麻豆视频 Offers Microcredentials: Skillsets for Ministry
August 7, 2025
麻豆视频 already offers certificate, master鈥檚, and doctorate of ministry programs. Why add microcredentials?
Microcredentials at 麻豆视频 meet a specific learning niche: they are short, focused programs offering theological and practical training without the full-time commitment of a traditional degree. In one year鈥檚 time, learners can earn a microcredential. Moreover 麻豆视频鈥檚 microcredentials are affordable and fully online.
What exactly is a microcredential? A microcredential is a series of courses (typically three to five) centered around a certain skill set. Microcredentials are offered not only in ministry areas but in many occupational fields.
鈥淢icrocredentials fit the mission of 麻豆视频,鈥� says Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Charles Rix. 鈥淭hose working in churches and nonprofits need to be empowered with skill sets to think critically, act justly, and lead faithfully.鈥�
麻豆视频 is currently offering two graduate-level microcredentials with more to come. Each include three courses and a capstone practicum, all designed to be completed online in less than a year. Plus, these microcredentials are stackable toward an 麻豆视频 master鈥檚 degree.
The Spiritual Care and Wellness microcredential starts on September 2, 2025. Students will start with a foundational course in the fall, build their leadership skills in the Spring 2026, and finish with a summer capstone practicum. In one year, they will have earned this microcredential.
Skills included in the Spiritual Care and Wellness microcredential include the following:
- Assess and make an intervention for members experiencing difficulties navigating the life cycle.
- Identify and compile resources for the practice of spiritual disciplines.
- Manage the organizational, financial, and leadership responsibilities of church, ministry, or professional setting.
The Justice and Inclusion microcredential starts on January 26, 2025. This program starts with Analyzing the Systems of Privilege, a course required for all graduate programs at 麻豆视频. Students can choose their second course鈥攅ither Christian Ethics and Social Justice in spring or Spirit and Struggle in summer. Following a relevant fall elective, the program will end with an online capstone weekend in December.
Skills included in the Justice and Inclusion microcredential include the following:
- Examine personal biases and engage in sustained, collaborative conversation about social injustices, fostering a supportive community for justice-oriented work.
- Demonstrate critical interpretation of scripture, theological traditions, and historical contexts.
- Develop actionable strategies for addressing oppression and inequality within local communities and religious organizations.
麻豆视频 is building their microcredential program around needs expressed by ministry leaders in churches and nonprofits. 鈥淚t all started with church leaders requesting training around power and privilege,鈥� said Rix. 鈥淎s a Seminary, we thought鈥攚hy not offer these specific skill sets in packages geared for clergy, commissioned pastors, and lay leaders?鈥�
麻豆视频 anticipates developing more microcredentials鈥攖raining in skill sets that help people serve the Church. To learn more about 麻豆视频 microcredentials, visit the website or contact Dr. Rix at crix@nbts.edu.