Available online
16 credits
16 credits
required for program
Available online
Cost
$540 per credit
Timeframe
10-14 months
College of Graduate, Online & Adult Learning
Ministry Leadership Certificate
College of Graduate, Online & Adult Learning
Ministry Leadership Certificate
- Graduate Certificate
- Graduate
16 credits
required for program
Cost
$540 per credit
Timeframe
10-14 months
With a Graduate Certificate in Ministry Leadership, you will be equipped to make a greater and more meaningful impact in your areas of influence.
Why get a graduate certificate in leadership at Northwestern?
Strengthen your skills in leadership, ministry, and facilitating Christ-like relationships. With a Graduate Certificate in Ministry Leadership, you will be equipped to make a greater and more meaningful impact in your areas of influence.
The Graduate Certificate in Ministry Leadership is fully transferable toward the completion of a Master of Arts in Leadership (MAML) or a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) should you wish to continue your studies.
If you have a passion to lead effectively, minister wisely, and promote healthy interaction and growth among colleagues and those you serve, this graduate certificate might be the right course of study for you.
Program Highlights
- Coursework can be completed in under one year
- Online or on-site/blended learning format
- Practical learning for ministry leadership
- Dynamic discussions with professors and ministry-minded classmates in a rich, nondenominational setting
- Opportunity to apply course credits toward a Master of Ministry Leadership (MAML) or Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree
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With a Graduate Certificate in Ministry Leadership, you will be prepared for a variety of leadership roles, such as:
What types of work are related to this degree?
- Associate Pastor
- Bible Researcher
- Bible Teacher
- Chaplain
- Christian Camp Director
- Christian Education Director
- Christian School Administrator
- Christian Service Organization Employee
- Church Planter
- Higher education
- Lay leadership
- Ministry leadership
- Mission work
- Pastor
- Pastoral Counselor
- Pastoral Leadership
- Relief Worker
- Seminary
- Women's Ministry Director
- Worship Arts
- Youth Pastor
Note: Roles in some settings may require additional education or training.
14:1
Class size ratio
16 Credits
apply towards a Master of Arts in Leadership (MAML) or a Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
$8,640
total cost (before financial aid)
What will I learn?
You will have increasing levels of resource and people management responsibilities across multiple industries - both profit and nonprofit.
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