To
earn the Health Ministries Certificate,
you must complete a total of 138 Contact
Hours (132 of the hours are completed
online in a collegial environment that
does not require you to travel.) You
will complete these contact hours with
the following:
By
utilizing a blended approach that includes
online Connected Learning, participants
can complete this Certificate Program
in a one year period. Upon completion
of the Certificate Program, each participant
will be invited to attend the Oates Institute's
Annual Gathering and Oates Award Dinner
where they will be awarded the Certificate
in Health Ministries.
Most
applicants will be admitted each September
with the face-to-face retreat in Louisville,
Kentucky. It is possible to enter the
program at another time of year by beginning
with the three elective seminars. However,
it is necessary to first go through the
application and approval process before
the electives will count toward completion
of the certificate.