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Gospel Centered Transformation

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Master's Degrees

Our master's degree programs are designed to equip you for gospel-centered transformation wherever God leads you, whether you are pursuing ministry training or a career in counseling.

Master's Degrees

Advanced Degrees

We provide advanced degrees for pastors, ministry leaders, educators, and missionaries seeking a professional degree to further equip them for whatever ministry God has called them to.

Advanced Degrees

Certificates

Our certificates and diplomas provide a gospel-centered foundation for those in lay, marketplace, or bi-vocational ministry. We also provide specialized training for coaching and addiction studies.

Certificates & Diplomas

Experience Community and Mentorship at Western

You don't have to journey through seminary alone. Our cohorts create peer-learning communities and provide mentorship from trusted subject-matter experts and ministry practitioners. Threshold week is offered each semester to provide an enriching seminary experience on campus.

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News & Updates

Tim Mackie and John Ortberg

Preaching Event With Tim Mackie Coming to the Bay Area

students

Students Gather for Threshold and Convocation

Tim Osborn

Portland Pastor Helping Launch New Cohort for Ministry Leaders

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How Do We Preach in Post-Christian Contexts?

As America becomes a more secular and pluralistic society, pastors can find themselves preaching in situations that can feel a bit like Babylon. Join Professor Stephen Stallard, PhD for a 10-part video series as he talks with other Western Seminary faculty about what it means to preach the truth of the Scriptures to our congregations, deconstructors, and secular neighbors in post-Christian contexts.

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Transformation Stories

Nicholas Emmanuel Mariakis

MDiv Grad Explores “Grammar for Resurrection” in Genesis

Ryan Smith and family

The Death of One Ministry Dream Leads to Another

Shondra Neumayer

Video: Women's Ministry Director Reflects on the Benefits of Cohorts

My professors gave me a framework for the Bible and fanned into flame a love for the Scriptures. I wouldn't be doing the ministry I am doing without them.

Taylor Turkington Founder and director of BibleEquipping, MABTS, DMin graduate

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