Mennonite Biblical Seminary
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| Type | Seminary |
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| Established | 1958 |
| President | Sara Wenger Shenk |
| Location | Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
| Website | ambs |
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) is an accredited Anabaptist Christian seminary in Elkhart, Indiana, affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA and the Mennonite Church Canada. It was formerly known as the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary until its name was changed in 2012.
The seminary offers a three-year Master of Divinity program or two-year Master of Arts degrees in areas such as Biblical Studies, Theology & Ethics, Christian formation, Missiology, Pastoral Care & Counseling, Pastoral Ministry, Peace and Justice Studies, Worship and Youth Ministry. The three-year Master of Divinity can be earned either on campus (M.Div.-Campus) or in a Hybrid format (M.Div.-Connect), which consists of a combination of online and online/campus hybrid courses.
AMBS is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the Higher Learning Commission.
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary has roots in two former Mennonite seminaries: Goshen Biblical Seminary of the Mennonite Church and Mennonite Biblical Seminary of the General Conference Mennonite Church.
Goshen Biblical Seminary at Goshen College, a Mennonite Church school in Goshen, Indiana, was one of two institutions that joined to form AMBS. Goshen Biblical Seminary was the direct continuation of the Bible School that began at Elkhart Institute in Elkhart, Indiana in 1894, while Elkhart Institute was organized as an academy. In 1903, Elkhart Institute moved to Goshen, Indiana, became Goshen College, and was reorganized as a junior college; in 1910 Goshen College was reorganized as a senior college. From 1894 until 1933, the Bible School offered a two-year course of study leading to a diploma and served as the Bible department of the college. In 1933, the Bible School began offering a four-year Th.B. (Bachelor of Theology), which expanded to a five-year course in 1942. In 1944, the Bible School was organized as a separate school with its own dean. In 1946, the school began using the name Goshen Biblical Seminary and began offering a seven-year B.D. (Bachelor of Divinity) with four years of liberal arts and three years of Bible and theology. In 1949, a B.R.E. (Bachelor of Religious Education) was added as a four-year program. In 1955, the Th.B. program was discontinued and the seminary was organized into graduate and undergraduate divisions.
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