Foundations in Faith & Leadership

A cohort-based online certificate program.

 
 
 

Groups develop ministry skills and earn micro-credentials through a 24-week online certificate program that combines group engagement with guidance from trained facilitators.

Perfect for ministry teams, church groups, and non-profit team members!

Available Tracks

 
 
  • Foundations in Faith & Leadership is an online certificate program that offers training and micro-credentialing for lay leaders, deacons, church boards, pastors, teachers, activists, community organizers, and other groups seeking to develop ministry skills through structured and interactive learning.

    Each track consists of four 6-week courses. Weekly modules include two hours of independent learning through Coassemble, an easy-to-use learning platform. Modules include brief lectures from leading scholars, short readings, videos, and reflection questions designed to help you make connections to your life and ministry.

    You will have one synchronous weekly online session with a trained facilitator and fellow participants to discuss the concepts you are learning and share with one another.

    Your group gets to determine its own schedule, start date, and discussion dates/times.

    The minimum for a group is 5 participants.

  • $350 per participant -Payment Plans are Available

    The minimum for a group is 5 participants.

    This includes all four courses and materials in the 24-week process, 8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), meetings with your private facilitator, and 1 year of access to Emory’s Pitts Library Digital Essentials resources

    For questions, please contact us at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.

 

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We couldn’t fully prepare our congregation to be the public theologians they are without all of the help from The Candler Foundry.
— Jenn Stiles Williams, Lead Pastor at St. Luke's orlando UMC

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Psalm 23

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The Storm

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