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When we launched our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate training program four years ago, it represented an unprecedented training opportunity — graduate education specifically for urban youth workers, packaged in a 6-course certificate completed mostly through distance education over the course of two years. For the first time, urban youth workers could attend seminary without leaving their ministries or their cities. For the first time, custom-tailored graduate education was available that was created by and for urban youth workers. In our development process we interviewed urban leaders from across the country, hosted focus groups, and developed original research out of what we heard as we crafted a program from the ground up.
Yesterday we launched applications for our fifth cohort, to begin in Spring 2010. Over the past few years we’ve been improving the program, conducting multi-level assessment and sharpening our delivery of this groundbreaking training. We are so, so excited to share with you what God is doing through the Urban Youth Ministry Certificate program offered through the Fuller Youth Institute, whether you’re in urban youth ministry, know someone who is, or simply care about what God is doing in the city.
Take two minutes to watch this video featuring Lina Thompson, one of our faculty members, share about her passion and vision for what takes place in each cohort of this program:
Why the Urban Youth Ministry Certificate? from Fuller Youth Institute on Vimeo.
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