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Evangelical Theological Institute — Kumanovo

Theology, with a mentor for every subject.

A four-year theology programme in Kumanovo, taught as mentored part-time study: 43 subjects, seminar papers and a final thesis. Enrolment and study run continuously.

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History

ETIK is a theological institute concerned above all with educating new theological staff. It began its work in 2016, at first as a two-year higher theological school, and from 2022 with a new four-year programme in theology taught on the principle of mentored part-time study.

Lecturers

The director of ETIK is Dr Sasho Georgievski.

The mentoring and teaching staff numbers 15 — professors, assistants and demonstrators, of whom three hold doctorates, six hold master’s degrees and six are graduate theologians, all with many years of active experience in pastoral ministry.

Dr Sasho Georgievski
Dr Sasho Georgievski, director of ETIK.

Study

Part-time study in theology is carried out in active cooperation with all the mentors assigned to the different subjects on the programme.

Subjects in the programme

First year 9 subjects and one written assignment

  1. Your new life
  2. Your Bible
  3. A book about Jesus
  4. About the church
  5. Evangelism
  6. Biblical ethics
  7. When you pray
  8. How to study the Bible
  9. Your friend and helper
  10. Written assignment — a written sermon

Second year 9 subjects and one written assignment

  1. Christian worship
  2. Christian workers
  3. Marriage and family
  4. God’s plan and your choice
  5. The Gospel of John
  6. What do we believe?
  7. What do churches do?
  8. The ministry of teaching
  9. Christian community
  10. Book summary (Christian classics)

Third year 9 subjects and 2 seminar papers

  1. Basic Christian doctrines
  2. Introduction to the Old Testament
  3. Introduction to the New Testament
  4. Evangelism
  5. Church history I
  6. Old Testament exegesis and hermeneutics
  7. New Testament exegesis and hermeneutics 2
  8. Founding new churches
  9. World religions
  10. Seminar paper I
  11. Seminar paper II

Fourth year 9 subjects, 2 seminar papers and a diploma thesis

  1. Church history II
  2. Mission
  3. Systematic theology
  4. Biblical theology
  5. Pastoral theology
  6. Homiletics
  7. Christian ethics
  8. Apologetics
  9. Philosophy of religion
  10. Seminar paper III
  11. Seminar paper IV
  12. Diploma thesis

Entry requirements

  1. A recommendation from a church pastor.
  2. A personal testimony and a letter of motivation.
  3. Completed secondary education — four-year, or possibly three-year made up with completed seminars, courses or practical experience in ministry.

Enrolment and study run continuously. For any other detail or information, get in touch with us directly.

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