Certificate in Thriving Leadership

Portland Seminary's Institute for Pastoral & Congregational Thriving partnered with Leadership Center to create an all-expenses-paid, yearlong Certificate in Thriving Leadership program, providing ministers with an opportunity to:

• Pursue theological education
• Receive vocational coaching
• Build professional networks

This graduate certificate will be conferred by Leadership Center and recognized by Portland Seminary for six credits of advanced standing toward a master's degree.

The next cohort will run from September 2024 through May 2025. It will include:

• Two in-person gatherings in Oregon’s Willamette Valley (Sept. 12-14, 2024 & May 6-8, 2025)
• Monthly virtual small-group gatherings
• Two individual vocational coaching sessions
• Two individual spiritual direction sessions
• Four-module online course
• Final project
• Certificate conferral at Portland Seminary graduation

Apply now for our 2024-25 cohort! The application deadline is May 31, 2024. Selected applications will be notified by July 1, 2024.