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Certificate in NextGen Ministry

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Learn How to Make a Difference in the Lives of Youth and Young Adults

This 21-credit-hour online program equips you with the skills and knowledge to minister in a life-changing way to children, adolescents, and young adults within your community. Emphasizing evangelism, pastoral counseling, and strategic outreach, the NextGen ministry degree teaches you to design age-appropriate, biblically grounded spiritual formation programs while utilizing in-person and digital discipleship tools and addressing generational and developmental needs.

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Here’s How We’ll Prepare You for Ministry

With a BS in Certificate in NextGen Ministry, you will be able to:
Demonstrate a strong biblical foundation in teaching and leading NextGen ministries.
Develop principles for ministry planning and strategic outreach in NextGen ministries.
Analyze spiritual formation characteristics for the developmental stages of children, adolescents, and young adults.
Apply NextGen counseling theories and skills that address contemporary issues.

Your Career Paths and Ministry Opportunities

The valuable insight and practical skills you’ll gain through our Certificate in NextGen Ministry will allow you to serve as a:

  • NextGen pastoral counselor
  • Community outreach coordinator

Life at Moody Online

Moody Online will welcome you into a diverse online community of fellow students from around the world, encouraging you to build relationships as you learn online. You’ll also:

  • Deepen your biblical knowledge in every class.
  • Apply what you learn in your real-life ministry.
  • Grow spiritually as you pursue God’s calling on your life.
  • Watch chapel online.
  • Access library services.

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