
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"

Certificate in Faith-Based
Non-Profit Management
Enroll in a single Course or the Certificate Program.
Certificate Faculty:
Robert J. Duncan Jr., D.Min
Retired United Methodist Minister
Retired President of Bacone College
30+ years of experience serving on the Staff and Boards of national Non-Profit Organizations.
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 Leadership Certificate Programs may be transferred to Northwind Seminary's Master of Contextualized Ministry or Master of Specialized Ministry Degree Programs.
Academic Policies:
Textbooks:
Textbooks are not included in the tuition fees for these courses.
Refund Policy:
100% Refund prior to the course start date & classroom access
0% Refund after the course starts or course access
Refund requests must be made within 30 days of course enrollment.
Medical Leave:
Students may request a medical leave which allows a student to return to their studies at a future date.
Enrollment Policies:
Open Enrollment:
Students are required to apply for admission to the Seminary to enroll in a course.
Course Schedule:
Students may start a course at any time.
Course Duration:
Courses may be completed in 30-90 days. After 90 days a grade of Incomplete may be filed requiring an approved extension. Courses not completed within the extension period will receive a grade of F.

master's
degree
course of
study
Intro to Graduate Studies
Managing Non-Profits
Funding Non-Profits
Leading Non-Profits
Capstone Research
Capstone Project
Capstone Paper