Our Institutional Goals

COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY SEEKS:

1. To participate with the Church in the formation of students for pastoral vocations in the Church and the world by providing preeminent theological education within the Reformed tradition; 2. To educate men and women for leadership in ministry through its MDiv, MA(TS) and MAPT degree programs; 3. To enhance the ministries of men and women who are currently engaged in ordained and other forms of leadership by educating them in its ThM, DMin, DEdMin and ThD programs; 4. To enhance the ministries of the PC(USA), the ecumenical Church, and persons with a variety of theological interests through its Lifelong Learning programs; 5. To provide a learning community in which theological education, scholarship and formation for ministry flourish; 6. To provide a physical environment that contributes to an atmosphere for effective learning; 7. To be a good steward of its resources in order to provide quality education both in the present and the future; and 8. To foster and sustain Columbia’s connection to the PC(USA), the ecumenical Church, the greater

Atlanta, national and global communities.

Our Educational Vision

AT COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, WE SEEK TO:

• Prepare persons to be led by God as they lead God’s people in worship, witness, mission, and service; • Cultivate lifelong spiritual practices to sustain and support ministry; • Pursue learning that joins body, mind, and heart, enlarges imagination, engages intellect, nurtures passion, and deepens empathy; • Learn from the world, both locally and globally, from other faith traditions, and from those outside the centers of power and influence; and • Interpret the Christian faith as a continuing conversation between the human situation and the gospel.