Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

It's YOUR Call... and Our Commitment to Journey with You On Your Path of Discernment and Ministry

As a person of faith, you have been called to do something life affirming as part of God's holy creation. It's YOUR call, and no one else's... a personal covenant between you and God... and only you can live it out. You will do that through discernment and faith. Garrett-Evangelical will give you the place -- and the space -- you need to come into full communion with your call and your ministry. We are committed to helping you become a BOLD LEADER for the world, regardless of what form your ministry takes.

With your Garrett-Evangelical degree, you can be a teacher, social worker, band leader, spiritual director, professor, Christian educator, elected official, journalist, pop culture analyst, pastor, consultant, deacon, counselor, entrepreneur, music director, therapist or chaplain -- or more than one of the above at the same time. This list goes on. Remember: God is WAY creative.

Be a Bold Leader

Garrett-Evangelical inspires and empowers Bold Leaders for the Church, the Academy and the World through...

• Rigorous Academics (with an outstanding faculty)
• Profound Spiritual Formation
• Extraordinary Field Education (in a world-class city with urban, suburban and rural placements)

• Commitment to Lifelong Learning (including our innovative M DIV Plus program)

You Will Have Many Degree Options

Master of Divinity

Master of Divinity and Master of Social Work with Loyola University

Master of Divinity with Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit

Master of Arts

• In Christian Education
• In Music Ministry
• In Music Ministry with Concentration in Organ
• In Pastoral Care & Counseling
• In Spiritual Formation & Evangelism

Master of Theological Studies

• Concentration in New Testament
• Concentration in Old Testament
• Concentration in Liturgy
• Concentration in Religion, Personality & Culture
• Concentration in Theology & Ethics

Doctor of Ministry

ACTS Doctor of Ministry in Preaching

Doctor of Philosophy

• Bible & Culture
• Christian Education & Congregational Studies
• Liturgical Studies
• Pastoral Theology, Personality, and Culture

• Theological & Historical Studies

You Can Concentrate Your Studies on...

• African American Church Leadership
• Christian Education
• Evangelism
• Music
• Pastoral Care & Counseling
• Preaching
• Social Justice & Urban Ministry
• Spiritual Formation
• Urban Ministry
• Worship

• Youth Ministry

You Will Live and Study in an Intentionally Diverse & Ecumenical Community

A graduate school of theology related to The United Methodist Church, Garrett is very intentional and proactive about preserving and promoting our long-standing racial, ethnic and international diversity... and about fostering an atmosphere of lively and respectful ecumenical interaction. More than 30 faith traditions are represented among our 400 students, who come to Garrett from 39 states and seven countries.

We offer a number of centers that serve and enhance this diversity while offering many ways to get involved and enhance your classroom education: Asian-American Ministries, Church and the Black Experience, Forum for Evangelical Theology, Latin American Center, Stead Center for Ethics and Values, Styberg Preaching Institute, and Women IMAGES.

You Will Live and Study in an Extraordinary Setting

Our campus sits at the heart of one of the nation's most prestigious universities, Northwestern, which offers many benefits for our students -- including courses, library, dining, fitness and recreation. Occupying more than a mile of Lake Michigan coastline in a Big Ten university town teaming with opportunities, this is an extraordinary -- and beautiful -- setting for your graduate studies.

You can choose from dormitory and apartment living on or near campus, and our creative residential program enables you to limit the number of days you are on campus each week.

You Will Embrace Chicago as a Tremendous Asset... and Get 12 Seminaries for the Price of One

Today, Garrett-Evangelical is intimately connected with Chicago, and students take advantage of the abundant opportunities offered by the world-class city looming just south of the campus.

• Through ACTS (Association of Chicago Theological Schools), our students have access to courses at 12 Chicagoland seminaries.
• Through Garrett's collaboration with SCUPE (Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education), students have an opportunity to earn an Urban Ministry Concentration.
• Through a 150-year relationship with Northwestern University, our students can enroll in courses and use libraries at one of the nation's most prestigious universities.
• Beyond the classroom, students choose from a wide range of urban, suburban and even rural sites for field education.
• And when it's time to relax, students snap pictures by "The Bean" at Millennium Park... go to an Oprah Winfrey Show... take in a play in Chicago theater district... revel in the wonderfully diverse music scene at clubs throughout the city... ride the El to nearby Wrigley Field and relish a Chicago-style hotdog at a Cubs game... soak up sunshine at one of Chicago's many sandy beaches... bicycle on miles and miles of lakefront trails... and take sailing lessons on Lake Michigan through the seminary's connection with Northwestern University.

You Will Take Away with You the M DIV Plus Advantage

If you enroll in Garrett's Master of Divinity program, the seminary pledges to provide you with post-graduate, individually crafted leadership education opportunities that will help with your transition into professional life.

The most difficult time for clergy is the first three years after seminary graduation. There's still so much to learn, so many skills to refine: leadership, administration, preaching, teaching, counseling, and theology, to name a few. During these years as you step boldly into your ministry and toward ordination, we will be there for you -- that is, if you want us to be. The program is available, not required. Whether you participate in M DIV Plus is entirely up to you.

Among its offerings, M DIV Plus offers leadership and management education, one-on-one coaching, and innovative continuing education focusing on topics and issues crucial to becoming effective clergy through:

• A joint Certification in Church Leadership under a new collaboration with the Kellogg School of Management's Center for Nonprofit Management at Northwestern University
• A training and certification program for clergy coaches through a new partnership with Samaritan Consulting Services, a Division of Samaritan Interfaith

• On The Move courses and intensive retreats

You Will Embrace Our Core Purpose

"To know God in Christ and, through preparing spiritual leaders, to help others know God in Christ." This is the spirit that guides us.

You Will Be Part of a Distinguished History and Even Brighter Future

• We are faithfully embracing the future during our 156 year.
• We are immersed in ministry throughout Chicagoland.
• We are preparing for ministry throughout the world.

• Founded in 1853, Garrett carries a distinguished history and strong international reputation into the future. We know that our -- and your -- best years are ahead.

You Will Be Glad to Know our Graduates Make a Difference

You will join our graduates as Garrett's living legacy to God -- thousands of women and men touching the lives of people every day through their ministries. Our graduates live and serve in every state and in 40 countries worldwide.