[1] It is one of a significant number of Evangelical Christian educational institutions in Brazil offering theological qualifications primarily by distance learning.
[2][3] The institute offers online courses ranging from foundation, bachelors, masters, to doctoral degrees.
[4] The Logos Institute of Theology was founded in 2007 and is currently led by its director, Netanias dos Santos Souza.
[5] Its qualifications are recognised under Brazilian law as "free" (exempt) courses (or cursos livres in Portuguese) not requiring specific recognition by the MEC (Ministério da Educação), the Brazilian Ministry of Education, in common with a large number of similar institutions.
[6] The laws regulating cursos livres apply to a wide range of vocational and distance learning courses.