This Graduate Certificate provides rigorous theological and experiential inter-disciplinary education for Christian leaders interested in reconciliation and community-building. Integrating academic resources with innovative practices of place-based community-building organizations, students are immersed in real-world projects, gaining the understanding and skills needed to drive meaningful change in the places and organizations they serve.

This certificate is designed to help form and equip leaders to be spiritually free, committed to service, place focused with a universal view, and capable of ingenuity in changing and novel contexts.

  • Turning the love of God toward our neighbors in real-world communities, this Certificate is effective for any vocation.

  • All courses in this Certificate are experiential and online, allowing students to learn-by-doing in the place they are already serving.

  • Students will develop the skills and experience to walk with community stakeholders in order to exegete places, develop innovative human-centered solutions, and create sustainable strategies that drive change, all while building flourishing and welcoming communities.

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