As part of our comprehensive curriculum, PATHWAYS currently offers a selection of courses in four Certificate areas: Foundational Theology, Biblical Studies, Theological Studies, and Preaching. Our certificates consist of courses that will help you develop ministerial career competency in a specific subject. An additional certificate area, Environmental Justice is offered for ministry and advocacy at all levels. See our Calendar page for course offering dates.
CERTIFICATE OF FOUNDATIONAL THEOLOGY
Required for the certificate are three courses:
- Making Sense of Theology
- Understanding the Bible as a Progressive Christian
- The Living Heart of Progressive Christian Theology
Participants elect to take five other courses which may include:
- The Variety of Beliefs within Christianity Today
- Spiritual Care of Self and Others
- The Art of Worship
- Pluralism and Religion in North America
- Ethics and the Life of Meaning
- Faith Formation and Spiritual Practices for Children, Youth, and Adults
- The Stories of Christian Saints and Sinners
BIBLICAL STUDIES CERTIFICATE
- Old Testament Hermeneutics
- New Testament Hermeneutics
- Approved Elective Course with Bible Study Project
THEOLOGICAL STUDIES CERTIFICATE
- Ecological Theology
- Contextual Theology
- Practicing Our Faith in the Public Square
- Theology of Gender and Sexuality
- Approved Contemporary Theological Perspectives Project
PREACHING CERTIFICATE
- The Art of Worship
- The Art of Preaching
- Contemporary Homiletics
- Special Occasion Worship and Preaching
- Approved Elective Course with Sermon Writing
SUPERVISED MINISTRY CERTIFICATE
- Introduction to Supervised Ministry
- Supervised Ministry I: Entering a New Place of Ministry
- Supervised Ministry II: Leadership in the Midst of Change
- Supervised Ministry III: The Practice of Worship Leadership
- Supervised Ministry IV: Faith Formation in the parish
- Supervised Ministry V: The Transformative Context of Pastoral Care
- Supervised Ministry VI: Leaving a Place of Ministry
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM
The PATHWAYS Environmental Justice Program equips participants with the tools to engage in environmental justice work in their own communities (such as community advocates, eco-church consultants, or coalition builders among faith-based, science-based, and government-based organizations).
Level 1 Certificate, 6 Courses:
- Environmental Literacy in God’s Creation
- Eco-Theology: Centering Creation in God’s Love
- Biomes and Landforms in Scripture
- Going Green
- TERRA NULLIUS:The Doctrine of Discovery and the Subjugation of Creation
- NOSTRA TERRA:The Church’s Role in Restoration and Reclamation of Creation
Level 2 Certificate (Applied), 6 Courses:
- Small-Scale Farmers and Global Industrial Agriculture
- Water is Life
- Transforming Transportation
- Just Energy – Climate Change and Carbon Footprint
- Food Sovereignty
Level 3 Certificate (Synthesizing), 5 Courses:
- Ecological Theology
- Environmental Ethics
- Indigenous Theology
- Scripture from an Agrarian Perspective
- Capstone: Focus on Worship - Preaching for Ecological Change (9 weeks)
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs)
Continuing education is vital for any professional today. To help clergy and chaplains stay current in their areas of practice, PATHWAYS Theological Education offers continuing education courses that are online in an asynchronous format. The PATHWAYS format enables course participants to access the classes based on their own schedule at an affordable price.
- Explorer Courses can be taken for CEUs at an additional cost and an additional paper of 400 – 500 words.
- Foundational courses (Level 1) can be taken for CEUs at an additional cost and an additional paper of 500 – 750 words (for 2 CEUs) or 1200 – 1300 words (4 CEUs).
- Applied courses (Level 2) can be taken for CEUs at an additional cost and a reflection of 1000 – 1250 words ( 4 CEUs).
- Synthesizing courses (Level 3) can be taken for CEUs at an additional cost and a reflection of 1250 – 1500 words ( 4 CEUs).
Are you ready to get started?
STEP 1: APPLY NOW
STEP 2: Our staff will help guide you in enrolling in courses through our academic system, Populi. Returning students may enroll in courses through Populi using their individual login.
