The Certificate of Worship Arts is designed to aid in providing the church with effective worship leaders.
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Churches typically find their worship leaders by seeking those with training and experience in music. The Certificate of Worship Arts will include Communications, Program Planning, Theories of Learning, the History of Liturgy and Worship, and the Use of Music and Drama in Worship. In addition, the program will include a worship practicum, allowing students to receive supervised hands-on ministry experience. Students will be encouraged to take one of the certificate programs as part of either the Master of Arts in Specialized Ministries program or the Master of Divinity program. The first course of the program, the History of Liturgy and Worship, will be offered this summer.