The Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Leadership provides students with a foundational and broad understanding of pastoral care, Christian theology, and scripture. The curriculum is flexible to accommodate each student’s experience and vocational goals. It includes a wide range of elective course options trading on the expertise of IPS faculty and existing course offerings, allows students to discern in community and with intention their vocational goals, and provides a graduate-level credential that can be rolled directly into a master’s degree program for those who decide to continue their education and formation for ministry.
The Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Leadership provides a flexible course of study for
CURRICULUM
The Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Leadership requires completion of five courses (15 credit hours). One course is required (IPS 564 - Foundations of Pastoral Care) and four courses may be chosen from among a number of electives. One of those must be a theology elective and one of them must be a scripture elective. Students will work with their academic advisor to choose elective courses that best suit their background, experience, interests, and goals.
The Institute of Pastoral Studies offers a large number courses online every year, including the required course for this certificate. It is possible, therefore, to complete this certificate entirely online depending on which elective courses a student chooses within the options that satisfy the curricular requirements.
15 April 2024
Data de início
22 Maio 2024
Institute of Pastoral Studies
Lewis Towers Suite 630,
820 North Michigan Avenue,
CHICAGO,
Illinois,
60611, United States
15 April 2024
Data de início
22 Maio 2024
Students must have completed a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent.
English Language Proficiency Requirement
For the TOEFL, a minimum score of 90 on the iBT or a 550 on the written test is required
For the IELTS, a minimum score of 6.5 is required
Os requisitos para o IELTS podem variar de acordo com o curso que você escolher.