
Psalms and the Arts
This five-week course invites you to learn from experts in biblical interpretation and the arts to deepen your personal and communal engagement with the Psalms and the arts. In this course, you will meditate on psalms and artworks, engage with the Psalms theologically, explore artful interpretations of the Psalms, and examine the role of the Psalms in the life of the church.

Upcoming Events
2025 Sankofa Alumni Preaching Series
The Office of Black Church Studies invites you to the 2025 Sankofa Alumni Preaching Series held every Tuesday in the month of February.
No registration is required for this event.
2025 Sankofa Alumni Preaching Series with Rev. Whitney Hall
The Reverend Whitney M. Hall serves as the associate campus minister for the UNC Wesley Campus Ministry at UNC-Chapel Hill and as the pastor of community life and spiritual formation at Southeast Raleigh Table in Raleigh, N.C.
Longing for Shalom: Christian Healthcare as Outposts of Beauty and Goodness
This lecture will explore how Christian anthropology and interpersonal neurobiology helpfully form us into not only individual care providers but also institutions of shalom, all of which become outposts of goodness and beauty that serve our patients and our communities in the spirit and embodied presence of the kingdom of God.
Upcoming Programs
Join us for guided learning opportunities, including synchronous online programs, in-person programs, and hybrid learning programs.

Course of Study
The online Course of Study is an alternate educational route for persons seeking to serve as licensed local pastors in United Methodist congregations.
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Convocation on the Rural Church
Join us Aug. 5-7, 2024 for the Convocation on the Rural Church, an opportunity for UMC pastors serving rural churches in the North Carolina to discuss issues that are important in transforming rural churches and communities and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Convocation & Pastors' School
The annual Convocation & Pastors’ School, taking place Oct. 13-15, 2024, is an intensive multi-day conference that offers lectures, worship, alumni gatherings, and seminars for Christian leaders of all traditions.
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Ongoing Opportunities
Join us for self-paced online courses. Many are free to Duke Divinity School alumni.

Church Administration 1
This four-week online course explains the importance of a theological approach to church administration and why viewing it as a church practice with theological goals of discipleship, formation, witness, and worship matters.
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Church Administration 2
In this second course in the Duke Divinity+ Church Administration Specialization series for church pastors and lay leaders, you will learn how to approach strategic management theologically as strategic stewardship for your church.
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Cultivating a Scriptural Imagination
How can Scripture expand our capacity to envision God’s presence in our time, and how can examples from Methodist history help us recognize these new possibilities? Through this course, experience a deeper grounding in the distinctive elements of Methodism.
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Divinity+ is a new program for Duke Divinity alumni and other practitioners seeking to expand and refresh their knowledge and skills through non-degree digital courses and certificates. Divinity+ courses nurture vocational renewal, theological imagination, and practical resources for ministerial leaders and Christian professionals.
