Continuing Education


 CYS online non-accredited courses

Community/economic development

  • Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA and the Chalmers Center for Economic Development. Coming from a Christian perspective, Covenant College offers minors and majors in community economic development (International or US). Similarly, the Chalmers Center offers Certificates for professionals in community economic development (International or US).
  • Eastern College, Philadelphia, PA Offers graduate programs in International Economic Development, Urban Econ.Dev., Non-Profit Management, and Organizational Leadership.
  • The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford, UK. Offers a Masters in Mission and Development as well as research degrees. Geared toward practitioners in developing countries.
  • Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC (distance option). Offers a Certificate and Post-Bac Dip. in Community Economic Development.

Counseling

  • Boston College, Boston, MA: Offers a joint MA/MSW program combining Pastoral Ministry and Social Work as well as an MA/MA in Pastoral Ministry/Counseling Psychology. Both can provide professional liscensing.
  • Eastern College, Philadelphia, PA. Offers graduate degrees in School Counseling, School Psychology, and Community Clinical Counseling.
  • Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, CA. Offers a DPhilosophy and DPyschology in Clinical Psychology; MS in Marital and Family Therapy; MA in Family Studies and a Cert. in Marriage and Family Enrichment. Also an MA in Recovery Ministry and an MA in Family Life Education.
  • Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, S. Hamilton, MA and Charlotte, NC. Offers a Masters and Certificate in Christian Counseling.  

Education

  • Boston College, Boston, MA. Offers an MED in Religious Education.
  • Eastern College, Philadelphia, PA. Offers an MA in Multicultural Education.
  • Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, S. Hamilton, MA. Offers a Masters of Arts in Educational Ministry. 

    International ministry

    • Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, CA. Offers MA''''s in Intercultural Studies (available in Korean), Crosscultural Studies, Global Leadership; a Masters of Theology in Missiology; Doctor of Missiology; DPhil in Intercultural Studies; DMin (Korean) in Global Ministries; an dual degree MA in TESOL with Bioloa Univ.  

      • Urban ministry

      • CUTS (Center for Urban Theological Studies), Philadelphia, PA. In partnership with Geneva College, they offer various Associate, Bachelor and MA degrees in urban ministry related fields.
        • Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, CA. Offers an MA in Multicultural Ministries.
          • Gordon Conwell , CUME, Boston, MA. Offers a Masters of Arts in Urban Ministry and an MDivinity with an Urban emphasis. Charlotte, NC campus offers a Cert. in Christian Studies and Urban Ministry.  

            • Youth ministry

            • Boston College, Boston, MA. Offers an MA in Pastoral Ministry available with different concentrations:  youth and young adult faith, spirituality, social justice/social ministry, and Hispanic ministry.
              • Emerge Academy, a global online training academy for youth workers offering a Certificate in Youth Ministry.
                • Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, CA. Offers an MA in Youth Ministry and Youth, Family and Culture (see their new Center for Ministry to Youth and their Families)
                  • Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston, MA. Offers an MA in Youth Ministry.  
                    • International Biblical Online Leadership Training. Based out of Edmonton, Alberta and in partnership with Vanquard College, IBOLT offers a one-year, distance Certificate in Youth Studies.