Certificate in Children and Family Ministry

Program Overview

Gain a deeper understanding of spiritual formation, stewarding a ministry team, curriculum building, church leadership and administration, roles of family in spiritual development and intergenerational, family, and children’s ministry care. This certificate will equip you to serve children and families in the local church and ministry contexts.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

• Be equipped with deeper theoretical and practical understandings in order to better serve children and families in the local church or ministry context

Prerequisites and Application

In addition to the requirements for general admission, you’ll need the following:

• Bachelors degree or extensive life experience with educational practice in a church, parachurch, Christian organization, or in the public education arena (generally five-plus years of full-time experience)
• Non-formal or informal preparation for theological study in educational ministries at the graduate level (theological education in a church or parachurch environment)
• Demonstrated academic ability through evaluation and interview by the Educational Ministries Department; one need not hold a bachelor’s degree for admission

Direct Cost and Financial Aid

Get graduate level courses at a significant lower price from a fully accredited premiere seminary like TEDS. All certificates are stackable into one of our MA programs if a student desires to continue their education at TEDS beyond the certificate.

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Featured Faculty

At TEDS, you will study under leading theologians, experts, and renowned authors in their respective fields. Our faculty is among the most widely published in evangelical academia and has deeply influenced the leaders shaping the present and future of evangelical Christianity across the globe. Through their lectures and mentorship, you will grow in your faith and practice.

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  Mimi L. Larson

  Executive Director of the Center for Faith and Children, Assistant Professor of Educational Ministries

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  Deborah A. Colwill

  Chair of the Educational Ministries Department, Professor of Educational and Leadership Studies

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  Donald C. Guthrie

  Director of the PhD (Educational Studies), Executive Director of CFTC, The Jeanette L. Hsieh Chair of Educational Leadership, Professor of Educational Ministries

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  Matthew Boutilier

  Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Studies