COPY NEEDED: “God’s heart is broken over the poor, the helpless, the oppressed, the homeless and the mentally ill. If your timetable makes no room for them, you must reconsider it. Countless generations have heard that God cares for the needy and wants His people to reach out to them. Few people have obeyed.” – John Wimber
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Mentoring and guiding new leaders into Vineyard culture.
We care deeply about developing leaders. In a world full of leadership materials and programs, VLE is designed to provide a leadership development framework that centers on key Vineyard theology and distinctives. Leadership is best learned through relationships, which is why VLE empowers local church leaders to mentor participants through nine-month processes – to strengthen community and relational connections that endure beyond VLE.
The program is designed to develop Vineyard pastors and ministry leaders who love Scripture, think theologically with our movement, and serve their churches with wisdom, humility, and courage.
The certificate consists of five graduate-level courses completed over one year in a cohort of up to 25 participants. The format is hybrid: three live online courses combined with two in-person intensives. All courses are credit-bearing and can be applied directly toward a master’s degree at Northern Seminary. There are no educational prerequisites.
Seminary Now is a subscription-based streaming video platform that delivers biblical, theological, and practical ministry training from a diverse group of leading Christian educators to local churches. Due to our partnership, Vineyard USA participants get major discounts. It is a wonderful tool for people to love God with their minds, both in their own personal study and in small group study. Individuals, small groups, and churches can engage with informal as well as for-credit learning, making theological and leadership training resources just a few clicks away. For full details about the subscription options and discounts offered during 2026, click the button below.
We are honored to be a major beneficiary of a $10 million grant awarded to Fresno Pacific University by Lilly Endowment Inc. As part of this strategic investment for innovation in theological education, we will receive $1 million to significantly strengthen our capacity to resource and develop leaders to flourish for the long haul as pastors in the Vineyard movement. The grant will allow us to develop training resources that articulate the heart of the Vineyard’s theological identity, as well as hire critical staff whose primary role is serving leaders who are on the journey to ministry in the Vineyard.
The broader grant will establish a new, cohort-based, primarily online, MA program that is specifically designed to cater to the needs of bivocational pastors, as well as pastors whose first language is Spanish. A significant portion of the grant will endow a scholarship fund with the aim of making this MA program financially accessible to all.
Vineyard churches are full of all kinds of people who love God and his world by studying it, asking questions about it, and finding ways to create and clarify wisdom and understanding for the life of the world, the church, and the neighborhood. Vineyard Scholars is a network of people who love to stay present to the gracious and ongoing work of having our minds made new through research and discussion. We host meet-ups at major Vineyard events, and our flagship program is an annual conference with plenary speakers, short papers, worship, wine and cheese, and the opportunity to connect with scholars across disciplines around a theme relevant to Christian life and ministry in the Kingdom of God.
Equipping churches, ministries, and individuals to help others discover and develop a relationship with Jesus is our mission.
Making it really simple for every church to deliver hope around the globe through partnership and resourcing.
They advocate for children around the globe and are committed to Jesus Christ in all that they do.
