Do you long to mobilize the masses to transform the spirituality, values, culture and structures of a Megalopolis?

Graduate Certificate in Leadership of Urban Movements

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

This Graduate Certificate is similar to a Post-graduate Diploma in some other countries.

Good seeds of spirituality, character, and leadership embedded in marginalized communities multiply into movements. Religious movements result in moral, and ethical change. These generate social movements which result in economic and political change. This certificate is formational for emerging ethnic and urban movement leaders’ wisdom, skill, and character in seeking transformative solutions in megacities and among ethnic peoples and the urban poor.

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Character

Discover your personal fit for urban movement leadership roles.

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Intellect

Apply insights from social science perspectives.

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Skills

Through practical service learning, demonstrate skills used in movement leadership.

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Program Features

12 Credits

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A total of four courses are required to complete this certificate (see below for more details).

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1 Year - 16 Months

LENGTH OF PROGRAM

Students are able to complete the degree in about one academic year by taking one course per term for a total of four courses.

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Accredited

ACCREDITATION

WCIU is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).

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TOPICS INCLUDE

  • Leadership in an Urban Context 

  • Spiritual Formation in an Urban Context 

  • Building Faith Communities through Storytelling 

  • Theology of Community Transformation 

  • Practice of Community Transformation 

  • Working among the Disenfranchised 

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IS THIS PROGRAM RIGHT FOR YOU?

Are you in a global city? This program is a great fit if you:

  • Are already able to multiply cells and teams inside a people

  • Are working towards a church-planting movement but want to understand principles


Are you in a U.S. based city? This program is a great fit if you

  • Have a rage that motivates you to social justice movements and advocacy.

  • Are meddled in community leadership and want to see momentum for change

  • Are grappling with ethnic identity, reconciliation, and leadership emergence 

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Course Information

The Graduate Certificate in Leadership of Urban Movements is made up of four courses.

Students are required to take TUL 620 and choose 3 other courses from the following courses:

Course Descriptions

TUL 620 Leadership in Urban Movements

TUL 520 Urban Spirituality

TUL 530 Building Faith Communities

TUL 535 Community Transformation

TUL 655 Advocacy and the Urban Environment

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 FAQs

Do I need to complete an undergraduate (Bachelor’s) level degree before applying for the graduate certificate level program?

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE AND THE MA IN TRANSFORMATIONAL URBAN LEADERSHIP?

Will a graduate education help me move up in my organization even at the Certificate level?

My bachelor's degree has not trained me Biblically, or to work with cultural/historical data. Am I still able to do the program?

I work full-time, or my ministry keeps me going non-stop. Is WCIU’s Graduate level certificate program flexible enough for me?

if I complete a certificate, can I still do the Master' degree?

Can I do more than one certificate?

 Do you have questions about our tuition costs or the admissions process?

Find out more on our admissions & tuition page.

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Graduate Level Certificate in Leadership in Urban Movements

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