The Certificate in Faith-Rooted Advocacy and Conflict Transformation (CFACT) offers a pathway of theological learning and spiritual formation for students discerning vocations in advocacy, public witness, peacebuilding, and reconciliation.

Students can earn this certificate as part of the MDiv (residential and hybrid), MTS, or MA in Christian Practice programs. Declarations can be made for this certificate beginning in August 2026.

"The Certificate in Faith-rooted Advocacy and Conflict Transformation invites graduate students into a formative journey of discerning how God’s reconciling work takes shape in the world. It creates space to engage the theological, ethical, spiritual, and practical foundations that sustain Christian leaders seeking transformation and healing within their communities. It calls students into a way of being that reflects God’s compassion and just peace, restoring right relationship with neighbor and creation."

Nina Balmaceda, Certificate Director
Rooted in the call of Christ to transformation, and nourished by Scripture and spiritual practice, the program cultivates leaders who seek to embody just peace in both local faith communities and broader society. Proceeding from the conviction that faith is a dynamic force that can shape the vision and practice of advocacy and conflict transformation, this certificate recognizes that public witness, advocacy, repair, healing, and reconciliation emerge from a deep trust in God’s ongoing work of renewal, inviting participants to embody hope, pursue just peace, and cultivate relationships that reflect the reconciling love of Christ.
 
This certificate highlights nonviolence as the normative mode of Christian public witness and affirms the dignity of all human beings and the sacred trust to protect and cherish all of creation. Through academic courses, Center for Reconciliation-convened gatherings, and practical opportunities for engagement across the Divinity School, the wider university, surrounding communities, and global alumni networks, students join a community of discernment and solidarity committed to personal formation and communal renewal. In doing so, CFACT equips students with theological grounding and practical competencies to engage critically and constructively in the congregational and public dimensions of just peace and reconciliation.
 
Additional details about this certificate will be available by August 2026. Contact Nina Balmaceda, the certificate director, with any questions.