Leading Intercultural Ministries Webinar
Monday, July 22 @ 5PM Pacific Time via Zoom
A dialogue between Dr. Brian Leander, BST’s Director of Intercultural Leadership, and Rev. Dr. Angie Barker Jackson, VP Institutional Advancement. Together, they will review the program and address your questions.
Lead with Inclusion:
Professional & Graduate Certificate for Faith, Community, & Business Leaders, and Graduate Students
Become a confident leader in diverse settings. Gain the skills you need to lead diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts in your organization—whether you’re a student preparing for your vocation or a leader seeking to make lasting change.
Fill out the form below to learn more about the Intercultural Leadership program.
(You should receive one email for verification and another email to open your application.)
What you’ll gain:
- Practical tools to navigate cultural differences and build unity.
- Deeper understanding of inclusive leadership principles.
- Strategies to foster respect and shared leadership across diverse groups.
- Experience in creating impactful intercultural ministries.
Two Tracks: Professional Certificate and Graduate Student Certificate
Ideal for: Leaders and students passionate about building bridges and reflecting the diverse reality of our communities.
Professional Certificate Program Highlights:
- 3-month, cohort-based learning experience
- Focus on real-world application through a capstone project
- Join a network of other like-minded leaders
- Tuition is $599 – Group Discount: $499 per person when 2+ register from the same organization
Graduate Student Certificate Program Highlights:
- 2-course series at Berkeley School of Theology
- Complete as a stand-alone certificate or as part of BST degree program or through GTU cross registration
- Preparation to foster just and inclusive communities—from the classroom to the pulpit to the public square
- Tuition per unit based on program enrollment
Register for Student Certificate Track through normal school registration process
Register today to grow your ability to lead thriving, inclusive organizations.
Your Three-Phase Leadership Development Path
A transformative journey that equips you to lead with purpose, cultural intelligence, and organizational impact.
Phase 1: Personal Development
This foundational phase focuses on your growth as a whole person and emerging leader. You’ll engage in a transformative process that builds self-awareness, clarifies your personal and vocational goals, and cultivates habits of continuous learning. Emphasizing critical thinking, cultural intelligence, communication, and decision-making, this phase equips you to lead from a place of authenticity, resilience, and purpose—laying the groundwork for effective intercultural leadership.
Phase 2: Leadership Development
In this phase, you’ll deepen your leadership capacity by applying proven principles to expand your leadership capital—the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for thriving in formal leadership roles. Rooted in an intercultural framework, this process equips you to lead with greater self-awareness, cultural intelligence, and confidence. Through practical experiences, reflective learning, and skill-building, you’ll develop the tools needed to navigate complexity, build trust across differences, and lead with integrity and vision in diverse contexts.
Phase 3: Organizational Leadership
In this culminating phase, you’ll focus on leading within and across organizations with strategic insight and cultural responsiveness. Building on your personal and leadership development, you’ll learn to assess organizational culture, foster inclusive environments, and implement systems that support equity and effectiveness. This phase empowers you to lead change, develop others, and guide organizations toward mission-aligned, interculturally competent practices.
Faculty
- Rev. Dr. A Brian Leander
- Rev. Dr. Marie Onwubuariri
- Rev. Dr. Valerie Miles-Tribble
- Mr. Chuck Shelton
- Rev. Katie Choy-Wong
One of the Most Interculturally Diverse Seminaries in the Country
Since our founding 150 years ago, the core values of soul freedom, service leadership, social justice, public witness, religious liberty, and the centrality of the Word (written and spoken) still guide and sustain BST to this day. These Jesus-centered values, rooted in our inclusive inter-cultural heritage, have made BST an attractive school for students of many faith and denominational affiliations.
Here you will truly enter a spiritual “world-house” of teaching and learning, with a world-class faculty and students from every habitable continent on earth.
