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Master of Arts Degree Online Online student Mary Tribby (Sioux Falls, SD) says, "It is nothing short of amazing that I 'just can't seem to get enough' since I began this adventure. I can't wait to get home from work to read and learn more. I have been on this spiritual journey for almost 50 years, have read the Bible completely through several times, but this adventure of combining the spiritual life and intellectual life in a deeper more meaningful way has excited and challenged me like nothing else in many, many years."
The Anderson University School of Theology faculty understands the constraints that may exist for the ordained pastor already serving in the life of the local congregation. These circumstances of ministry may not provide an opportunity for the pastor to become a residential student, attending classes at the seminary on the Anderson University campus. Yet the seminary is committed to the biblical and theological education of those already serving in ministry.
The online seminary degree at Anderson University School of Theology is a virtual learning community designed for the ordained pastor and for laypeople who wish to enter serious graduate level study of Bible and theology. The same faculty members who teach our residential classes also teach all online classes. The goals for online courses are no different from those in on-campus classes. The only difference is that your classroom can be where you choose for it to be: in a local library, at your church, at home -- any place where you can establish an internet connection. Through a computer you will be able to interact with your professor and fellow students, obtain some of your required reading, listen to lectures, engage in learning activities, take tests, and submit assignments. An important feature of our seminary online degree program is the on-campus component. This component is designed to establish relationships and set the atmosphere for completing online degree coursework. The seminary requires this on-campus component in every online course because of the faculty's commitment that ministry is about relationships; therefore theological education must also be relational.
Dr. John Aukerman, Anderson University School of Theology Director of Distance Education
For further information, please contact Dr. John Aukerman, Director of Distance Education:
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“Many online students have said that their time on the Anderson University School of Theology campus is the best part of their seminary experience. They always bring energy, vitality, and excitement with them, making them active contributors to the residential community. When the students meet with their professors and residential students who are taking the same course on campus, a true community of learning develops.”