The Ralph T. Grant, Jr. School of Leadership and Business

Welcome to the Grant School of Leadership and Business at Pillar College, where your leadership potential meets transformational education. We recognize adult learners' unique aspirations—whether you're leading teams, driving initiatives, or excelling as an individual contributor. Our programs are intentionally designed to empower you to achieve extraordinary results. Rooted in a Biblical worldview, our curricula addresses the daily real-world challenges leaders face, providing researched knowledge and practical tools you can apply immediately to your leadership setting. Join us on a learning journey that will equip you to lead with purpose, inspire change, and make a lasting impact in your organization and beyond.

Join a dynamic community of leaders and aspiring leaders who are committed to transformation and called to make a difference. Here, you will elevate your skills, expand your influence, and lead with integrity—pursuing a vision that elevates your career and transforms the environment where you work and serve. Together, we’ll empower you to achieve extraordinary results while inspiring and uplifting everyone you lead. We are your partner in achieving extraordinary results and impacting the lives of everyone you lead.

Clinton Parker, III., Ph.D.
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Dean of the Ralph T. Grant, Jr. School of Leadership and Business

Certificate Program in Transformational Leadership

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The Certificate Program in Transformational Leadership is a dynamic and intensive 12-month journey designed to enhance leadership competencies and empower professionals at any leadership level with the skills to lead their teams to higher performance. This cohort-based program teaches the key components of transformational leadership, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of approaches and practical tools for immediate use in the workplace. Participants will be equipped to transform their environments through a series of five sequential 3-credit courses for a period of 8-weeks each: Practicing Exemplary Leadership, Motivating and Inspiring Teams for Success, Cultivating Critical Thinking, Mastering Personalized Leadership, and Demonstrating Ethical Leadership. Upon completion of the program, the students will be able to:

  • Lead with authenticity, integrity, and role modeling to cultivate trust, respect, and commitment for team members to achieve the vision.
  • Motivate their teams and fuel a culture of high performance.
  • Think critically and creatively for effective decision-making to make the right strategic moves.
  • Tailor leadership style to support individual and diverse team members’ needs to unlock potential and achieve group success.
  • Model ethical leadership behaviors to foster trust, integrity, psychological safety, and an environment of doing what is right.

Courses:

  • TRNLD 510 | Introduction to Transformational Leadership & Practicing Exemplary Leadership | 3 Credits
  • TRNLD 520 | Motivating and Inspiring Teams for Success | 3 Credits
  • TRNLD 530 | Cultivating Critical Thinking | 3 Credits
  • TRNLD 540 | Mastering Personalized Leadership to Nurture Individual Growth | 3 Credits   
  • TRNLD 550 | Demonstrating Ethical Leadership & Final Capstone Project | 3 Credits

BA Business Administration

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The Business Administration and Management program is designed to spark each learner's intellectual, personal, and spiritual growth. It prepares them to excel as transformational leaders in business, entrepreneurial ventures, nonprofits, churches, and ministry organizations. This program empowers learners to lead with purpose and integrity, creating a meaningful impact wherever they serve. Our comprehensive curriculum integrates core business and leadership principles, including business administration, marketing, management, finance, strategic planning, and relevant leadership methodologies. This holistic approach equips learners to tackle challenges, inspire change, and establish a lasting legacy in their chosen fields.

  • Versatility. This degree leads to many career opportunities in a variety of industries where their management and organizational leadership skills can be applied. .
  • The courses are a foundation to the study the Master of Business Administration Social Sector Management and the Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership. .
  • Skills for creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. Students and graduates of the program have gone on to create and lead successful enterprises..

Upon completion of the BA in Business Administration and Management, the student will be able to do the following:

  • Evaluate ethical challenges in management from a Christian worldview, considering their impact on organizational decision-making to make the right moves.
  • Work effectively in teams.
  • Employ critical thinking to analyze and resolve problems and communicate effectively with diverse organizational stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Integrate managerial concepts, Christian leadership principles, and theories by solving complex organizational and leadership challenges.
  • Analyze issues, create business analyses, and propose actionable strategies for management decisions.

The Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership provides the foundational knowledge and practical skills to emerge as a prepared and qualified leader who can influence change, inspire others, and deliver positive results for any organization.

This fully online program will prepare you to effectively manage the issues you will likely face as a leader or manager in today’s workplace. The following outcomes are expected. You can:

  • Understand the role and functions of leadership in organizations.
  • Identify emotional and behavioral competencies to manage relationships and get things done  
  • Recognize the organizational structures and their impact on worker performance.  
  • Examine the foundations for different leadership approaches.
  • Discover the managerial and supervisory behaviors of successful leaders.
  • Learn appropriate strategies for overcoming obstacles to organizational performance problems.

Concentration in Management

The Management concentration is ideal for students interested in a wide variety of industries and company types. Students studying Management will be prepared for an assortment of career possibilities, including Human Resources, Retail Management, and Banking & Finance. Challenging classes and a practical internship provide both hands-on experience and well-rounded business education

Required Courses:

  • MGMT 303 | Principles of Leadership (3 Credits)
  • BUSM 304 | Project Management (3 Credits)
  • BUSM 405 | International Business (3 Credits)
  • MGMT 440 | Human Resource management (3 Credits)
  • TBD | Department Elective | 3 Credits

LEAD | B.A. Organizational Leadership

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MA Ministry Leadership

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Take Your Leadership To The Next Level

Become the Leader your Church and Organization needs with a Master’s in Ministry Leadership.  Complete in as little as 3 Semesters. The MA in Ministry Leadership Program (MAML Program) is a 48-credit, cohort-based program designed to produce academically, ethically, and spiritually competent professional ministry leaders who are inspirational, motivational, and theologically sound. People of faith expect the leaders of their local churches to deliver a variety of diverse services, including sound preaching and teaching, organizational leadership, community services, and marriage and family counseling. It is incumbent upon the church to assure that its leaders are properly educated and equipped with the content knowledge, dispositions, and research-based practices to serve with the highest level of quality, skill, and integrity.

Pillar College’s M.A. degree in Ministry Leadership also offers:

  • The M.A. in Ministry Leadership Program (MAML Program) is a 48-credit program that offers spiritual, theological, and academic training in Organizational Leadership and Ecclesial Ministry.
  • The MA in Ministry Leadership Program (MAML Program) delivery is in a cohort-based scheduled format, 8-weeks course rotation, and face-to-face course instruction.
  • A distinctive of Pillar College’s approach includes the integration of the Judeo-Christian worldview and faith-based values into the professional curriculum.

Unique Benefits and Features:

  • A biblically-based personal foundation for practical ministry leadership, including a “consequential” relationship with Christ.
  • An ability to assess and respond to the spiritual and practical needs of a community in collaboration with social services agencies.
  • Competencies required for individual, team and group leadership.
  • Diagnostic and prescriptive knowledge to engender holistic church health.
  • An ability to apply leadership principles to Christian ministries designed to strengthen communities.

Core Curriculum Courses

  • BSCM-505 Leadership for Church and Mission
  • BSCM-615 Pastoral Care and Counseling
  • BSCM-620 Community Development and Services
  • BSCM-630 Advanced Homiletics
  • BSCM-680 Field Experience

Concentrations: General Leadership, Healthy Leaders and Ministries, Church and Community Transformation, Women in Ministry

MBA Social Sector Management

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Take the Reins and Lead Humanitarian, Faith-Based, or Community Organizations with an MBA Degree in Social Sector Management.

Lead with purpose! Earn an MBA in Social Sector Management. Lead the way in addressing societal challenges and improving community well-being through nonprofits, NGOs, faith-based groups, and social enterprises, working in education, healthcare, poverty alleviation, and environmental sustainability. This program will empower you to create lasting change, inspire others, and make meaningful social impact in the communities you serve.

Core Curriculum Courses

  • ACCTW 560 | Managerial Accounting for Nonprofits (3 Credits)
  • BUSMW 505 | Professional Assessment & Seminar I (3 Credits)
  • BUSMW 520 | Managing Human Service Agencies (3 Credits)
  • BUSMW 540 | Social Entrepreneurship (3 Credits)
  • BUSMW 560 | Global Business and Management Operations (3 Credits)
  • BUSMW 605 | Professional Assessment & Seminar II (3 Credits)
  • BUSMW 670 Integrated Project-Based Capstone III (3 Credits)
  • CHHSW 511 | Special Topics in the Church and Social Justice (3 Credits)
  • IBUSW 601 | Intercultural and Social Competence (3 Credits)
  • MGMTW 541 | Human Resource Strategy and Organizational Structure (3 Credits)
  • MGMTW 545 | Online Technology and Management (3 Credits)
  • MGMTW 560 | Ethics for Social Services (3 Credits)
  • MGMTW 620 | Strategic and Tactical Planning in the Social Sector (3 Credits)
  • MGMTW 620 | Strategic and Tactical Planning in the Social Sector (3 Credits)

The MBA in Social Sector Management Program is designed to prepare graduates for careers in a variety of settings including, but not limited to:

  • Hospitality Management
  • Humanitarian-Aid
  • Resettlement Services
  • Community and Economic Development
  • Human Resource Management
  • Workforce Development
  • Healthcare
  • Varying positions in For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Social Sector Entities
  • Competitive Non-Profit
  • Agency and Business Arenas
  • Rescue Missions
  • Service Corps
  • Faith-Based Charities
  • Mission Agencies
  • National and International Emergency Management Agencies