Certificate in Intercultural Ministry
Preparation for culturally-agile ministry—including travel-based study
12 Credit Hours across a 15 month online program
Certificate in Intercultural Ministry
At the Center for World Christian Studies at North Park Theological Seminary
The Intercultural Ministry Certificate is a 12-credit program for leaders preparing to serve in diverse cultural settings, both locally and globally. Flexible learning options for online or cohort learning are anchored by a required immersive travel experience such as “Experiencing African Christianity” or “The Gospel in Asian Context.”
Perfect for lay leaders seeking firsthand insight into global ministry with theological depth, for seminary students investing further into their intercultural development for effective ministry, or for current congregations leaders seeking to equip their congregation to think, plan, and practice interculturally as part of its witness to the whole gospel “in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and the ends of the earth.”
The Colombia Experience
North Park Theological Seminary students and instructors experience the energy, music, spiritual environment, and new understandings of relationship in their encounter with the Church in Colombia.
Program Notes
- 12 credit hours
- One required global immersion travel course—different options offered each year
- Flexible formats for additional courses may be offered or as in-person intensive, depending on course selection
- Complete as a stand-alone certificate or part of a Master’s degree
Travel Destination Courses
One option is offered each year. Past travel course options have included:
- MNST 6130 The Gospel in Asian Context
- MNST 6135 Experiencing African Christianity
- MNST 6140 Experiencing Global Christianity
- MNST 6352 Journey to Mosaic
- MNST 6401 Sankofa: Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation
The Center for World Christian Studies | Serve Globally
The Center for World Christian Studies at North Park Theological Seminary works in partnership with Serve Globally of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Service Globally joins the global church through partnerships and personnel across 63 countries.
Pierre de Chardin said, “We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. And yet it is the law of all progress that it is made by passing through some stages of instability.”
The intercultural ministry certificate will start a lifelong journey of self-awareness, discovery, and surprise as God leads and forms you along the way. What you learn through God’s work in the world will impact others, but it will definitely transform you. Are we ready to trust in the slow work of God?
—Dr. Paul de Neui
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