Programs

LDN Three Year Program of Study

1st Year- 

• Northside- Bethel CRC Shiprock  

  • Timothy Leadership Training and end of year action plan project

  • NT/OT video series with Ray VanderLaan

• Southside- Rehoboth CRC Gallup

  • Biblical Studies- OT/NT alternating 

  • Ministry Skills

  • Doctrine definitions

2nd Year- 

• Northside- Bethel CRC Shiprock  

  • Timothy Leadership Training and end of year action plan project

  • NT/OT video series with Ray VanderLaan

• Southside- Rehoboth CRC Gallup

  • Biblical Studies- OT/NT alternating 

  • Ministry Skills

  • Doctrine definitions

3rd Year- 

• Northside- Bethel CRC Shiprock  

  • Timothy Leadership Training and end of year action plan project

  • Doctrine, Creeds and Church Order

• Southside- Rehoboth CRC Gallup

  • Preaching

• Graduation results in a certificate of participation or completion.  There is also an optional classical examination for license to exhort which allows graduate to preach in Classis Red Mesa.  

Option for Commissioned Pastor

• Student will be assigned a mentor pastor who will lead student through a personalized commissioned pastor curriculum covering the different areas of pastoral practise and study.  Typically this program takes from 2 to 3 years.  Program concludes with an examination from Classis Red Mesa before ordination.  

Options for Further Studies

• Monthly class practicums for practical church skills

• Logos Biblical Software studies

• Preaching supplement studies

• Kuyper College- Grand Rapids, Michigan- various online or in person lines of study

• Calvin Seminary- Grand Rapids, Michigan- various online or in person lines of study