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Course Description

This self-paced non-credit online course in the Church Administration Course Series offered by the Duke Divinity School is designed to enable clergy and lay leaders serving the church in congregational settings or in other church-related venues to develop healthy frameworks and practices for human resource management. While as church leaders you rely first and foremost upon God to successfully perform your ministries, this work is accomplished through human resources—staff and volunteers. It is your responsibility, as one entrusted to minister in God’s name, to steward those human resources in the best manner possible.


This course should take you approximately 5-7 hours to complete; you will have 6 months to complete the course from the course access date. Upon successful completion of the course you will earn a digital badge. 

By clicking “Add to Cart” on the right, you are registering  for an individual course in the series. If you intend to complete the entire Course Series (all 4 courses) within 6 months, we recommend you register for the discounted bundle pricingwhich is only available when registering for all courses as a bundle.

NOTE: If you register and pay for one or more individual courses and then decide you would prefer to register for the bundle (full course series), you will need to cancel the course(s) for which you registered, and will incur a cancellation fee for the course(s) as described in the refund policy.

If you have questions about the program or its contents, please contact divinityonline@duke.edu.

If you encounter problems when enrolling or have a question about billing, please contact learnmore@duke.edu.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Section Title
Human Resource Stewardship for Churches
Type
Online
Dates
Apr 22, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026
Delivery Options
Online - Self-paced  
Course Fees
Fee non-credit $59.00

Section Notes

This is an individual self-paced non-credit online course within the Church Administration Course Series. 

Registration for this course is open until April 17, 2026. 

Access to the course in Duke’s Canvas Learning Management System will begin on April 22, 2026. You will have until October 22, 2026 to complete the course.



 
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