Our certificate in integration helps you integrate your faith and ministry into your vocation. Offering you practical skills and an understanding of the theology of missional living, this kind of training is invaluable in today's missional church context.
Highlights
- Purposeful community of learners and leaders
- Experienced and published faculty
- Theologically diverse student body
- MFT and ministry students integrated in foundational courses
- Option to study in Israel each summer
- Option to attend the Hispanic Summer Program
- Diverse practicum opportunities
- Online courses available
- Fully accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Career opportunities
With a range of theology and practical courses, this certificate prepares you to become a minister in your world—your job, your neighborhood, your community.
Faculty
Mark Baker, Ph.D.
Professor of Mission and Theology
Tim Geddert, Ph.D.
Professor of New Testament
Lynn Jost, Ph.D.
Professor of Old Testament and Preaching, Director of the Anabaptist Center
David Bruce Rose, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
Admission requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Completion of FPBS application materials
Course listing
Required Courses (30 Units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BIB 720 | The Church and God's Mission in the World | 3 |
| BIB 725 | Biblical Interpretation I | 3 |
| BIB 790 or COUN 790 | Senior Seminar or Advanced Family Studies | 3 |
| COUN 738 | Person, Family, and Culture | 2 |
| COUN 793A | Practicum I | 3 |
| MIN 705 | Mentoring/Connecting | 1 |
| MIN 710 | Spiritual Formation | 2 |
| MIN 770 | Ministry Discernment | 0 |
| THEO 730 | Discipleship and Ethics * | 3 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bible elective | 3 | |
| Theology elective | 3 | |
| Free electives | 4-5 |
* Course must be taken as number of units listed here
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Fresno Biblical Seminary equipped me intellectually and formed me spiritually. I developed into the type of person that could offer the ministry of Christ’s presence in our time and place.
Dustin Maddox
- Seminary Student