Practical Church Leadership
Online Certificate Program at Dakota Wesleyan University
Foundation scholarships are available! Scholarship applications for the July 2025 cohort are due April 15, 2025.
The 2024 graduating class, pictured left to right: Foundation President Chris Spencer, Rev. Katie Black, Rev. Mollie McGee, Rev. Katie Glass, Rev. Donnie Wilkinson; Rev. Joy Comeaux; Rev. Alton Preston and Rev. Laraine Waughtal.
STEWARDING THE CHURCH IN THE 21ST CENTURY
The United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana offers pastorsand laity in the Louisiana Annual Conference an opportunity for a scholarship in Dakota Wesleyan University’s Practical Church Leadership Program, a graduate certificate program.
The one-year program is designed to equip pastors and laity to handle the ever-expanding administrative expectations and responsibilities they are often asked to meet in the areas of finance, personnel, management and stewardship. Participants will earn 21 credit hours toward a Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
Those selected will participate in online courses, individualized coaching and face-to-face meetings, all sensitive to the traditional church calendar.
Scholarship applications are due April 15, 2025.