OUR CURRICULUM
Our one-year training program dynamically blends theology, history, and practical application to equip students to cross boundaries and impact diverse groups of people.
The curriculum is crafted by experienced ministers, combining custom material from Oxygen Life Church with global resources from the Four12 partnership of churches. Classes are taught by local church leaders who bring real-world ministry experience into the classroom, giving students the best environment to translate theory into practice.
Systematic Theology:
Using a topical approach, this subject will aid students to develop a whole-Bible theology on the major doctrines of the Christian faith.
Spiritual Growth:
The aim of this course is to equip students with the necessary foundations and tools for a grounded spiritual life.
Practical Ministry:
This course equips students with the practical skills needed to be a well-rounded and effective minister, communicator and leader.
Life Skills:
To help students learn skills and abilities that will enable them to live life in a real world. This can include topics like cooking, finances, and first aid.
Ultimately, we want to equip our students to fulfill their God-given destinies, not just present information to
them. The curriculum serves the greater purpose of leading each student into a genuine relationship with God, a
development of their personal character, and a sense of clarity about what God is calling them to in their lives.
Our entire course is done in English, so while we welcome international students and will provide any information
that is needed, the ability to do the entire program in English is compulsory.
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Please note: While Altitude is not an accredited course, all students receive a certificate of attendance upon completion.
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SERVING + TRAINING
Serving and Practical training (or outreaches as we call them), will give the students the opportunity to put into practice what they have been taught. Practical training does not only equip the student, but also serves as a catalyst for releasing the student into active ministry. By exposing the student to different disciplines of Christian ministry, we create a reasonable perception of ministry, thus aiding the student in the process of clarifying his or her own call to ministry while spreading the Word of God and ministering to others! There are also numerous visits to the different Oxygen Life congregations (as part of ministry times, and also as part of fellowship times) that will have a big influence on the training and shaping of every student.
Oxygen Life Church
Each Altitude student will be actively involved in Oxygen Life Church, living out the values and disciplines that we see in the New Testament. They’ll be brought into genuine fellowship beyond a Sunday meeting, and into an environment where discipleship and community receives a strong emphasis.
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For more information about Oxygen Life Church, please visit our website at www.oxygenlife.co.za.
Ministry & Outreach
Each week the team commit to a particular outreach, which might include evangelism, going into schools and prisons or helping at a babies’ home. This is an invaluable part of the practical training, because it creates a consistent outlet of practical helping in the community, creating a lifestyle of service towards those in need.
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The team will also have the opportunity to travel to churches in other parts of South Africa and beyond our border, where they’re able to apply what they’ve been learning and have an influence in a wider context. This will create a chance for leadership gifts to develop even further, and for relationships to be built in other parts of the country.
Course Schedule
As part of the course schedule, students will attend classes of varying topics. Each topic is intended to grow them in their knowledge and understanding of scripture, doctrine and church life in God's Kingdom. An important part of each weekly schedule is connecting with God, so the students will participate regularly in worship times and also group or personal devotions. A big part of outreach or practical ministry is the time spent preparing.
We believe in teaching our students the value of being properly prepared by allocating times for them to rehearse or plan ventures that could include drama, preaching, teaching or singing. It’s important that they feel prepared when they spend time ministering to others, and that they learn the discipline of setting time aside for it. Each student is trained from a very basic level, and so a lack of previous experience is not a barrier and should not be a concern. We value the opportunity more than we value the skill, and encourage each student to enjoy the chance to teach and lead others, even as they grow in their own self-confidence.
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The official Altitude program runs until 1 pm, after which students are free to get involved with other activities of their choice.
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The year is structured into four terms with students taking school holidays and public holidays off. Term 1 commences on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 and Term 4 ends with graduation on Saturday, 4 December 2026.
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Students will be expected to attend a community group (home group) in the evenings each week.
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Students will be expected to be actively involved each Sunday in Oxygen Life’s congregations throughout the course of the year
