Beginning Fall 2012, Calvin Theological Seminary (CTS) will offer its M.Div. in distance format. A five-year program with approximately 3 courses per semester, the distance M.Div. will maintain the same high quality of education as our three-year residential program. Students in the program will complete much of their work online, traveling to the CTS campus in Grand Rapids approximately two weeks each year for on-campus intensives. Formation for ministry will continue to be a strong emphasis as students experience the program in learning cohorts, engage in a wide range of internship opportunities, and receive support through mentoring groups.
Using innovative tools like Canvas, a cutting-edge Learning Management System (LMS), we are able to offer the excellence of Calvin Seminary courses in an online environment. These courses will maintain the same high academic standards as our residential courses while leveraging the rich array of pedagogical tools available through technology.
With our new distance M.Div., those called to ministry can receive sound Reformed theological training while staying rooted in their current home and ministry contexts.
The Distance M.Div. is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).
Reimagining Theological Education
Imagine the possibilities. A youth pastor in New York City will be able to continue ministering in the Big Apple and learn alongside a farmer in California, a schoolteacher in Iowa, and a homemaker in Alberta. Twice a year they will come together with a cohort of students from all over North America for a week of learning and bonding in Grand Rapids. Along the way, they will enrich each other and deepen the seminary’s connection to the kaleidoscopic diversity of ministry contexts.
Many years in the making, the development of the Distance M.Div. has had numerous supporters along the way. We are especially grateful for encouragement from church leaders who have shared countless stories of how distance theological education can help equip those already in the trenches of ministry.
Join us in exploring still untapped possibilities!
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