About Theology

The School of Theological and Ministerial Studies is dedicated to the integration of faith and learning, and endeavors to promote a balanced commitment to God's revelation and to academic excellence in the pursuit of knowledge. The school invites the members of its community to a life lived in response to the claims of the Kingdom of God, in which the transcendent realities of the gospel are brought to bear on real life challenges. Under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, the school seeks to prepare men and women as future leaders to serve Jesus Christ in ministries marked by faith, integrity, scholarship, competence, compassion and joy.

We pursue this mission in three ways. First, we seek to form men and women for ordained gospel ministry as pastors, teachers, evangelists, missionaries, and for other tasks specified by the church. Second, we seek to train men and women to serve Christ in kingdom ministries other than those that require ordination. Third, we seek to serve as a center for Christian research and scholarship and to communicate the fruits of our labors to the church and the world.

We Believe

in the trinity, meaning that in the unity of the Godhead there be three persons of one substance, power, and eternity -
     God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.

that the Bible is the inspired, infallible, inerrant and authoritative word of God.

that the only mediator between God and humankind is Jesus Christ our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
     born of the Virgin Mary, and fully shared and fulfilled our humanity in a life of perfect obedience.

that by His death in our place, He revealed divine love and upheld divine justice, removing our sins and reconciling
     us to God.

that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Jesus Christ.

that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation.

in the deity of the Holy Spirit who through the proclamation of the gospel, renews our hearts, persuades us to
     repent of our sins and confess Jesus as Lord.

that the redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer.

that the baptism in the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it.

in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life.

in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting damnation.