Offering accessible, affordable, quality, online theological education to
local pastors, bi-vocational leaders, second career clergy, lay ministers, and
life-time learners with faithful and creative ministry in a postmodern era for the
"NeXt Church", The “NeXt Thing”, or the "NeXt Re-formation"
The Center for Leadership &
Specialized Ministry
Robert J. Duncan Jr. D.Min
Professor of Leadership & Specialized Ministry
Founder: Northwind Academic|Institute|Seminary
Dr. Duncan has been a United Methodist Minister fo over 40 years and has 25+ years of experience in Higher Education.
He has served on many Non-Profit Boards and has been a frequent conference speaker.
Camp & Conference Ministry Certificate Program is coordinated by Peter R. Newbury.
Peter has served as a Camp Director at Presbyterian Camps in WA, CA, MT and OK. He is currently the Volunteer Consultant at Glacier Camp & Conference Center.
He also served as Secretary of the Presbyterian Camp and Conference Association.
Theology, Spirituality
and Ministry
These Certificate Programs are offered by the Center of Theology, Spirituality
& Ministry.
Michael J. Christensen. Ph.D.
Professor of Theology & Spiritual Formation
Caroline Njuki, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Global Perspectives Program
Advanced Certificates
Study with Northwind Seminary Faculty
Len Sweet. Ph.D.
Professor of Semiotics
Carl Savage, D.Min, Ph.D.
Professor of Archaeology & Biblical Studies
WHAT TO EXPECT
Northwind offers a new style of online learning: Guided Education
When thinking about a certificate course, the common image is a professor in the front of a room, lecturing, and asking or answering questions. Sometimes facilitating peer learning in small discussion groups. This allows students to learn in a very direct way, but it is not the only way to teach. Northwind Institute courses are designed for the individual student who is taking a course anywhere (wifi available), anytime (at the student’s pace), on any device (computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone). The Pedagogy or teaching philosophy at Northwind is Guided Education. Faculty-Mentors vet resources, organize learning, and guide students in Video-Lecture Courses and Tutorial Courses.
TIME REQUIREMENTS
Start courses at any time
Study on a schedule that fits your life.
Set aside 1 hour per day
- - or - -
One Day a week.
QUALITY INSTRUCTION
Learn from respected faculty with advanced degrees and experience
in their fields of study.
Get the support you need for success.
COURSE LENGTH
Complete your course
in as little as 30-days
or up to 90-days.
100% ONLINE
LEARN
ANYTIME
ANYWHERE
ANY DEVICE