The Faithful Writer is an introductory course in the Certificate program in Faith & Writing offered by Northwind Institute. Team-Taught by Northwind faculty, with featured lectures by published authors, the course explores what it means to be both spiritually faithful and professional as a writer: 1) full of good faith; 2) faithful and disciplined in daily practice; 3) faithful to texts and to the spirit of truth-telling, with personal and professional integrity; 4) how to write a good and faithful manuscript; and 5) how to integrate faith and writing as ministry and service.