NORTHWIND
Institute
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 NeXtChurch—the “New Thing” or the "next Re-formation"
Enroll in a single Course or the Certificate Program.
Certificate Faculty:
Michael J. Christensen
Retired Administrator & Faculty of Drew University
Former International Director, Communities of Shalom - UMC
CEO of WorldHope Corps, Inc.
30+ years of experience serving on the Staff and Boards
of Non-Profit Community Development Organizations
Rachel Christensen, MPA
Caroline Nijuki, PhD
Northwind Institute has met the requirements of the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools to offer certificates of completion for theological and ministry-related courses.
Courses in the Faith-Based Community Development Certificate Program may be transferred to Northwind Seminary's Contextualized Ministry or Specialized Ministry Degree Programs after completing the Seminary's Application Process.
DOCTORAL DEGREE STUDENTS MUST ENROLL FOR THESE COURSES IN NORTHWIND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
THEOLOGY and
PRACTICE OF
community development
Introducing Faith-Based
Community Development
with
Michael J. Christensen
Tutorial Course
$400.00
Specialized Skills
for
Community development
Six Threads of
SHALOM
Skills for Organizing
with
Annie Allen
Tutorial Course
$400.00
community
SOCIAL
innovation
Exploring Pathways
toward
Community Transformation
with
Rachel Christensen
Tutorial Course
$400.00
collaborative
organizational development
Building and leading teams
with
Michael J. Christensen
and
Visiting Faculty
Tutorial Course
$400.00
CHRISTIAN
TRADITIONS
[CHURCH HISTORY]
This Course
explores Christian
History & Traditions
with
Michael J. Christensen
Tutorial Course
$400.00
SOCIAL JUSTICE
AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
This tutorial explores
the connections between
Social Justice issues and Community Development
Tutorial Course
$400.00
Sima Al-Ghawaly is a student from Bethlehem.
Sima and her community have created a Bethlehem Children's Camp using community resources and fundraising connections to address the needs of children abused during COVID. She began developing the project two weeks ago. After many conversations, she acquired a pro-bono staff of Sisters from St.Joseph's Nursery School, youth leaders, professional psychologists, parents; insurance, food, and supplies are donated from the community.