Certificate in Multicultural Preaching

Portland Seminary's Institute for Pastoral & Congregational Thriving partnered with the Leadership Center and Religion for Her to create an all-expenses-paid, yearlong Certificate in Multicultural Preaching, providing women ministers with an opportunity to:

• Hone their communication skills
• Receive seminary-level training
• Build networks of peer support

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

Read this press release to learn more about the grant.

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 cohort gatherings
• Two individual coaching sessions
• Four individual spiritual direction sessions
• Fall semester Biblical Foundations online course
• Spring semester Multicultural Preaching online course
• Certificate conferral at Portland Seminary graduation

Applications for the 2024-2025 cohort open in April, 2024. The application deadline is May 31, 2024. Selected applications will be notified by July 1, 2024.