Mission Statement

Faith Seminary exists to glorify God by equipping Christian leaders with a biblical, theological, and practical education empowering them to apply and proclaim the inerrant Word of God for world-wide Christian service.

This purpose is pursued through the development of a community of teachers and students who seek to strengthen their Christian beliefs by exegeting and interpreting Scripture, who uphold the form of doctrine expressed in the historic creeds and confessions of orthodox Christianity, and who labor together in fellowship to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The seminary seeks to serve the Church and society by educating, training, and nurturing students toward spiritual maturity and readiness to serve God effectively in both the Church and the world. To this end, the seminary provides instructors and facilities for undergraduate and graduate Christian education. The seminary also grants degrees required for the church?s multiplicity of ministries, and provides academic opportunities in a life-setting that encourages students to live under the guidance of God?s Word for God?s glory.

Faith Evangelical Seminary was founded in 1969 as Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary by Lutherans Alert-National (LAN), an organization committed to biblical inerrancy. In 1968 the LAN was commissioned to investigate possible avenues of proclaiming historic, biblical theology due to the fact that a significant part of the Lutheran church was moving toward liberalism. It eventually seemed expedient to recommend the establishment of a seminary committed to the inerrant Word of God.

The seminary is an interdenominational, nonprofit, religious, and educational institution that respects the right of students to affiliate with the evangelical denomination or synod of their choice.

Missions & Global Outreach

Faith Seminary has a strong commitment to ?The Great Commission? mandate (Matthew 28:18-20), and the crucial role of missions toward its fulfillment. The international flavor and involvement of the seminary continues to broaden through our aggressive policy of taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth so that all might have opportunity to hear of the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

As evidence of our commitment to world missions, the seminary established an educational outreach in the Kingdom of Tonga (South Pacific) in 1992 in conjunction with Polynesian Missions and the Bible College of Tonga. The outreach continues to this day with the blessing and encouragement of the Ministry of Education and the King of Tonga. The seminary offers a combination of resident classes and distance education courses that have been vital in helping thwart the spread of liberal theology and the proliferation of cults in that area of the world. Faith Seminary faculty members and other well-known evangelical professors travel to Tonga several times each year to teach and train students.

Overview of Programs

The seminary offers a complete four-year Bachelor of Arts in Religion (BAR) program for those who desire an undergraduate degree. The program consists of General Education, General Bible, General Religion, and various electives. The program is taken online or through a combination of online courses and resident courses.

The seminary offers three master's programs: the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry (MACM), the Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS), and the Master of Divinity (MDiv). The curriculum includes a general Interdisciplinary Program for the MACM and MATS as well as two areas of concentration in each degree. The Interdisciplinary MACM and MATS may be taken entirely through distance education using DVD courses. Students developing a concentration in the MACM (Christian Counseling or Global Leadership) or the MATS (New Testament or Apologetics) will be subject to residency requirements. The MDiv normally has residency requirements.

The seminary offers a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program with concentrations in either Strategic Leadership or Christian Apologetics. The DMin normally has residency requirements.

NOTE: Before beginning any program, students intending to seek ordination or licensing for Christian ministry and/or vocational opportunities should be knowledgeable of the specific requirements of their denomination, synod, religious organization, or military association. In addition, students should be knowledgeable of credit transfer policies and degree requirements of other educational institutions if students are interested in using Faith Evangelical Seminary hours as transfer credit.