Certificate Overview
The Certificate in Spiritual Direction is designed for students who desire more extensive preparation in the area of Christian Spirituality than the Certificate in Christian Spirituality entails, and who feel called to serve as Certified Spiritual Directors, This program requires 28 hours of Master’s level credit—the nineteen hours of the Certificate in Christian Spirituality with an additional nine hours for certification as a spiritual director. The Certificate in Spiritual Direction may also be obtained by adding the same nine hours to a completed Master of Theological Studies degree with a Christian Spirituality concentration. The certificate requires 28 credit hours.
Certificate in Spiritual Direction
Course Requirements
| CS 501: Introduction to Christian Spirituality | 4 hours | |
| CS 510: Spiritual Disciplines and Practices | 3 hours | |
| CS 640: Congregations as Systems | 3 hours | |
| CS 650: Theological Foundations of Christian Spirituality | 3 hours | |
| CS 664: History of Christian Spirituality | 3 hours | |
| CS 665: Christian Devotional Classics | 3 hours | |
| CS 767: Techniques of Spiritual Direction | 3 hours | |
| CS 780/781: Spiritual Direction Practicum | 6 hours |