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North Park Theological Seminary students have just returned from spring break, and the campus is once again busy with activity. Here are a few opportunities happening this spring and summer that we want to share with you:<\/p>\n

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Certificate Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are offering two graduate certificate programs-spiritual direction and urban ministry-that begin this summer, both of which are designed to help support and strengthen your ministry.<\/p>\n

Spiritual Direction<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Examine this specialized ministry of listening, discernment, and prayer at our C. John Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction<\/strong><\/a>. Benefit from a creative cohort learning community and high-quality instruction to join a growing worldwide network of trained spiritual directors.
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Apply online<\/strong><\/a> by March 31. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Urban Ministry<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> Integrate theology and practice to prepare for the changing needs of ministry in an urban setting. On-site summer intensive courses allow you to use Chicago as your classroom, and you’ll have the opportunity to study with Dr. Soong-Chan Rah,a leading scholar and practitioner in multicultural ministry.<\/p>\n

Apply online<\/strong><\/a> by April 30.<\/div>\n
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Participate in either certificate program with a cohort group of fifteen to twenty clergy and lay students. You can complete the required 15 semester hours, including on-site summer intensives and online courses, in just over two years.<\/p>\n

Tuition is approximately $7,500, and payment plans and limited financial assistance<\/strong><\/a> are available. For more information, please contact the Office of Seminary Admissions via email<\/strong><\/a> or at (773) 244-6229.<\/p>\n

Nyvall Lectures<\/strong><\/p>\n

You’re invited to join us on campus on Thursday, April 18, from 9:00 am to noon, as we host our annual Nyvall Lectures<\/strong><\/a> in Isaacson Chapel.<\/p>\n

Dr. Willie Jennings, professor at Duke Divinity School, will deliver a two-part lecture entitled, “An Obedient and Loving Church: Toward an Ecclesiology that Matters.” You can attend this lecture either in person or online via live webcast<\/strong><\/a>, courtesy of covchurch.tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Songwriting Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are also offering Songwriting for Christian Worship<\/strong><\/a> on Saturday, April 20. Designed with pastors and worship leaders in mind, this hands-on workshop will equip you and others in your congregation with a solid framework for writing powerful, effective songs for worship.<\/p>\n

Register online.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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