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The Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Workplace at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary is pleased to offer a new certificate program in Ethics, Law and Society designed specifically for members of the Christian Legal Society and their families.

This is a three year program and entails nine graduate level seminary courses. Three of the courses will be taught by Gordon-Conwell faculty in conjunction with the CLS national conferences and will be taken as part of a cohort of your colleagues.

2011—Ethics, Law and Society, taught by Dr. Dennis Hollinger (President and Colman M. Mockler Distinguished Professor of Christian Ethics). This includes two continuing education lectures: “Ethics in a Pluralistic Context” and “Ethical and Legal Issues at the End of Life.”[1]

2012—Workplace Theology: Law and Justice taught by Dr. David Gill (Mockler-Phillips Professor of Workplace Theology and Business Ethics).

2013—Leadership in the Legal Profession taught by Dr. Rod Cooper (Kenneth and Jean Hansen Professor of Discipleship and Leadership Development).

The remaining six courses will be taken at your convenience through our Semlink distance learning program.

  • Church History Survey
  • New Testament Survey
  • Old Testament Survey
  • Theology Survey I
  • Theology Survey II
  • World Mission

For those who want to pursue a full degree program, these courses can be transferred to Gordon-Conwell for graduate studies upon completion of the admission process. This certificate program is designed to benefit Christian lawyers in several ways.

First, to help you serve faithfully in your local churches or other ministries with greater biblical and theological grounding.

Second, the three centerpiece courses will consider specifically how principles studied are helpful to attorneys, judges, paralegals and other legal professionals as they seek to glorify God and encourage Christian discipleship through their careers and their relationships with others involved in the American justice system.

Third, for those who desire to pursue a formal seminary degree, this program will provide an opportunity to test the waters.

Fourth, we have designed this so that a portion of the lectures will satisfy continuing legal education requirements.

[1]GCTS will enable CLS to secure CLE qualification in all states with mandatory CLE requirements for these two 90-minute workshops.