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Teleo University 

Teleo University is a distance education institution of higher education that offers degrees based on the curriculum developed and tested by T-Net International over the past 30 years. Download the catalog for more information at www.teleouniversity.org.

Contact Teleo University

Phone: 763-220-8850

Email: info@TeleoUniversity

Teleo University is a proud partner in with T-Net International in PROJECT ZERO because the mandate of “all nations” or “all ethnos” ends at ZERO. Join us in seeking to finish the Great Commission.

Teleo is a Koine Greek word that means to finish, or complete, or fulfill a command. In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul used Teleo in 2 Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race.” Again, in John 19:30, as Jesus died on the cross for our salvation, He said, “It is finished.” Teleo captures our passion for finishing the Great Commission by being and making disciples of all nations.

Educational Distinctives

On-the-Job Education for Pastors and Church Leaders

Teleo University plays a unique role in providing education for pastors. Teleo University’s focus is on Finishing the Great Commission of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20) in each nation of the world by empowering indigenous pastors and church leaders, many of whom will never have the opportunity to attend a Seminary or Bible School. Teleo University is not in competition with Bible Colleges that prepare students to enter the ministry. Teleo University only seeks students who are currently pastors, church planters, or key church leaders. The average age of our non-traditional students is between 30 to 50 years old, but we have those who are younger and many who are older. These Christian leaders do not need to leave their ministries and families to attend classes. Teleo University has no resident campus. Instead, students are required to remain in their local church ministry to implement what they learn in this unique distance education program.

Educational Mission

The mission of Teleo University is to provide affordable, accessible, accredited education to pastors and ministry leaders who are seeking to finish the Great Commission through multiplying disciple makers and initiating saturation church planting.

Educational Goals

Students completing a degree through Teleo University will

  1. Demonstrate biblical leadership and ministry competence, modeled by administration and faculty, for the ongoing revitalization and expansion of Christ’s Church.
  2. Reflect an understanding of the use of learning resources for lifelong learning.
  3. Experience student development preparing them spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially for their life in ministry.
  4. Employ learned technics to build programs to train Christians to become trainers and equippers to further the Great Commission.
  5. Apply principles of ongoing improvement of personal and professional effectiveness modeled by Teleo University’s leadership and programs.

Values

Teleo University’s core values define the character of the institution. Through our commitment to these values, we preserve that which has made Teleo University effective in accomplishing our unique educational mission:

  • Applied Learning: Requiring students to have an on-the-job training context so that pastors and church leaders apply their knowledge in real-life ministry.
  • Excellence in Training: Providing training that is uniquely practical, useful, and of the highest quality possible.
  • Revitalizing Churches: Training church leaders how to effectively make changes in local churches resulting in measurable life change in individual church members.
  • Sequential Disciple Making: Training church leaders to use a biblical phased definition of a disciple that includes “All” the beliefs, values, behaviors that Jesus commanded.
  • Trainer Practitioners: Utilizing instructors who are experienced pastors that have implemented the principles of disciple making that they teach.
  • Train to Finish: Training pastors not just to work at it, but to “finish” the Great Commission in their specific neighborhood, city, region, or country.
  • Transferability: Providing training that is transferable and multiplied from leader to leader and from church to church.
  • Whole-Church Disciple Making: Training pastors and church leaders to use every ministry in their church to work together to produce the disciple Jesus intended.

Degrees

T-Net International students can earn the following recognized degrees and more through Teleo University for completing our distance education studies. Visit www.teleouniversity.org/academic-programs for a full listing of programs.

  • Diploma of Pastoral Ministry (DPM)
  • Bachelor of Pastoral Ministry (BPM)
  • Master of Divinity (MDiv)