Procedure
Applications for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Theology programme should normally be received by the Registry Office.
The following requirements must be noted:
All applicants must meet the same general requirements of ABC.
Applicants must show evidence of genuine Christian conversion, surrendered to the will of God and are in sponsored by a church or para-church or self as the case may be.
Applicants for the Graduate Diploma in Theology must have one of the following qualifications:
* First Degree from any recognised institution
* H.N.D from any accredited institution
* Must be working at relevant church agencies or firm
Entrance Examinations: Applicant with one of the above qualifications will normally be allowed to take a written exam to determine their level of verbal ability.
After passing the entrance exam, he/she must have a personal interview with the College Interview Panel.
Each applicant must present satisfactory letters of reference from qualified Christian individual who can evaluate their ministry.
Academic Calendar
ABC runs intense classes for graduate entrants in two contacts: March/April and August/September each year. Each contact spans a period of two weeks.
ABC Curriculum
Year One
FIRST QUARTER
Biblical Theology I – Prolegomena, Apologetics of Theology and Christology
Book Study – 1st and 2nd Corinthians
Hermeneutics I
Spiritual Life I – Psalms and Worship
Old Testament backgrounds
SECOND QUARTER
Book Study – Isaiah
Hermeneutics II
New Testament backgrounds
Spiritual Life -Who am I? /
Understanding the Call of God
Biblical Theology II—Bibliology and Theism
Year Two
FIRST QUARTER
Biblical Theology III—Canonicity, Inspiration and Soteriology
Evangelism/ Discipleship
New Testament Backgrounds
Old Testament Backgrounds
Psychology/ Cross Cultural Relationships (Elective)
SECOND QUARTER
Biblical Theology IV -Anthropology, Gcclisiology and Pneumatology
Book Study – Minor Prophets
Church History
Life of Jesus Christ
Spiritual Life – Deliverance, Fasting and Principles of Prayers
Year Three
FIRST QUARTER
Biblical Theology V – Angelology and Demonology/Understanding Spiritual Warfare
Book Study – Revelation and the Book of Daniel
Life of Jesus Christ
Pastoral Theology I
Understanding the Covenants/ African Perspective
Photography, Masonry and Carpentry Background (Elective)
SECOND QUARTER
African Traditional Religion and Philosophy I
Church History II
Book Study – James and Romans
Pastoral Theology II
Spiritual Life – The Ethics of the Ministry/ Counselling
Year Four
FIRST QUARTER
African Traditional Religion and Philosophy II
Biblical Theology VI -Theology Proper
Church and Society -The relevance of Church in a Contemporary Society
Church History III – African Response to Christianity
Survey of Old Testament Archaeology
Leadership Training – Nehemiah/ Ezra/ Isaiah
SECOND QUARTER
Book Study – Hebrews and Pastoral Epistles
Church Growth and Mission
Rudiments of Greek Language I
Rudiments of Hebrew Language I
Sects and Cults/ Other Religions
Speech Communication and Writing Techniques
THIRD QUARTER
Biblical Ethics and Philosophy
Biblical Theology VII
Eschatology
Christian Education/Church Management
Church Growth and Mission
Principles of Education
Nationalism and the Church
Alternative Quarters
OTHER COURSES AVAILABLE
Christian Education/Church Management II
Cultural Anthropology
Rudiments of Greek II
Rudiments of Hebrew II
Understanding the Nigerian Languages
SECOND QUARTER
National Development, International Relations and the Church
Introductory Astronomy
Understanding the Nigerian Languages II
Book Study/ Wisdom Literature
Thesis Supervision and Practicum