Your faith deserves more than Sunday summaries.
Whether you serve on the kerkraad (church council), lead a Bible study, teach catechism, or simply want to understand the confessions you recite on Sunday mornings, the gap between attending and understanding is real. RGTA exists to close it.
Ten short courses. Taught by the same lecturers who train GKSA ministers. One evening a week. Answer five questions and get a personalised course recommendation matched to where you are and what you want to understand.
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72
Students enrolled
in Year 1
10
Courses, each taught by
a qualified lecturer
GKSA
Established by the
Algemene Sinode, 2023
R2,600
Per course, all
materials included
How it works
1
Answer 5 questions
Tell us what you find fascinating about Scripture, the church, and theology
2
Get your match
See your personalised course recommendation with full details and enrolment link
3
Enrol for July 2026
Secure your place. R2,600 all-inclusive. All course materials included.
Student testimony
“Hierdie kursus is van onskatbare waarde vir geloofsgroei, geloofsekerheid en persoonlike gebedslewe.”
This course is of incalculable value for faith growth, assurance of faith, and personal prayer life.
Susan Smit · RGTA student
Is this for someone like me?
Is this only for ministers or ministerial candidates?
No. The academy was established specifically to make the same theology available to elders, deacons, catechists, parents, and any church member who wants to go deeper, not only to those pursuing ordination. 64 of the 72 students who enrolled in Year 1 were not ministerial candidates. If you want to understand your faith more fully, this is for you.
How much time does it actually take?
One two-hour evening session per week, plus 30 to 60 minutes of personal reading between sessions. Most students complete a course alongside full-time careers and congregation duties. If you lead a weekly Bible study, this is a comparable commitment, with seminary-level depth built in.
Is the online format academically serious?
Every RGTA course is Kuratorium-approved and taught by qualified lecturers, most from the Potchefstroom campus of the NWU. These are the same lecturers who train GKSA ministers. The online format makes it accessible. It does not make it abbreviated.
Not sure where to begin?
Serving as an elder or deacon
Start with Three Forms of Unity. It covers the confessions you uphold in your office.
New to Reformed theology
Start with Introduction to the NT or Coram Deo — accessible entry points with immediate relevance.
Teaching catechism or Sunday school
Start with Three Forms of Unity for doctrinal depth, or Hermeneutics for how to teach Scripture well.
10 short courses. One that’s right for you.
Each course runs one semester online. R2,600 all-inclusive. Starts July 2026.
Old Testament
OT: Pentateuch
Dr Christiaan Jooste
New Testament
NT: Gospels and Acts
Dr Malan van Rhyn
New Testament
Introduction to the NT
Dr Malan van Rhyn
Biblical Text
Textual Criticism
Prof Jorrie Jordaan
Biblical Interpretation
Hermeneutics
Dr Malan van Rhyn
Confessions
Three Forms of Unity
Ds Dirk Meijer
Spirituality
Coram Deo
Ds Ronald Bain
Church History
African Church History
Dr Erik van Alten
Church Writing
Write Carefully
Dr Edmund de Beer
Outreach
Evangelistics
Dr Fanie Swanepoel
Reformed Theological Academy
Enrolment for July 2026 closes soon.
Ten short courses. Online. Taught by the same lecturers who train GKSA ministers.
Find the one that fits where you are.
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