Microcredential Programs
You want to serve and grow, but you need a pathway that fits your life.
Whether you’re a ministry professional, layperson, or lifelong learner, our microcredential programs are designed for this moment—and made for you.
What’s a Microcredential?
Microcredentials are short, focused programs offering theological and practical training without the full-time commitment of a traditional degree. Our microcredentials include three courses and a capstone practicum, all designed to be completed in less than a year. And best of all—they’re stackable. That means your credits can go toward a degree program, so you’re always building toward the next step.
- Practical: Apply what you learn right away
- Affordable: Built for your budget, schedule, and life
- Connected: Learn with peers who share your purpose
- Stackable: Apply credits toward future degrees
Programs
In a moment marked by crisis, division, and deep need, we offer two targeted microcredentials:
Justice and Inclusion
For those who won’t look away—who feel the tension between the gospel and the world around them—this microcredential offers the tools to confront injustice head-on. Designed for ministry leaders, advocates, and everyday believers, it equips you to name injustice, challenge broken systems, and build something better.
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- Build a shared vocabulary and critical tools for justice work
- Examine how religious institutions shape systems of power
- Discern what faithful leadership looks like in your community
- Design a real-world project that puts your learning into action
By the time you complete the program, you won’t just understand systems—you’ll be prepared to disrupt them. And because this credential is stackable, your credits can move with you into a Master of Arts (M.A.) or Master of Divinity (MDiv) at NBTS.
Courses: Start in January with a workshop and spring course on Analyzing the Systems of Privilege. Choose your second course—either Christian Ethics and Social Justice in spring or Spirit and Struggle in summer. Pick a relevant fall elective and wrap it up with a capstone weekend in December.
- Analyzing Systems of Privilege Workshop & Course
- Choice of History or Theology Course
- Christian Ethics and Social Justice
- Spirit and Struggle: Histories of Christianity in the U.S.
- Choice of Bible, Preaching, Worship, or Ministry Course
(Select from Fall offerings) - Capstone Practicum
(Weekend intensive in December)
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Spiritual Care and Wellness
At a time when mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being are more important than ever, this microcredential equips you to provide compassionate care and holistic support. Designed for ministry leaders, chaplains, caregivers, and anyone called to walk alongside others in times of need, it prepares you to nurture the whole person—mind, body, and spirit.
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Explore the principles of spiritual care, the relationship between faith and wellness, and the tools needed to support individuals facing trauma, grief, and mental health challenges. You’ll engage topics like the healing power of presence, the intersection of spirituality and mental health, and how to create spaces of comfort and healing in your community.
- Learn to provide compassionate, contextually sensitive care
- Examine the role of spirituality in mental and emotional healing
- Discern how to respond to grief, trauma, and mental health needs in ministry
- Design and carry out a care-focused project to practice your skills
By the end of the year, you’ll be equipped to provide spiritual care and advocate for well-being in your community. And because it’s stackable, your credits can be applied toward a Master of Arts (M.A.) or Master of Divinity (MDiv) at NBTS.
Courses:
Complete the Spiritual Care and Wellness microcredential in one year: start in Fall with two foundational courses, build your leadership skills in Spring, and finish with a summer capstone practicum that ties it all together.
- Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling
- Called and Equipped: Vocational Discernment for Ministry
- Administration of Congregations, Communities, and Systems
- Capstone Practicum
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Flexible Learning:
- 100% online
- 3 courses for $3K
- $1,000 per course
- Complete in 1 year
Start Dates:
- Justice and Inclusion: courses start January 26
- Spiritual Care and Wellness: courses start September 2
Application Process:
- Completed application
- High school diploma, GED, or college transcript
Your calling is clear. Now you have a pathway.
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Contact our Admissions team at 848-237-1717 or admissions@nbts.edu.