Developing Ministry Professionals

Ambrose Seminary fulfils a teaching role within the larger disciple-making commission of the church through concentrated attention to biblical literacy, theological reflection, and personal, spiritual, and professional formation. Our educational practices are driven by a desire to see students develop morally, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually as followers of Jesus Christ.

Our goal is to equip graduates who are prepared to serve as competent ministry professionals. Consequently, we demand high standards and we provide students with the resources necessary to meet these standards in course work, structured components of campus life, and directed field education.

At Ambrose Seminary, our quest for understanding all knowledge is grounded in our commitment to Jesus Christ. Critical scholarship on our campus explores what it means to follow Christ in the diversity of cultural expressions. These explorations provide the basis for our redemptive engagement with academic and professional discourse and the plurality of human situations and perspectives.

Internship

Internship is an integral part of preparation for ministry. It provides the intern with an extended, in-depth practice of ministry for the purpose of integrating classroom input with field experience. In addition, internship seeks to provide our interns with a working relationship with another person in ministry, rather than just a place to carry out practical Christian service. We hope to expose the intern to all forms and facets of ministry but our primary focus in this experience is on the intern as a disciple in development and on the pastor-mentor as a teacher-leader. The intern is on the road to discovery and needs to be directed by the mentor to new points of maturity through the practice of ministry.

ACCREDITATION with the Christian and Missionary Alliance

Students who desire to minister with The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) must complete the accreditation process, which is facilitated by the Field Education Department during the final year of study of a degree program. Once the application for accreditation is completed, a personal interview with an accreditation committee is arranged. During this interview a candidate is examined for biblical knowledge, doctrinal stance, personal lifestyle, philosophy of ministry, etc. The candidate is notified of the result of the accreditation process shortly after the interview. Whether becoming accredited to minister in North America or internationally, accreditation candidates are expected to be or become members of a C&MA church.

Generally, degree programs at Ambrose meet the educational requirements for accreditation with the C&MA. REL or HI 362 Alliance History and Thought is not a required course in these degree programs but is required by the C&MA. Other courses may be required for those going into overseas ministry with the C&MA.

For further information regarding the accreditation process or serving with the C&MA in a ministry in Canada or overseas, see the web site www.cmacan.org or contact:

The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada
30 Carrier Drive, Suite 100
Toronto, ON M9W 5T7
Canada

Phone 1.416.674.7878
Fax 1.416.674.0808
E-mail: nationaloffice@cmacan.org