Disciples Seminary Foundation is engaged in evaluating its certificate programs (formerly CMS/DMS) and envisioning the future of its educational offerings. This new DSF Certificate Program plans to offer courses in Spanish, Korean, and English. To assist in this process, DSF has appointed a task force, which is assessing the financial sustainability, academic goals/outcomes, and accountability to partners (specifically the six Disciples regions in the West, racial-ethnic constituency groups, and DSF partner schools). The focus of the new Certificate Program is to expand the program’s reach, to create a program that is beneficial to people from diverse backgrounds, and to meet the needs of a changing church.
Many exciting ideas have emerged so far, including the possibility of establishing a DSF Lay Leadership Academy that would house all DSF’s educational programs — including its Certificate Program. We are also in discussions with our educational affiliates to see how we might partner with them. The new certificate program will offer courses in leadership development, spiritual formation, entrepreneurial ministry, community organizing, biblical studies, theology, chaplaincy, ethics, etc., as well as the trainings that DSF extends on behalf of its regional partners, including boundaries trainings, anti-racism/ pro-reconciliation trainings, Disciples History and Polity classes, CEUs, etc.
Our goal is to launch the new DSF Certificate Program in the fall of 2025. As we continue our process, we ask for your prayers and support.
