Preparing Servant-Leaders for Ministry Impact

Alliance Theological Seminary (ATS) is a multicultural, evangelical seminary located in New York City with an extension site in Puerto Rico. As the national seminary of The Christian and Missionary Alliance, ATS offers a variety of programs with concentrations in Christian Leadership, Biblical Literature, Missions, Church Development, and Urban Ministries. Through practical programs that seek to empower students to discover the best of what God has created them to be – academically, spiritually, and vocationally – ATS prepares servant-leaders for deeper ministry impact.

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Meet Our Faculty

Dr. Ronald Walborn

VP & Dean of ATS and School of Bible and Christian Ministry

Dr. Charles Galbreath

Associate Dean of ATS and Director of Field Education

Dr. Cleotha Robertson

Associate Professor of Old Testament

Dr. Martin Sanders

Director of DMin in Christian Leadership in the Global Context

Dr. Wanda Walborn

Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation

Dr. Robert Reimer

Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology

Constance Diggs

Director of Academic Affairs and Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Stanley John

Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies

Dr. Glen Shellrude

Professor of New Testament

Dr. Louis DeCaro Jr.

Associate Professor of Church History

Kevin Kriesel

Associate Director of the DMin Program

Equipping Leaders for Ministry

OUR APPROACH

Ministry in the 21st Century

For more than half a century, Alliance Theological Seminary has been committed to preparing the next generation of servant-leaders for mission and ministry. This focus requires us to know the past and our traditions well. Future-focused education also requires many traditional disciplines to be taught within the context of ministry in the 21st century. While we have an eternal, timeless message, our methods of presenting and proclaiming that message must adjust accordingly.

To prepare leaders for ministry in today’s world, ATS is focused on three key areas of formation. Each of these formational areas are featured prominently throughout our curriculum:

  1. Spiritual Formation – ATS provides a curriculum that fosters life-changing spiritual formation. With more than 60 denominations represented, leaders are profoundly enriched in this uniquely diverse faith community.
  2. Biblical and Theological Formation –It is important now more than ever to raise up leaders with solid biblical and theological understanding who are personally transformed. Integrating this knowledge with spiritual formation will allow our students to know God deeply through the Holy Scriptures.
  3. Missional Formation – As a multicultural, evangelical seminary, ATS is committed to developing in men and women a personal knowledge of God and his work in the world in order to equip them for the ministry of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the expansion of His Church.

Seminario Teológico de Puerto Rico

Seminario Teológico de Puerto Rico (STPR) was founded in 1985 as a joint effort of ATS and The Christian and Missionary Alliance, District of Puerto Rico. This extension site of Alliance University located in San Juan offers bachelor’s, master’s, and Doctor of Ministry programs that lead to accredited degrees. STPR provides theological training for students of The Christian and Missionary Alliance, as well as for students from more than 15 denominations and independent churches in Puerto Rico, the United States, Latin America, and other countries that identify with our mission, values, and objectives.

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Chapel Services

During the school year, the ATS community gathers for chapel services. This time of corporate worship, inspirational messages and personal testimonies enriches the spiritual formation of our community. Participants are refreshed and uplifted. As students, faculty and staff come together, all are inspired by powerful music and dynamic speakers to encourage growth in a personal relationship with Jesus and the ATS community.

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