Pastors receive financial management and leadership training through 商学院 and 非营利组织管理, 阿克塞尔森非营利管理中心, 和神学院.
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芝加哥(二月十四日), 2017) — Lilly Endowment’s National Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral Leaders awarded North Park University with a $750,000 grant to provide specialized curriculum and programming geared for pastors and church leaders. 领导经济强健的教会, pastoral leaders need to be well versed in accounting, 金融, 人力资源, 和操作. 像这样, the seasoned educators from North Park University’s 商学院 and 非营利组织管理 (SBNM) and the 阿克塞尔森非营利管理中心 (Axelson Center) will work with 北园神学院(NPTS) to readily offer pastors financial management and leadership training.
North Park joins other higher education grant recipients Northwestern, 维拉诺瓦, 和西顿霍尔大学, as well as magazine and online publication 今日基督教. 牧师. Dr. 大卫Kersten, dean of North Park Theological 神学院 and vice president of church relations remarks, “I hope this national effort will form a closer relationship between business schools and seminaries.”
With North Park’s existing dual master degree program in seminary and business, the University is well-positioned to provide immediate instruction to pastoral leaders. In courses from both the business and nonprofit management school and seminary, students acquire the business skills they need to run financially strong congregations, in conjunction with their calling to serve the church.
Coursework includes language and content unique to churches, pastors, and church leadership. Several flexible learning options featuring the dual focus in business and church leadership, 包括:
- 教会管理硕士学位
- 教会领导专业博士学位
- Joint MDiv and MBA or MNA 项目 (dual degree program in seminary and business/nonprofit management)
- 商学院 and 非营利组织管理 five-course certificate program in
- 教会管理
- 人力资源管理
- 非营利组织财务管理
- Nonprofit marketing analysis and consumer behavior
- 教会管理原则
- Nonprofit board governance and volunteer management
非信用选项包括:
- Custom-designed workshops for specific organizations and/or groups
- 年度会议
- 训练营及工作坊
“We encourage pastors and lay leaders to consider our offerings as they are further developed over the coming three-year period. We will offer a continuum of educational opportunities, 包括信用和非信用, to strengthen financial and leadership capacity,韦斯利说。. Lindahl, North Park’s Dean of the 商学院 and 非营利组织管理.
Resources at North Park: 商学院 and 非营利组织管理 (SBNM), 北园神学院(NPTS), and the 阿克塞尔森非营利管理中心 (Axelson Center)
Another resource within SBNM is the 阿克塞尔森非营利管理中心 (Axelson Center). 成立于1999年, the Axelson Center offers expertise in teaching a wide range of management and leadership topics on a non-credit basis. That expertise has often been directed towards faith-based nonprofit organizations and will be joined with that of SBNM and NPTS to ensure the provision of a wide range of opportunities for faith leaders through this new initiative supported by the Lilly Endowment.
提供奖学金
In concert with North Park’s philosophy of offering access to quality higher education, participants are eligible to receive 50 percent scholarships towards certificates and custom workshops.