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A: Consider these.
Good question. Now, where should we begin! I have a list of 58 before me that I could recommend! At the risk of offending good friends whose schools I won't mention, here are a few, with emphasis on geographical diversity. For more, please see Urbana's list of exhibiting seminaries, http://www.urbana.org/ns.ms.school.cfm
Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY. (606) 858 2250; USA Evangelical, Methodist theologically, well known and respected. They have both a college and theological seminary.
Columbia International University, Columbia, South Carolina, www.ciu.edu.
Eastern College (610 341 5972) and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (610 896 5000) (Philadelphia, PA). Their mission vision is especially holistic, with special concern for the inner city and problems of poverty.
Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, CA). (818 584 5400) Fuller has both a post college seminary (large) and a School of World Missions (about 400) with the largest missions faculty in the U.S. Basically reformed in theological posture.
Gordon College (minor in missions, but opportunities for short term trips) and Gordon-Conwell Seminary (508 468 7111) (near Boston, MA). A strong center of mission interest with a Rerformed orientation.
Trinity International University (708 317 8000). (Near Chicago, IL) Trinity has a strong graduate program in missions.
Editor's note: Also look at distance learning through World Christian Foundations from the U.S. Center for World Mission:
http://www.uscwm.org/equip/students.html
Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY. (606) 858 2250; USA Evangelical, Methodist theologically, well known and respected. They have both a college and theological seminary.
Columbia International University, Columbia, South Carolina, www.ciu.edu.
Eastern College (610 341 5972) and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (610 896 5000) (Philadelphia, PA). Their mission vision is especially holistic, with special concern for the inner city and problems of poverty.
Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena, CA). (818 584 5400) Fuller has both a post college seminary (large) and a School of World Missions (about 400) with the largest missions faculty in the U.S. Basically reformed in theological posture.
Gordon College (minor in missions, but opportunities for short term trips) and Gordon-Conwell Seminary (508 468 7111) (near Boston, MA). A strong center of mission interest with a Rerformed orientation.
Trinity International University (708 317 8000). (Near Chicago, IL) Trinity has a strong graduate program in missions.
Editor's note: Also look at distance learning through World Christian Foundations from the U.S. Center for World Mission:
http://www.uscwm.org/equip/students.html
