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Certificate in Faith Based Community Development
The Certificate in Faith Based Community Development, offered by the Fairfax Institute (TFI), is a program designed with the intention to help individuals “grow to give back”. Each course is structured in a way to equip students with pragmatic tools they can apply in their daily lives as future leaders in their communities. Students who complete the Certificate in Faith Based Community Development study Non-Profit Management, Islamic Finance and Faith Based Wealth Building, Preventing and Resolving Conflict in Marriage, Faith Based Parenting, Environmental Sustainability, Civic Engagement, and other topics in community development from an Islamic perspective.
The following are the list of 10-hour courses which students would choose 8 from to earn the Certificate in Faith Based Community Development:
- Introduction to Faith Based Community Development
- Non-Profit Management for Faith-Based Organizations
- Islamic Finance and Faith Based Wealth Building
- Effective Teaching Strategies for Islamic Weekend Schools
- Environmental Sustainability from an Islamic Perspective
- Faith Based Parenting
- Preventing and Resolving Conflict in Marriage: The Islamic Perspective
- Faith Based Leadership Foundations and Essentials
- Civic Engagement: The Islamic Perspective
- Foundations of Faith-Based Entrepreneurship
- Understanding Islamophobia in America
- Special topics offered on Faith Based Community Development
In order to see which courses are currently being offered, go to our registration page.
The Fairfax Institute is a religious institution exempt from state regulation and oversight in the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
Pursuant to 8 VAC 40-21-50 of the Virginia Administrative Code, The Fairfax Institute is exempt from regulations of the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia for a period of five years, beginning June 8, 2016, and ending June 8, 2021, as long as the institution's primary purpose remains to provide religious training or theological education.
Commonwealth of Virginia.
Pursuant to 8 VAC 40-21-50 of the Virginia Administrative Code, The Fairfax Institute is exempt from regulations of the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia for a period of five years, beginning June 8, 2016, and ending June 8, 2021, as long as the institution's primary purpose remains to provide religious training or theological education.