The University Of Dubuque Theological Seminary
For Christ's church and God's beloved world...
a seminary community that joins you where you are.
Wherever you are in the world and in your educational journey, UDTS is ready to equip you to grow and serve. With a commitment to grassroots communities of faith, and 20 years of hybrid and online experience, UDTS can meet you by many means:
- 8-week online certificate (Christian leadership) classes are filled with content completely updated in 2024 from our top faculty. These are open enrollment, or offered in a co-branded approach for particular cohorts such as in a presbytery or synod. A CRE could complete eight core topics in as little as nine months.
- The 30 credit online Master of Arts in Ministry can be adapted to your needs. Examples include CRE's who would like to earn an abbreviated degree, congregational and mid-council staff seeking theological training, pastors transferring from other denominations.
- Low-residency Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Mission and Discipleship, and Master of Arts in Reformed Theology degrees enable participants to study and be formed by a seminary community connected across the country and world. Anchored by an annual two week residency, study flexibly and semi-synchronously from the context of your current home and ministry.
- Close communities of growth mark UDTS' D.Min. cohorts and a residential M.Div. program.
- See the links below to learn about the ways UDTS can join you in growth for ministry.
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Master of Arts in Mission and Discipleship (MAMD)
Master of Arts in Reformed Theology (MART)
Master of Arts in Ministry (MAM) 100% Online through the University of Dubuque.
Unclassified Courses Discerning your call or just want to explore a topic? Apply to become an unclassified student and take graduate-level courses without enrolling in a degree program.
Christian Leadership Program Online Courses Courses specially crafted for lay leaders who long to go deeper into God's word and explore the practices of the church. These courses also train PC(USA) Commissioned Ruling Elders.
Seminary News & Events
$1.25 Million Grant to Help Establish UDTS Initiative to Revitalize Small Churches
Dec 11, 2023 | UDTS
The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish Plentiful Gifts: Nourishing Members for the Flourishing of Small Member Congregations. Through this new initiative, UDTS will partner with several judicatories to shepherd cohorts of small churches in seasons of transitions, without full-time pastors, to equip members to carry on being church through vital congregational practices.
UDTS Receives $500,000 Grant to Support Clergy Coaching in Community and Context
Dec 7, 2023 | UDTS
The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary received a $500,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. in continued support of the seminary's Clergy Coaching in Community and Context initiative, which launched in January 2019 thanks to a $936,102 grant from the endowment.