During your time at Asbury Theological Seminary, you’ll have the opportunity to grow in community through corporate worship, ministry experience, leadership opportunities, and, of course, biblical and theological studies. Whether you’re pursuing a master of divinity, master of arts or a post-graduate degree, you’ll be better equipped to fulfill your call.
Committed to Lifelong Formation
Asbury Theological Seminary believes in wholeness through holiness. Whether you’re pursuing an on-campus or online degree, community happens through classroom engagement and corporate worship. Yet, the calling to Seminary isn’t just for the student. It’s for the family as well. Our community is a diverse, intercultural mix of singles, spouses and families.
But don’t take our word for it. See more opportunities to connect on our Community Formation website or listen to what our current students are saying.
Healing Prayer
Adopt a lifestyle of personal and corporate prayer. While at Asbury, you’ll have the opportunity to gather for intercessory prayer meetings several times per week.
Spiritual Direction
Join Asbury Seminary laity and clergy to sharpen your listening skills, clarify your graces, and acquire the disciplines essential for caring for souls in love.
Counseling
We provide support and counseling to resource the growth and wellness of singles, families and marriages to enable you to thrive with grace and fidelity, despite what life and ministry demands of you.
Retreats
We create space for leaders to experience holistic renewal, grace-filled freedom and deepening love at a variety of retreats throughout the year.
Community Meals
Bring a dish and join members of the community each month for a time of food and fellowship.
Women in Ministry
All degrees are open to men and women. We encourage men & women to live, learn and worship in an environment that affirms full participation in vocations of scholarship, ministry and leadership.
Community Garden
You and your family can grow fresh, organic food while engaging in relationships, recreation, education and formation.
Kalas Village Community House
You, your spouse and your children can play, learn, share meals and culture, worship and relax with your neighbors in the multi-purpose building and playground in Kalas Village.
Child Care
Asbury Seminary offers free childcare with qualified and experienced caregivers at most of Seminary sponsored events.
Fitness, Health and Wholeness
The Sherman Thomas Student Center is a major hub on the Kentucky campus. It’s home to the cafeteria, weight, cardio and aerobic rooms, regulation-sized basketball court, and a family play area. Certified personal trainers, including a former competitor in American Ninja Warrior, provide a safe, encouraging atmosphere for you to develop a healthy routine.
We also offer ways for you to engage with the Asbury and larger community.
Academic Clubs
Eta Beta Rho, Theta Phi, Gamma Rho Kappa
Student Leadership Council
Build leadership skills and international relationships, participate in business and community development, and assist with event planning and coordination.
Cross-cultural experiences
Opportunities to participate in church planting and lay revitalization experiences in the U.S., India, Asia, Africa and South America.
Intramural Sports
Join your friends for a competitive game of basketball, volleyball, racquetball, ultimate frisbee or yoga.
Personal trainers
Our certified trainers and nutrition specialists help you create habits to meet your lifestyle and fitness goals.
Group Fitness Classes
Bring a friend and build your strength, flexibility and cardio as you strive for holistic health.
Wesley Waddle
Participate in our annual 5k and 10k race through Wilmore.
Children's Activities
Children and youth engage in youth group, art, sports, worship services and piano recitals. A variety of classes are available, too, including art, gymnastics and dance.
Multi-Cultural
Asbury Seminary is a globally focused graduate school committed to spreading scriptural holiness throughout the world. We cultivate leaders across denominational, national and cultural boundaries. We partner with seminaries around the world, including those in Korea, Africa, Costa Rica, the Philippines and India to promote cross-cultural learning experiences.
At Asbury Seminary, you’ll live and learn within an international community composed of students from more than 41 states and 40 countries.
Spiritual Vitality
At Asbury Seminary, your experience is grounded in the Word of God, honed with immense spiritual growth, and sharpened by global engagement. Together, we pursue holiness on an individual and corporate basis in chapel services, as we preach, worship and pray together.
Our Theology
We're committed to historic, orthodox Christian faith that's rooted in the Wesleyan tradition.
Eucharist
At Asbury Seminary, you’ll have the opportunity to partake daily in this means of grace. Eucharist is celebrated Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in Daily Eucharist and in chapel on Wednesday.
Global Partnerships
Asbury Seminary currently partners with nearly 20 colleges and seminaries around the world to allow our students and faculty to be both teachers and learners from the global church.
Chapel
Join the community in worship several times per week or stream it online.
Bible Studies
During your time at Asbury Seminary, you’ll have the opportunity to both participate in and lead, if you choose, a study as you grow alongside your friends.
Prayer Chapels
Every building on campus provides a quiet space for solitude, reflection and prayer.
Seedbed
Resourcing people, communities, and movements to love the whole world with the whole gospel.
Morning & Evening Prayer
Morning and evening prayer is offered three times per week throughout the semester.
Life on Location
Asbury Seminary offers both family and single student housing. Families live alongside 150 others in Kalas Village, while single students live in Gallaway Village, Grice Hall or Elizabeth House. Check out more housing options in our Housing Section!
Family Housing
Kalas Village
With families from all over the world, you’ll live and learn alongside international neighbors in a multi-cultural residential community in Kalas Village. Built in 2011, residences are unfurnished and consist of either two, three or four bedrooms. All units provide a living room, dining room and kitchen with appliances included. All units feature geothermal heating and cooling for efficient comfort control and utility costs. Take a virtual tour of Kalas Village.
Single Housing
Gallaway Village
The Bettie Morrison and Sundo Kim Halls opened for single students in 2014. Both dorms house 46 students and are designed in a suite fashion. Take a virtual tour of Gallaway Village.
Single Housing
Gallaway Village
The Bettie Morrison and Sundo Kim Halls opened for single students in 2014. Both dorms house 46 students and are designed in a suite fashion.Take a virtual tour of Gallaway Village.
Elizabeth House
Renovated in 2015 with fresh carpet, paint and furniture, this residence offers two-bedroom, apartment-style living. Each apartment shares a central living and kitchen area.
Orlando
Orlando is one of the largest cities in Florida, giving students access to both church and para-church organizations in the area. The Florida-Dunnam Campus focuses primarily on commuter students and offers evening, weekend, online and hybrid courses. Our faculty, staff and student population provide cultural diversity in language, age, gender and ministry experience.
- With an international airport just 15 minutes away, the Florida-Dunnam campus is optimal for students seeking an education at Asbury Seminary without relocation.
Integrate faith, theories and techniques with local corporations, such as Wycliffe and Sea World.- Our faculty, staff and students reflect the global church in race, language, age, gender and ministry experience. Approximately 50% of our student population is female.
- Our School of Urban Ministry builds a strong foundation for ministry with an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach.
Memphis
Asbury-Memphis is a partnership between Asbury Theological Seminary and Christ United Methodist Church. This location is a micro-expression of the Asbury Seminary community: academically-challenging and Christ-focused. You can complete up to 16 courses in a cohort-based, spiritually-transformative community. You’ll join a powerful, nurturing community filled with opportunities for learning and formation.
Colorado Springs
Asbury Seminary’s newest extension site is in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Colorado Springs Site is a micro-expression of the Asbury Seminary community and is made possible through a partnership with New Life Church, located just off of I-25 on the north side of Colorado Springs with beautiful views of Pike’s Peak. Asbury Seminary Colorado Springs is a host venue for hybrid courses that support the Master of Divinity degree and Master of Arts degrees in Ministry, Church Planting, Christian Leadership, and Spiritual Formation.
Tulsa
Asbury Seminary Tulsa delivers the Asbury experience by involving the active participation of Asbury alumni who are now working in ministry centers throughout Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and the surrounding region. Asbury Seminary’s Tulsa, Oklahoma extension site is in a growing and thriving area of Oklahoma’s second-largest city. The Tulsa Site is housed in Venue 68, the ministry outreach center of Asbury United Methodist Church, not far from downtown Tulsa. As an extension site, Asbury Seminary Tulsa is a host venue for hybrid courses that support the Master of Divinity degree and Master of Arts degrees in Ministry, Leadership, and Spiritual Formation.
Online
Study online. Stay on mission with an online master of divinity degree or master’s degree in leadership, theology and intercultural studies from Asbury Seminary. Complete your degree in as few as three years with online classes and four, one-to-two-week campus visits. We currently offer these degree options online:
Master of Arts in Leadership – Develop effective leadership skills and qualities as you prepare to be a leader in the church, marketplace or non-profit.
Master of Arts [T.S.] in Spiritual Formation–Educate and equip yourself to answer your call to ministry through a focused study of scripture, theology, tradition and practices within the Wesleyan tradition.
Master of Arts [T.S.] Philosophy & Apologetics—Concentrate your study in church history, doctrine, ethics, philosophy and systematic theology to develop analytical viewpoints from the Wesleyan theological perspective.
Master of Divinity – Develop the biblical and theological understanding essential for a vibrant, contemporary ministry rooted in the Wesleyan tradition.
Complete your master of divinity degree without leaving home by taking two-thirds of your classes online and completing the remaining third through on-campus intensives.
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