Church and Para-Church Leadership
Graduate Certificate
Courses (3 credits each):
NPOL 511 – Strategy & Principles for Leading NPOL Organizations
NPOL 512 – Financial Management for NPOL: Fund Principles & Practices
NPOL 513 – NPOL Human Resource Management
NPOL 516 – NFP Governance and Board Essentials
Plus, one of the following:
NPOL 514 – Business and Mission and Social Entrepreneurship
NPOL 515 – NPOL Project Integration
Upon completion of this certificate the student shall be able to:
demonstrate development of a thoughtful personal philosophy of service which is cognizant of contemporary culture and a Christian worldview;
demonstrate an understanding of a Christian view of service and the need for practical, theoretical and effective administrative skill in managing organizations;
demonstrate a holistic understanding of vocational Christian service in institutions;
demonstrate competence in leadership and relational communication skills;
demonstrate an understanding of institutional management systems, mission statement, strategy formation, planning, principles of governance, human resource issues and financial matters;
demonstrate Christian character, integrity and spiritual gifting for administrative leadership.
Online Options
Students may study on campus or opt to participate in the live class via video conference.
A student enrolls in the class like everyone else, engages with the learning material and assignments as others in the class, but is present in the class sessions via video conference.
An online student misses very little of the dynamics of the classroom experience.