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The Graduate Certificate and Advanced Graduate Certificate in Church Planting provides studies focused on missions and church planting principles with a particular emphasis placed on the practical implementation of such principles to advance the gospel at home or abroad.
Students pursuing Church Planting and Revitalization with the Southern M.Div. may complete a 9 hour Graduate Certificate, or an 18 hour Advanced Graduate Certificate en route to their degree.
Choose any 3 courses. Students pursuing the Advanced Graduate Certificate will complete 6 courses:
| Course Number | Description | Credit Hours |
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| 32300 | Principles of Spiritual Awakenings | 3 |
| 32330 | Urban Missions | 3 |
| 33820 | Introduction to Church Planting | 3 |
| 33830 | Intercultural Church Planting | 3 |
| 36550 | Introduction to Church Revitalization | 3 |
| 42450 | Leading Change in Ministry | 3 |
The Advanced Graduate Certificate is not fully developed for online learning.
The Graduate Certificate and Advanced Graduate Certificate in Church Planting provides studies focused on missions and church planting principles with a particular emphasis placed on the practical implementation of such principles to advance the gospel at home or abroad.
Graduate Certificates are only open to M.Div. students. Every M.Div. at Southern Seminary combines a robust core of biblical and theological studies plus missions, evangelism, and ministry courses to ensure students are prepared for a variety of ministry roles.
Graduate Certificates are open to M.Div. students or alumni.
Students may apply for the Master of Divinity with an accredited bachelor’s degree (in any field/major). It is not required that applicants have an academic background in biblical or ministry studies.
Click here to learn more or start your application.
Graduate Certificates are meant to prepare students for specific ministry roles in conjunction with the Master of Divinity. Therefore, only students enrolled in the M.Div. may pursue Graduate Certificates.
Students who already hold a M.Div. degree may apply for and pursue additional Graduate Certificates.
The following students are eligible to apply for and pursue stand-alone Graduate Certificates:
The application for Graduate Certificates comprises of:
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The Mathena Center for Church Revitalization serves the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the churches of the Southern Baptist Convention by providing pastoral resources and training to help in recovering and revitalizing the most at-risk churches in the convention. The Center accomplishes its mission by training students for revitalization, mentoring pastors doing revitalization, and counseling churches needing revitalization.
