The mission of the Anderson University School of Theology is to educate at the graduate professional level both men and women for Christian ministry. To this end, we are committed to being a community of scholars who are church-related, and in whose character and servanthood the following are vitally linked: biblical faith, academic integrity, Christian spirituality, love for persons; and a responsible relation with the created order and all humankind.
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Theological Field Education

The integration of the classroom experience with the practice of ministry is a major concern of the seminary. Therefore, several areas of supervised theological field education are required. With supervision from pastoral supervisors, mentors, associates in ministerial training and others in the practice of Christian ministry, students are given the opportunity to interpret, translate and integrate knowledge gained in the classroom into the practice of ministry in various ministry settings.

Theological Field Education primarily occurs in the local congregation, though many other ministry settings offer constructive contexts for supervision and mentoring. The internship program brings students together with selected pastoral supervisors for supervised assignments in pastoral work. Additional non-parish experiences are available. These are in institutional chaplaincies, national parks ministries and urban ministries. In these contexts, students lessen the distance between the classroom and the practice of ministry.