Greetings!
I am delighted that you are interested in learning more about Campbell University Divinity School. We offer graduate seminary education in the context of a comprehensive Christian university.
If you are visiting our website, it is possible that you are sensing that God is calling you to some new path of service. You may be asking if there is a place that understands what you are feeling and that can help you with the questions you have about the next steps on your journey. The answer is “Yes!” Campbell Divinity School exists to encourage and equip people to follow God’s call so that others can experience the wholeness God desires for all creation.
For nearly 30 years, we have greeted hundreds of prospective students like you who have a desire to know God and serve others in a deeper way. They are now ministering in churches, communities, hospitals, schools, and workplaces across the country and around the world. We want to hear your story of how God is speaking to you. We have heard some of your questions from other students in the past. Some of your questions may only unfold as you move forward in faith, but we are here to walk with you as you pursue the answers.
At Campbell, you will hear frequent references to our mission to be “Christ-centered, Bible-based, and ministry-focused.” These six words express our highest priorities. The first and highest priority is to be faithful followers of Jesus in our daily lives and our life together. The Bible is our primary guide for this pursuit, and so we study it diligently and carefully, including all the ways that it has guided and corrected Christian communities across the centuries. The ultimate purpose of our study, however, is not just knowledge for its own sake but to prepare to serve others in the way of Jesus. These priorities guide our work and provide common ground for people from many backgrounds, traditions, and ways of understanding our faith. Gathering around this mission provides a genuine and deep experience of Christian community.
As a graduate seminary embedded in a great university, we are strongly committed to academic excellence. We also believe that ministry is a holistic calling that requires growth of our whole selves, spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. If this kind of holistic, transformational education speaks to your sense of what God is calling you to do, we would love to meet you and hear your story!
Yours in Christ,
Barry Jones, Dean
Lewis and Martha Barnes Tyner Chair of Bible