Leadership to Serve a Hurting World
Design your learning for practical, research-based, and faithful humanitarian leadership to serve in a hurting world.
Why Pursue the Certificate in Humanitarian Leadership?
This 10-credit graduate certificate offers humanitarian, disaster, and development professionals a personalized path to deepen your expertise for faithful, humble leadership in service of Christ and His Kingdom. The interdisciplinary curriculum equips you with critical competencies and skills you can immediately apply to your work with vulnerable people.
This certificate is designed for working humanitarian professionals, NGO and nonprofit board members, church leaders, cross-cultural workers, disaster responders, missionaries, and others who will benefit from specialized expertise.
- Professional Expertise
Gain foundational and advanced training in crisis response, NGO management, and humble leadership from one of the nation’s leading Christian institutions in disaster research and training. - Flexible Format
Choose your courses and then learn through flexible online or in-person formats. - Interdisciplinary Focus
Enhance your knowledge and skills with specialized study in humanitarian, disaster, and community development. - Pathway to an M.A.
All credits earned in this certificate can be applied directly toward Wheaton's M.A. in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership, should you choose to pursue the full degree later.