Integration

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.

Program director

Mark Baker, Ph.D.

Professor of Mission and Theology

Faculty

Tim Geddert, Ph.D.

Professor, Program Director, New Testament

Lynn Jost, Ph.D.

Professor, Program Director, Old Testament, Director of the Center for Anabaptist Studies

Brian Ross, D.Min.

Associate Professor, Program Director, Christian Ministry, Master of Divinity & Ministry Leadership and Culture

Admission requirements

Commitment to and desire for Christian ministry and service
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University
Minimum GPA of 2.5
Online application and fee ($90)
Personal profile questions
Three letters of reference
Writing sample

Download the Admissions Checklist to get started.

Course listing

Required Courses (30 Units)

Code	Title	Units
BIB 709	Bible Knowledge Requirement Seminar	0
BIB 720	The Church and God’s Mission in the World	3
BIB 725	Understanding, Interpreting and Teaching Scripture	2-3

Must be taken as a 3 unit course

Code	Title	Units
COUN 790	Advanced Family Studies	3
COUN 738	Person, Family, and Culture	2
COUN 793A	Practicum I	3
MIN 704	Discerning Vocation and Calling	1
MIN 714	Spirit, Character, and Transformation	2-3

At least 2 units required

Code	Title	Units
MIN 770	Ministry Discernment :	0–0
THEO 730	Discipleship and Ethics	2-3