VCI serves local churches worldwide by training biblically sound, skilled and spiritually mature disciples and leaders. Students are required to do their practical ministry assignments in their local church. VCI consequently values the feedback from churches where students do their practical work. Church leaders are asked to evaluate the program as well as individual student behavior, character and their activities in the church.
Reference Forms were received for all applicants and serve as a testimony to the students’ character, involvement in church or ministry activities, and relationships with others.
Upon completing their studies with VCI, students are required to submit a Reference Form completed by their church or ministry leader. This form provides insight into the student’s growth as observed by someone in a position of spiritual or ministerial oversight.
The graphs below illustrate the denominational composition of the two cohorts.
Cohorts consist of students from a wide range of cultures, denominations and countries, creating meaningful opportunities for cross-cultural engagement and for shaping a Christian worldview that transcends cultural differences. VCI maintains that in theological education, the unity of believers from diverse backgrounds strengthens the depth and quality of theological formation and reflection.
The denominational diversity within these two cohorts was more limited compared to previous cohorts. The denominational composition of each cohort is illustrated in the graphs below:
Chart 4A: Denominational Composition of 2024 Grad Dip Afrikaans Cohort 1
Half of the cohort (6 students) were from the Latter Rain Mission. Of the remaining half, 25 % (3 students) were from independent churches, 2 were from the Dutch Reformed Church, and one form the Apostolic denomination.
Chart 4B: Denominational Composition of 2024 Grad Dip Afrikaans Cohort 2
Half of the students (6) of Cohort 2 were from the Dutch Reformed Church, while 5 students were from the Latter Rain Mission.