Acadia Divinity College
Motto:	Preparing Christian Leaders
Established:	1838
Type:	seminary Divinity College
Religious affiliation:	Christian Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
Principal:	Harry G. Gardner
Faculty:	14 faculty + 12 staff
Location:	31 Horton Ave. Wolfville, Ontario, Canada B4P 2R6
Colours:	blue, Red and White      ,
Affiliations:	ATS
Website:	adc.acadiau.ca

Acadia Divinity College (ADC) is a seminary located on the 250 acre (1 km²) campus of Acadia University in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... For the Ecuadorian artist, see Manuel Rendón Seminario. ... Various Religious symbols, including (first row) Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Bahai, (second row) Islamic, tribal, Taoist, Shinto (third row) Buddhist, Sikh, Hindu, Jain, (fourth row) Ayyavazhi, Triple Goddess, Maltese cross, pre-Christian Slavonic Religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that generally involve a faith in a spiritual... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches (CABC) - an association of Baptist churches in the eastern provinces of Canada. ... The Principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a University in Scotland and at certains institutions in Canada and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wolfville streetscape, spring 2006. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Red re-directs here; for alternate uses see Red (disambiguation) Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Alternate meanings: White (disambiguation) White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... For the Ecuadorian artist, see Manuel Rendón Seminario. ... Acadia University is a university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 11 Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867... Annapolis Valley is a valley in western Nova Scotia, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy. ...

The ADC shares facilities with Acadia University; the college's library is part of the university's 800,000 volume Vaughan Memorial Library collection. Also hosted at Acadia University are the Esther Clark Wright Archives, which includes an extensive collection of material relating to the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches. Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches (CABC) - an association of Baptist churches in the eastern provinces of Canada. ...

History

Acadia Divinity College operates as the Faculty of Theology at Acadia University. It was established in 1968 after the Board of Governors of Acadia University voted to reduce the role of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches in the governance of the university, thus effectively making Acadia a secular school. The establishment of Acadia Divinity College was one of the concessions the Board of Governors made to the Convention. ^[1] Acadia University is a university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. ...

Programs

ADC offers the Master of Divinity (MDiv) with majors in Pastoral Office, and Youth Ministry, Master of Arts (Theology) (MA(Th)) in Biblical Studies, Church History, and Theology, and the Doctor of Ministry degree. The Bachelor of Theology is a degree for students 35 and older who have the approval of their denomination to pursue that degree for ordination. The Prison Ministry Diploma is also offered. ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... Youth ministry is an age-specific religious ministry and is the way in which a faith group, or other religious organisation, engages with the young people who attend its place of worship, or live in its community. ... Biblical studies is the academic study of the Judeo-Christian Bible and related texts. ... This article outlines the history of Christianity and provides links to relevant topics. ... Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... The Doctor of Ministry degree is a professional doctorate in some area of applied theology, such as missions, evangelism, church growth, homiletics, or spiritual formation. ... The Bachelor of Theology (B.Th. ...

• Master of Divinity
• Master of Arts in Theology
• Bachelor of Theology
• Doctor of Ministry
• Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies
• Prison Ministry Diploma
• Christian Foundation Diploma
• Online Courses
• Continuing education

ADC is the seminary of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches, but serves students from all Christian denominations. The college is accredited by the ATS. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology. ...

Also See

• List of evangelical seminaries and theological colleges
• ATS

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External links

• Acadia Divinity College Official site
• Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches

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