Graduate Certificate in Christian Leadership Embrace Your Calling as a Leader
9
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Explore the Biblical Foundations of Leadership with Our Online Graduate Certificate in Christian Leadership
Are you looking to grow in your leadership abilities? Through our 100% online Graduate Certificate in Christian Leadership program, you can do so in just one semester! At Liberty, we are dedicated to teaching you how to lead with integrity and excellence, so throughout this certificate, you will explore the lives, traits, and habits of some of history’s greatest leaders.
Our online Christian leadership graduate certificate provides practical training in team building, conflict resolution, and biblical leadership principles so that you can effectively lead in today’s culture. This certificate program is ideal for students who want to study biblical leadership techniques while preparing for a graduate degree.
Why Choose Liberty’s Online Christian Leadership Certificate?
Our Christian leadership online graduate certificate is designed to help you gain a better understanding of effective leadership so you can further your ministry. You will study under professors who have served as entrepreneurs, missionaries, and pastors. Our faculty is eager to share this real-world experience with you as you study leadership principles with everyday applications. As a Christian college, Liberty University teaches biblically-based, practical skills that will help you excel in many critical leadership roles with your church and community.
You can also use this Christian leadership online graduate certificate as a foundation for a related master’s degree program, as your Christian leadership credits may be transferred directly to a seminary program.
What Will You Study in Our Online Graduate Certificate in Christian Leadership?
Our online Graduate Certificate in Christian Leadership combines practical leadership training with the study of essential biblical leadership principles. You can learn from the lives of some of the greatest leaders in history while examining the role of a leader from a biblical and theological perspective. You will also learn essential management and conflict resolution skills that can help you overcome obstacles that arise in both Christian and business organizations.
Potential Career Opportunities
Our graduate Christian leadership certificate can help you prepare for several career paths. Depending on your current knowledge, education level, and experience, there are many different positions that could benefit from our Christian leadership certificate:
- Business manager
- Clergy member
- Director of a business department
- Ministry assistant
- Youth pastor
The managerial, leadership, and organizational skills that you gain from our Graduate Certificate in Christian Leadership can be an asset in many other aspects of the business and ministry fields as you pursue positions of added responsibility. Take the next step towards your personal and professional goals with a Graduate Certificate in Christian Leadership from Liberty University.
Additional education or training may be required for some jobs or occupations. Conferral of a certificate does not guarantee job placement.
Required Courses
Certificate Information
- This online graduate certificate program falls under the John W. Rawlings School of Divinity.
- View the Graduate Divinity Course Guides (login required).
Certificate Completion Plan
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for many divinity courses* all for one convenient fee.
*Electronic textbooks are not provided for PACO courses or courses that fall under departments outside the School of Divinity.
Grad & Postgrad Divinity Block Rate (9-15 credit hours) | $2,750 |
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Grad & Postgrad Divinity Part Time (0-8.99 or over 15 credit hours) | $395/Credit |
Military Grad & Postgrad Divinity Block Rate (9-15 credit hours) | $2,475 |
Military Grad & Postgrad Divinity Part Time (0-8.99 or over 15 credit hours) | $275/Credit |
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Admission Information for Our Online Graduate Certificate in Christian Leadership Program
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Admission to this program also requires:
- School of Divinity Questionnaire (login required).
- Provide pastoral contact information (login required).
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Transcript Policies
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
Admissions Office Contact Information
Liberty University Online Admissions Verification
1971 University Blvd.
Lynchburg, VA 24515
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available Benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for part-time graduate and postgraduate divinity courses
- Discounted divinity block rate – $2,475 per semester*
- Additional discount for veterans who service in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course)**
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
*Credits taken below 9 and above 15 credit hours per semester are charged at the part-time rate.
**Not applicable to certificates.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to complete this graduate certificate?
This graduate certificate can be completed in 9 credit hours!
Can any of these courses be applied to a master’s degree?
You may transfer earned credit hours from our online Graduate Certificate in Christian Leadership program into a related master’s degree.
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