2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Certificate in Ministry and Leadership

Overview

Requirements

REL 319Introduction to Christian Ministry

3

or

REL 415Field Education

3

REL 262Christian Scriptures and Beliefs

3

LDRS 301The Reflective Leader

3

LDRS 401The Discerning Leader

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Outcomes

Students will:

  1. Students will grasp some of the introductory principles of leadership and ministry
  2. Students will appreciate how these basic principles of leadership in a Christian ministerial context flow out of the Christian story and world-view
  3. Students will begin to grasp how these basic Christian principles of leadership and ministry can be applied to specific and embodied situations in churches and life
  4. Students will begin to grasp how secular leadership and Christian leadership might differ and/or overlap