the content of this course. Spirit-empowered missiological thinking, grounded in Biblical truth, is applied to diverse contemporary missions issues to assist the church and the missionary to communicate Christ to the world.
MIS350 Disciple-Making in Global Contexts (Spring B)
This course equips students to become disciple-makers who multiply across cultures, religions, and worldviews, following the model of Jesus, Paul’s adaptive strategies, and lessons from global disciple-making movements. Students will learn and practice simple, reproducible methods that foster multiplying communities of faith, transcending cultural boundaries, and reshaping how the Church is understood and expressed.
Feel led to explore this program further? Check out our new Missions and Intercultural Studies certificate program at https://ascent.edu/missions-and-intercultural-studies-certificate/.
SPRING A TERM (Begins Wednesday, January 6 and Ends Tuesday, March 2)
BIB215 Luke and Acts (Dr. Gary Butler)
BIB313 Pauline Epistles (Dr. Taehyun Lee)
COM101 Speech Communication (Professor Jenell Sanford)
COUN350 Grief and Trauma Counseling (Professor Nina Angeles)
CPM103 Formation of the Church Planter I (Dr. Patrick Grach) *NEW COURSE ALERT*
ENG101 Grammar & Composition (Professor Christopher Liverman)
HIS220 History of the Christian Church (Dr. Don Kammer)
LAN201 Intro to New Testament Greek (Dr. Russell Joyner) *MANDATORY VIRTUAL MEETING COMPONENT
MIN212 Personal Christian Ethics (Professor Mark Ackerman)
MIN245 Principles of Christian Leadership Development (Dr. Anna Morgan) *HYBRID COURSE AT WORD OF LIFE EXTENSION SITE*
MIN340 Children and Worship (Yancy Richmond)
MIN342 Developing Leadership Influence for Women (Rev. Debbie Gillispie)
MIN343 Discipleship Strategy in Youth Ministry (Rev. Mark Freeman)
MIS220 The Biblical and Theological Basis for Missions and Contemporary Issues (Dr. Robert Shipley)
MIS306 Historic and Contemporary Issues in Missions (Professor X) *NEW COURSE ALERT*
PSY205/SOC205 Social Psychology and Cultural Issues in Counseling (Dr. Valerie Rance)
PSY341 Psychology of Personality (Rev. Dr. Regina Okine)
SOC400 Marriage and Family (Professor Luisa Castro)
THE212 Theology I: Spirit-Empowered Theology (Professor Martin Monacell)
THE230 Eschatology (Dr. Taehyun Lee)
NOTE: Hybrid courses with mandatory in-person or virtual meeting components at Word of Life Church are generally hosted on Monday evenings at 5 PM (subject to change). Courses with mandatory virtual meeting components generally meet on Thursday evenings at 5:30 PM (subject to change).
The following 16-week practicums will be offered, running continuously through Spring A and Spring B:
PRA100 Practicum I (Rev. Mark Freeman)
PRA200 Practicum II (Rev. Mark Freeman)
PRA304 Practicum III (Rev. Mark Freeman)
PRA306 Practicum IV (Rev. Mark Freeman)
PRA401 Practicum V (Rev. Mark Freeman)
PRA402 Practicum VI (Dr. John Ponder)
PRA101 Psychology Practicum I (TBD)
PRA201 Psychology Practicum II (Dr. Eva Ponder)
PRA210 Musical Instrument Practicum (Rev. Karen Clark)
PRA403 Vocal Skills Practicum (Rev. Karen Clark)
Ascent College will observe Spring Break from March 3 to 9.
SPRING B TERM (Begins Wednesday, March 10 and Ends Tuesday, May 4)
BIB105 Old Testament Survey (Dr. Don Kammer)
BIB150 Hermeneutics I (Dr. Anna Morgan) *HYBRID COURSE AT WORD OF LIFE EXTENSION SITE*
BIB214 Romans (Dr. Taehyun Lee)
BIB315 The General Epistles (Dr. Taehyun Lee)
COM201 Church Communications (Professor Katie Allred)
CPM205 From Vision to Movement: Leadership Essentials for Leading from Church Planting to Multiplication (Dr. Patrick Grach) *NEW COURSE ALERT*
ENG102 Composition and Literature (Professor Christopher Liverman)
ENG105 Academic Writing and Critical Research (Professor Christopher Liverman)
HUM301 Contemporary Moral Issues (Dr. Jacob Al Hassan)
MIN103 Spiritual Formation I (Professor Tara Korpi)
MIN112 Relational Outreach and Personal Evangelism (Pastor Kevin Willis)
MIN220 Homiletics (Dr. Greg Hackett)
MIN230 Pastoral Counseling (Dr. John Ponder) *HYBRID COURSE AT WORD OF LIFE EXTENSION SITE*
MIN244 Biblical Theology of Women in Leadership: Why Not Women? (Professor Nichole Schreiber)
MIN362 Church and Law (Dr. Gary Butler)
MIN412 Youth Ministry in the Local Church (Professor Jacob Osborne)
MIN459 Leadership Development in Children’s Ministry (Dr. Brian Dollar)
MIN472 Leadership Skills for Youth Ministry (Rev. Mark Freeman)
MIN475 Principles for Digital Church Planting and Multiplication (Dr. Todd Korpi) *NEW COURSE ALERT*
MIS303 Cross-Cultural Anthropology (Dr. Diane McGehee)
MIS350 Disciple-Making in Global Contexts (Professor X) *NEW COURSE ALERT*
PSY202 Introduction to Psychology and Christian Counseling (Professor Nina Angeles)
PSY355 Introduction to Research (Dr. Valerie Rance)
THE301 Theology II: Word and Doctrine (Professor Martin Monacell)
NOTE: Hybrid courses with mandatory in-person or virtual meeting components at Word of Life Church are generally hosted on Monday evenings at 5 PM (subject to change). Courses with mandatory virtual meeting components generally meet on Thursday evenings at 5:30 PM (subject to change).
Save the date for the #Classof2027! Mark your calendars for our May 15 graduation ceremony; more information will follow.
Explore our 2026-2027 Academic Calendar in detail HERE.