Program Overview
For Certificate Programs in Specialized Ministries
Certificate programs are comprised of eight courses. The programs
are designed to be completed in one year of full-time residential
study or in two to four years through distributive learning and
online courses. Through a new application process, students who have
completed a certificate program may apply their course work toward a
Master of Arts or Master of Divinity degree.
These certificate programs are designed to equip lay leaders
across denominational lines. They qualify as the educational
requirement for certification as an Associate in Ministry in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. (See
Candidacy Process for
Professional Lay Ministry .)
The certificate program in youth and family ministry is designed
for people who are interested in a ministry to young people and
their families in either a church or para-church youth organization.
The program is coordinated with Youth Leadership, Inc., and includes
field work components that are designed to assist the student with
the integration of theology and theory with experience in a ministry
setting.
Youth and Family
Curriculum
The certificate program in congregational care is designed for
people who are interested in deepening their theological knowledge
and leadership skills for a ministry within a faith community. The
program consists of a combination of core courses and concentration
courses. A student may concentrate in one of the areas in pastoral
care ministry, ministry with the aging, parish nursing, or health
ministry, or choose a combination of courses in these areas.
Congregational Care
Ministries Curriculum
The certificate program in outreach and discipleship is designed
for people who are interested in deepening their theological
knowledge and leadership skills for an outreach ministry of a faith
community. The program consists of a combination of core courses and
concentration courses. A student may concentrate in one of the areas
in urban ministries, rural ministries, educational ministry, mission
and leadership, or ministry in daily life, or choose a combination
of courses in these areas.
Congregational
Ministries and Leadership Curriculum
The certificate program in Islamic studies is designed to meet
the educational needs of people who have either a vocational or
academic interest in the study of Islam. It is geared specifically
toward educating practitioners, either lay or ordained, who live or
work in the context of a Muslim population and are interested in a
concentrated study toward understanding the relationship and
engagement of Christianity and Islam.
Islamic Studies
Curriculum
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