Kingdom Care Ministry Academy
Academy Catalog
2026–2027
A faith-based ministry training program operated by Kingdom Wellness Center, LLC.
Welcome to Kingdom Care Ministry Academy
Welcome to the Kingdom Care Ministry Academy. We are honored that you are exploring this journey of faith, formation, and faithful service.
The Academy exists to prepare individuals to care for, encourage, listen to, pray with, advocate for, and support others in the name and spirit of Jesus Christ. Whether you are a prospective student, a family member, a ministry leader, or a community partner, this catalog is designed to help you understand who we are, how we train, and how the Academy operates.
Answer the Call. Be Equipped. Serve with Excellence.
Institutional Identity — Who We Are
Kingdom Care Ministry Academy is a faith-based ministry training program operated by Kingdom Wellness Center, LLC.
The Academy prepares individuals to serve as Kingdom Care Advocates—lay ministers who provide compassionate, Christ-centered care through prayer, presence, active listening, encouragement, and appropriate referral. The Academy is not a church, a seminary, a counseling clinic, or an institution of higher education. It is a ministry training program that forms the heart, equips the hands, and sends the faithful into lives of compassionate service.
Mission, Vision & Purpose
Our Mission
Our mission is to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ by providing compassionate kingdom care through prayer, active listening, encouragement, and meaningful support. We are committed to walking alongside individuals during life’s challenges, offering hope, fostering connection, and guiding them toward spiritual growth and appropriate resources while reflecting the heart of Christ in every interaction.
— Matthew 5:16
Our Vision
Our vision is to cultivate a Christ-centered culture of care where every person feels seen, heard, valued, and loved. Through a dedicated team of trained Kingdom Care Advocates, we aspire to build a ministry that extends beyond the church walls—bringing hope, healing, encouragement, and the presence of Christ to people around the world, ensuring that no one has to face life’s challenges alone.
— Galatians 6:2
Our Purpose
Our purpose is simple: to provide genuine kingdom care, prayer, encouragement, and compassionate support to those who need it most. Through the Kingdom Care Advocate Team, we seek to create a safe and welcoming space where individuals are heard, valued, prayed for, and connected to appropriate support when needed.
Core Values
These seven values guide every decision, every training, and every interaction within the Kingdom Care Ministry. They are not simply principles we admire—they are commitments we live by as we serve together as the hands and feet of Christ.
Christ-Centered
John 15:5Christ is the foundation of everything we do. Every prayer, conversation, and act of care is an extension of His love.
Compassion
Colossians 3:12Love in action—meeting people where they are with grace instead of judgment and kindness instead of criticism.
Presence
James 1:19The ministry of being fully available to another person with undivided attention and patient listening.
Integrity
Proverbs 11:3Guarding confidentiality, upholding healthy boundaries, and acting with honesty and accountability.
Excellence
Colossians 3:23Giving our best to God and those He entrusts to our care with consistency and professionalism.
Unity
Ephesians 4:3Serving as one team, united in mission and purpose, supporting and honoring one another.
Hope
Romans 15:13Carrying the light of hope into every conversation, reminding others that their story is not over.
Program Overview
The Kingdom Care Ministry Academy experience is designed to form the heart, equip the hands, and send the faithful into compassionate ministry. The complete journey moves through the stages below:
Training format. Academy offerings may include live, prerecorded, self-paced, and blended instruction depending on the program or cohort. The Academy is not described as exclusively self-paced. Cohort terminology is preserved throughout the program.
Time commitment. Students should plan for approximately 4–6 hours per week across the training season, including reading, reflection, workbook exercises, and practicum participation.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Christian Ministry Advocacy Program, students will be able to:
- 01Christian Ministry Advocacy and Biblical Service: Demonstrate an understanding of Christian Ministry advocacy and biblical principles of compassion, service, integrity, stewardship, and care for others.
- 02Communication and advocacy skills. Apply ministry communication and advocacy skills, including active listening, respectful communication, healthy boundaries, identifying needs, and connecting individuals with appropriate community or ministry resources.
- 03Faith-based support and appropriate boundaries. Provide faith-based support in ministry and community settings, while recognizing limits of the advocate’s role and when needs should be referred to qualified professional or emergency resources.
- 04Faith and practical ministry service, integrate Christian faith with practical ministry service through reflection. Workbook activities ministry-based scenarios, practicum experiences, and program assessments.
Curriculum Overview
The Academy curriculum is organized into three parts spanning twenty lessons. The overview below names each lesson so prospective students understand what they will study. Full lesson content, workbook exercises, and assessment materials are provided to enrolled students within the secured student area.
Part I — The Heart of the Advocate
Character, calling, and the inner life that sustains outward ministry.
- ✦Lesson 1: Answering the Call
- ✦Lesson 2: Becoming a Kingdom Care Advocate
- ✦Lesson 3: The Heart of Kingdom Care
- ✦Lesson 4: The Ministry of Listening
- ✦Lesson 5: Walking in Wisdom
Part II — The Skills of the Advocate
Practical ministry tools: prayer, communication, boundaries, and the care conversation.
- ✦Lesson 6: The Ministry of Prayer
- ✦Lesson 7: Compassionate Communication
- ✦Lesson 8: Recognizing When Someone Needs More
- ✦Lesson 9: Confidentiality & Ethical Ministry
- ✦Lesson 10: The Kingdom Care Conversation
Part III — Serving in Ministry
Operations, documentation, follow-up, wellness, crisis response, and a lifetime of service.
- ✦Lesson 11: Ministry Operations & Expectations
- ✦Lesson 12: Documentation & Care Records
- ✦Lesson 13: The Ministry of Follow-Up
- ✦Lesson 14: Volunteer Wellness & Burnout Prevention
- ✦Lesson 15: Crisis Response & Emergency Procedures
- ✦Lesson 16: Navigating Difficult Ministry Situations
- ✦Lesson 17: Serving with Excellence
- ✦Lesson 18: Living the Life of an Advocate
- ✦Lesson 19: Building a Legacy of Kingdom Care
- ✦Lesson 20: Commissioning & Graduation
The full lesson text, reflection questions, workbook exercises, and quiz content are available only to enrolled students within the secured student resource center.
Student Learning Resources
Enrolled students receive access to a secured student resource center containing the materials needed to complete the Academy journey. Resources may include:
- ✦Student Handbook (Advocate Training & Ministry Manual)
- ✦Student Workbook (personal reflection companion)
- ✦Kingdom Care Resources (Glossary, FAQ, Scripture & Prayer libraries, Quick Reference Guide)
- ✦Kingdom Care Watch Manual (ministry operations)
- ✦Policies & Procedures Manual
- ✦Welcome Center (Academy journey, leadership, and orientation materials)
- ✦Lesson support and reference materials
These resources support the student's spiritual formation, practical skill development, and faithful completion of the Academy. Access is activated after a student is officially enrolled.
Admissions
Admission to the Kingdom Care Ministry Academy follows a structured process designed to discern fit, calling, and readiness for ministry training. The process below distinguishes clearly between application, acceptance, payment, and official enrollment.
Explore the Academy
Review public pages, this catalog, and the FAQ to discern whether the Academy is right for you.
Submit an Application
Complete the Academy Application. Submitting an application is the first step and does not guarantee acceptance or constitute enrollment.
Application Review
The Academy reviews your application to discern fit for the faith-based ministry training program.
Academy Interview
Selected applicants complete an Academy interview to discuss calling, expectations, and scope.
Acceptance Decision
A final admissions decision is issued. An acceptance letter alone does not constitute official enrollment.
Choose an Enrollment Option
Accepted applicants choose Standard ($149) or Enhanced ($197) enrollment.
Complete Tuition Payment
Tuition is paid through the Academy’s designated payment process.
Access Activation
Once tuition is confirmed, Academy and student access is activated.
Official Enrollment
You become an officially enrolled student only after acceptance, payment, and access activation are complete.
Important: Submitting an application or receiving an acceptance letter alone does not constitute official Academy enrollment. Enrollment is complete only after acceptance, tuition payment, and access activation.
Tuition & Enrollment
The Academy offers three levels of engagement. Tuition is a one-time payment—there is no monthly subscription, recurring billing, or donation-based tuition. Enhanced Academy Enrollment includes everything in Standard Enrollment plus one private 60-minute Academy Coaching Session with the Director. The Academy does not imply unlimited or ongoing coaching.
Free Community
$0
Open to all. Joining the free community does not constitute Academy enrollment.
- ✓Community access
- ✓Discussion and encouragement
- ✓Public announcements
Standard Academy Enrollment
$149
One-time tuition payment.
- ✓Full Academy training access
- ✓Student resource center
- ✓Handbook, workbook & manuals
- ✓Practicum submission
- ✓Final examination
- ✓Certificate of Completion in Kingdom Care Ministry
- ✓Commissioning recognition
Enhanced Academy Enrollment
$197
One-time tuition payment. Includes everything in Standard Enrollment.
- ✓Everything in Standard Enrollment
- ✓ONE private 60-minute Academy Coaching Session with the Director
Tuition amounts are current for the 2026–2027 catalog year and may change for future enrollments.
Community & Payment
The Academy provides a community space for discussion, encouragement, and Academy announcements, as well as a payment processfor accepted students.
- ✦Community platform
- ✦Discussion and engagement platform
- ✦Announcement and encouragement platform
- ✦Tuition-payment process for accepted students
The Kingdom Care Ministry Academy website and student resource centerremains the primary location for official training, curriculum, student resources, practicum, examinations, Registrar functions, and completion records.
Free community. Prospective students and the public are welcome to join the free Kingdom Care Ministry Academy community. Joining the free community does not constitute Academy enrollment.
Student Resource Center
Enrolled students access Academy materials through a secured student resource center—a training and reference hub, not a personalized dashboard. Within this center, students find the handbook, workbook, resource libraries, practicum submission, the final examination, and links to ministry operations materials.
Access is shared among enrolled students and is activated after official enrollment. Internal passwords and security details are not published. The student resource center is the primary location for official training content; a community and payment companion is available alongside the student resource center.
Practicum
The Academy practicum uses written, scenario-based activitiesdesigned to evaluate a student's practical application of ministry skills. Each scenario is assessed against a multi-criterion rubric by the Director.
The practicum evaluates the student's ability to respond to realistic ministry situations in areas such as:
The practicum is not clinical professional training. It is a faith-based assessment of lay ministry readiness. A passing standard applies, and students must demonstrate sound judgment, appropriate boundaries, and faithful Christ-centered care.
Final Examination
The Academy final examination evaluates a student's understanding of Kingdom Care principles, biblical foundations, ethical standards, practical application, and readiness to serve. A passing score of 80% is required for completion and commissioning.
The examination draws from a question bank covering the following subject areas:
- 01Academy Foundations
- 02Biblical Foundations
- 03Kingdom Care Principles
- 04Ministry Scenarios
- 05Ministry Watch Operations
- 06Values & Character
- 07Kingdom Care Excellence
- 08Policies & Procedures
Students must successfully complete the final examination and all other required training components to be eligible for completion and commissioning.
Registrar & Student Records
The Academy Registrar maintains the official records of the Kingdom Care Ministry Academy. The Registrar operates under the authority of the Academy Director and is responsible for the integrity of student records.
At a high level, the Registrar maintains records involving areas such as:
- ✦Enrollment records
- ✦Student identity
- ✦Training and submission status
- ✦Practicum status
- ✦Examination status
- ✦Completion status
- ✦Certificate records
- ✦Commissioning records
The Registrar preserves a complete, lifelong record for each student. Status changes and leadership appointments are recorded over time without altering original graduation information. Private student data, passwords, internal database details, and security structures are not published.
Completion Requirements
Completion of the Kingdom Care Ministry Academy requires that all of the following be satisfied and verified through the Registrar:
- 01Orientation completed
- 02Academy training completed
- 03Practicum completed
- 04Final examination passed (minimum 80%)
- 05Advocate Covenant signed
- 06Kingdom character demonstrated
- 07Leadership recommendation
- 08Director approval
All requirements must be satisfied before a student is eligible for graduation, commissioning, and issuance of a Certificate of Completion in Kingdom Care Ministry.
Certificate of Completion in Kingdom Care Ministry
Upon successful completion of all Academy requirements, a student may receive a Certificate of Completion in Kingdom Care Ministry. The certificate documents that the student has completed Kingdom Care Ministry Academy's faith-based ministry training requirements, including Academy training, practicum, and the final examination.
The certificate includes the student's name, cohort, graduation date, certification number, and Academy identification number, and bears the signature of the Academy Director.
The Certificate of Completion in Kingdom Care Ministry is not a professional certification. It does not confer an academic degree, professional certification, ordination, ministerial licensure, counseling licensure, therapy licensure, professional licensure, or legal authority to practice a regulated profession.
Graduation
Graduation recognizes a student's successful completion of all Academy requirements. It is a moment of thanksgiving, reflection, and celebration of the formation journey.
Graduation dates and frequency are determined by the Academy Director and may vary by cohort. Specific graduation dates are not published in this catalog; students receive graduation information through the Registrar and Academy communications as their cohort season progresses.
Commissioning
Commissioning is a faith-based act of prayer, encouragement, and spiritual sending. It recognizes a graduate's willingness to serve as a Kingdom Care Advocate and marks the transition from student to sent servant.
Commissioning is an act of the Academy's faith community—not a legal, civic, or professional act. Commissioned Advocates are recognized on the Wall of Commissioned Advocates.
Commissioning does not confer an academic degree, professional certification, ordination, ministerial licensure, counseling licensure, therapy licensure, professional licensure, or legal authority to practice a regulated profession.
What This Academy Is / Is Not
What the Academy Is
- ✓A faith-based ministry training program
- ✓A formation experience for the heart, skills, and life of ministry
- ✓A program that prepares individuals to serve as Kingdom Care Advocates
- ✓A community of prayer, presence, listening, encouragement, and referral
What the Academy Is Not
- ✗An accredited college or university
- ✗A seminary
- ✗An ordination school
- ✗A professional counseling program
- ✗A state licensing program
- ✗An institution of higher education
Institutional status. Kingdom Care Ministry Academy does not currently claim accreditation, SCHEV approval, SCHEV exemption, or state certification.
What Academy Completion Does Not Confer
- ✗An academic degree
- ✗Professional certification
- ✗Ordination
- ✗Ministerial licensure
- ✗Counseling licensure
- ✗Therapy licensure
- ✗Professional licensure
- ✗Legal authority to practice a regulated profession
Refund Policy
All Academy tuition payments are final and nonrefundable once payment has been made and student access has been activated.
No refunds are issued for:
- ✗Change of mind
- ✗Voluntary withdrawal
- ✗Nonparticipation
- ✗Failure to complete
- ✗Failure to pass required components
- ✗Failure to use Academy resources
Duplicate or demonstrably erroneous charges may be corrected after verification.
Student Expectations
The Academy invites students into a shared life of faithful, compassionate, and accountable ministry. The expectations below summarize established Academy standards drawn from the handbook, policies, and welcome materials.
Attendance
Be present and punctual for all scheduled sessions.
Participation
Engage honestly and actively in every lesson and discussion.
Respect
Honor every person’s story, dignity, and journey.
Confidentiality
Guard what is shared as a sacred trust; safety always outranks secrecy.
Assignments
Complete readings, workbook reflections, and practicum tasks faithfully.
Professionalism
Serve with composure, healthy boundaries, and reliability.
Kingdom Character
Let your private devotion and public service match.
Academy Leadership
The Kingdom Care Ministry Academy operates under the spiritual and operational leadership of the Academy Director. The Director holds final accountability for the ministry's vision, training, policies, and operations.
Ms. Taylor
Academy Director
As the Academy grows, additional leadership positions such as Facilitators, Senior Advocates, and Watch Leaders may be added to support and strengthen the mission.
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