Community Ministry Leadership - Bethel Seminary - St. Paul MN

Community Ministry Leadership from Bethel Seminary - St. Paul MN is a Campus Certificate Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Experience the difference Bethel Seminary offers individuals, churches, mission agencies, parachurch ministries, and other community Christian organizations: an opportunity to develop skills for leadership in the urban context by completing our one-year Community Ministry Leadership Certificate Program. Courses Methods in Practical and Contextual Theology- Students learn how to think theologically about their work for personal and spiritual formation and to develop a theologically sound basis for Christian ministry. Benefits include: * a learning culture around faith and ministry issues; * practical and theological problem solving skills; * greater effectiveness implementing ministry projects; and * theologically sound leadership for spiritual growth. Effective Ministry Planning and Development- Students learn protocols and tools to effectively address needs in Christian ministry and demonstrate impact. Benefits include: * skills in ministry development leadership; * effective ministry project planning; * ministries developed for impact; * identification of operational and ministry resource needs; and * improved stewardship of resources. Compassionate Urban Ministry- Students learn how stressful life events and conditions lead to consequences and how to develop strategies for empowering those affected by such conditions. Benefits include: * strategies for family, youth, and children's ministry project development; * increased capacity to address basic human needs through ministry; * identification of age-appropriate ministry strategies for youth; * leadership skills for fostering a mission-focused pastoral response; and * greater skills developing community alliances and collaborations. Street Culture, the Poor, and Urban Ministry- Students understand urban life and urban survival culture, and how to have greater impact working with the urban poor. Benefits include: * a theological perspective that informs urban ministry initiatives; * leadership readiness for urban ministry development; * identified strategies for developing successful ministries; and * increased ability to create a ?culture of acceptance? for welcoming and nurturing the poor in a ministry context View more details on Bethel Seminary - St. Paul . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.