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 2025 through May 2026. It will include:

• Two in-person gatherings in Oregon’s Willamette Valley (Sept. 11-13, 2025 & May 5-7, 2026)
• Monthly virtual small-group gatherings
• Two individual vocational coaching sessions
• Two individual spiritual direction sessions
• Four-module online course
• Final project
• Certificate conferral

Applications for the 2025-2026 cohort are open now and are due by June 20, 2025.

Click HERE for the application.