Section outline

  • Welcome to the Institute of Ministry. Before you begin Module 01, please work through this short Orientation. It introduces the Moodle platform we use for the whole programme, shows you how to move forward and backward through a unit and through the course, walks you through submitting assignments and taking timed quizzes, and gives you a full, careful introduction to the AOCM Scripture Study tool (built on STEPBible) that you will use in every module from here on.

    Orientation should take under an hour. Module 01 will remain locked until you have completed it. This is not a formality — candidates who skip it consistently struggle later with mechanics that have nothing to do with their vocation. Better to learn the platform now, in a low-stakes setting, than under the pressure of a real deadline.

    If anything here is unclear, or something does not work as described, please contact us — the details are in the final chapter below.