{"id":2441,"date":"2008-09-15T18:25:51","date_gmt":"2008-09-15T18:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2010-12-22T12:21:38","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T17:21:38","slug":"6584","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2008\/09\/15\/6584\/","title":{"rendered":"North Park Offers Online Church Administration Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (September 15, 2008) \u2013 The School of Business and Nonprofit Management (SBNM) at North Park University has introduced a new graduate certificate in church administration that may be completed entirely online.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe five-course sequence is designed for individuals working in church settings, other ministry areas and parachurch organizations who want to advance their management skills and practice. All certificate courses may be applied to a graduate management degree at North Park.<\/p>\n<p>The first of the program\u2019s five required courses, Principles of Church Administration, begins October 18 and runs for seven consecutive weeks, covering the integration of faith and business practices, strategic planning, financial management, leadership, human resource management, and reporting. It also will introduce students to the resources available to clergy and church leaders that help promote more effective management.<\/p>\n<p>For church administrators in the Chicago area who wish to finish their bachelor\u2019s degree, North Park\u2019s School of Adult Learning offers a bachelor\u2019s degree completion program with a major in church and ministry management.<\/p>\n<p>For more information regarding these programs or to obtain an application, email <a href=\"mailto:cnicholson@northpark.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Nicholson<\/a>, call Nicholson at 773-244-5518, or visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northpark.edu\/sbnm\" target=\"_blank\">SBNM website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scholarships of up to 35 percent are available for SBNM graduate courses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=2441&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, IL (September 15, 2008) \u2013 The School of Business and Nonprofit Management (SBNM) at North Park University has introduced a new graduate certificate in church administration that may be completed entirely online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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