Pastoral Studies Course
This course equips aspiring pastors with essential skills for leading small urban congregations through practical training in preaching, analysis, care, management, and leadership.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
The Pastoral Studies Course prepares you to serve small urban congregations confidently with practical, hands-on training. You'll learn to assess contexts, analyse congregations, and diagnose conflicts, while improving your preaching, worship planning, and building communities across generations. Gain skills in ethical pastoral care, crisis response, time management, and lasting spiritual habits that you can use right away in actual ministry work.
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Develop skills
- Applied preaching design: plan sermon series that link faith to everyday life.
- Congregational analysis: evaluate needs, conflicts, and demographics in urban churches.
- Pastoral care essentials: provide short-term support and make ethical referrals.
- Practical ministry management: organise time, records, and reports in small parishes.
- Intergenerational leadership: resolve conflicts and develop shared worship practices.
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