The Associated Canadian Theological Schools (ACTS Seminaries) is an

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, embedded as a graduate schools of theology within

Trinity Western University Trinity Western University (TWU) is a Private university, private Christian liberal arts university with campuses in both Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley and Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond, British Columbia. The sch ...

. Together, the consortium jointly grants

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and doctoral degrees in biblical studies, theology, ministry, linguistics, chaplaincy and marriage and family therapy. ACTS Seminaries is an accredited member of the

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History

ACTS Seminaries was founded in 1985 by Canadian Baptist Seminary, Northwest Baptist Seminary and Trinity Western University, Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 38 with the dual mission of providing excellent graduate theological education for students within a Christian university setting, and serving as a place to educate and train leaders for churches. The consortium operated on the TWU campus, allowing the other members to consolidate their previous physical locations. Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary joined ACTS Seminaries in 1999.

Member institutions

The four member schools of ACTS Seminaries are Canadian Baptist Seminary, Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, Northwest Baptist Seminary and Trinity Western University. Alongside the member seminaries, Canada Institute of Linguistics and the Vancouver Institute for Evangelical Worldview work in affiliation with ACTS Seminaries to provide specialized degree programs. Within ACTS Seminaries and Trinity Western University, The John William Wevers Institute for Septuagint Studies is a research institute that serves as a hub for Septuagint research, translation, and publication projects.

References

External links

Associated Canadian Theological Schools official website
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