We Choose Hope in Troubled Times
Strengthening Pastoral Leaders
Is God Calling You to Join Us?
Let’s tell the truth. Our times are struggling with finding faith, holding hope, learning to love like Jesus.
Yet the Good News is real. We need pastors and listeners, leaders and prophets more than we ever have. Our community holds on to hope—and we are dedicated to theological education that forms our head, heart, and hands. Join us.
Programs and Degrees
Degree
Master of Divinity
The most comprehensive preparation for vocational ministry, designed to prepare lead pastors for ordination or for ministries such as teaching, counseling, and chaplaincy.
Certificate
Certificate in Spiritual Direction
Training in the practice of holy listening, spiritual discernment, and prayer in the Christian, Protestant tradition.
Regional Cohort
Master of Arts in Christian Formation
Preparation for ordination to specialized ministry service, with a foundation in Bible, theology, and focus on the discipleship ministry of the church.
Our learning community is unique—rigorous but humble, smart but emotionally mature, small but impactful…We are rooted in the Living Gospel yet turned outward to a complex world.
—Dr. Dennis R. Edwards, Dean of North Park Theological Seminary
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The forum, news, and archive of North Park Theological Seminary
Rev. Rich Johnson Named Director of the C. John Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction
North Park Theological Seminary is delighted to announce the appointment of Rev. Richard (Rich) Westley Johnson as the next Director of the C. John Weborg Center …
Challenge and Opportunity: What Is Next for the School of Restorative Arts?
Our community inside had very little control over where they would be sent, and they were typically not informed of their move dates until the very day. I cannot …
Called, Beloved, and Kept
This sermon was preached in Isaacson Chapel at North Park Theological Seminary community worship, August 28, 2025. I have said and will continue to say that the …
Events
Commencement Convocation and Consecration Service
05/09/2026, 3:30 p.m.
Join us on Saturday, May 9 for the Seminary’s Commencement Convocation and Consecration Service. The service will honor seminarians …
From Stacks to Stories: The Covenant Archives at 90
05/13/2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
2025 marks the 90th anniversary of the Covenant Archives. Celebrate this milestone this academic year through a lunch and learn …
NPTS Visit Day
06/01/2026, 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
NPTS Visit Day: June 1 Join us at North Park Theological Seminary (NPTS) for a summer visit day designed to help you explore your …
Resourcing Pastors and Congregations
We envision a faithful, healthy church for a just and flourishing world.
Our faculty teach to serve the church’s mission.
From inspiration for next week’s sermon to training congregations how to minister to those who have experienced trauma, our faculty are ready to train, equip, and serve—across the Evangelical Covenant Church and beyond.