Covenant Theological Seminary is the denominational seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). It is located in St. Louis, Missouri, and its purpose is to train leaders for work in the church and the world — especially as pastors, missionaries, and counselors. It does not require all students to be members of the PCA, but it is loyal to the teachings of its denomination. Faculty must subscribe to the system of biblical doctrine as outlined in the Westminster Standards. A religious denomination, (also simply denomination) is a large, long-established subgroup within a religion that has existed for many years. ... A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students in religion, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the second largest Presbyterian, Protestant church body in the United States, after the Presbyterian Church (USA). ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Motto: Official website: http://stlouis. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 21st 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² 240 mi; 385 km 300 mi; 480 km 1. ... Main article: Minister of religion A pastor is the head minister or priest of a Christian church. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Psychotherapy is a set of techniques believed to cure or to help solve behavioral and other psychological problems in humans. ... The Westminster Standards are Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Shorter Catechism, and the Westminster Larger Catechism, referred to collectively. ...

The seminary was originally established by Christians in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, who believed that their denomination, born out of resistance to rising liberal influences, needed a strong theological school of its own. In 1956, Covenant Seminary began with eleven students on a plot of land a few miles west of St. Louis, Missouri. The seminary continued to grow in both size and reputation in the years that followed. In 1982, following a denominational merger (known as the "joining and receiving") between what had become the Reformed Presbyterian Church-Evangelical Synod (itself the result of a merger in 1965 of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America-General Synod) and the PCA, Covenant Seminary became the national seminary of the PCA, which elects and oversees the work of the seminary's Board of Trustees. A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... // Introduction Liberal Christianity, Progressive Christianity or Liberalism is a movement within Christianity that is often characterized by the following features: internal diversity of opinion an embracing of higher criticism of the Bible with a corresponding willingness to question supernatural elements of biblical stories (e. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As a fully accredited seminary, Covenant offers several academic degrees: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts (in Educational Ministries, Theological Studies, Counseling, or Exegetical Theology), Master of Theology, and Doctor of Ministry. A degree is any of a wide range of awards made by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... Master of Divinity is a common degree among theological seminaries and is considered the minimum academic requirement for ordination into pastoral ministry. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ...

Covenant Seminary is committed to the Reformed faith and Covenant Theology. It believes the Bible to be the inspired and inerrant word of God. Calvinism is a system of Christian theology and an approach to Christian life and thought, articulated by Theodore Beza, a Protestant Reformer in the 16th century, and subsequently by successors, associates, followers and admirers of Beza and his interpretation of Scripture. ... Covenant Theology (also known as Covenantalism or Federal theology) is a conceptual overview and interpretive framework for understanding the overall flow of the Bible. ... The Bible (Hebrew תנ״ך tanakh, Greek η Βίβλος [hē biblos] ) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity (The... Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology concerned with the divine origin of the Bible and what the Bible teaches about itself. ... Biblical inerrancy is the belief that the Bible, as the inspired Word of God, is without error. ... Michelangelos depiction of God in the painting Creation of the Sun and Moon in the Sistine Chapel This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and derived henotheistic forms. ...

The seminary is also home to the Francis Schaeffer Institute, which encourages Christians to engage contemporary culture in a compassionate way with the truth-claims of the gospel. Francis Schaeffer Francis A Schaeffer (1912–1984), an American Christian theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor, is most famous for his writings and his establishment of the lAbri community in Switzerland. ...

Notable faculty include Bryan Chapell, Robert Peterson, Richard Winter, Jerram Barrs, and Daniel Zink.

External links

• Covenant Seminary Website