Come as you are, GO not as you came . . .

Come as you are,
filled with excitement and anticipation,
with anxiety and anguish,
with knowing and searching.
Come as you are,
unveiling your authenticity,
growing in wonder and wisdom,
expecting God to transform you . . .

Go not as you came,
but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind,
so that you may discern
the will and way of God,
what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Go not as you came,
but be alarmed and amazed,
delighted and disciplined,
willing and waiting for God to send you . . .

Check out Bethany's NEW Financial Aid Program

Effective beginning 2010-2011 academic year.
DEADLINE for financial aid and admission for FALL session
is July 15th. 

Consider your call to pursue theological education and ministry preparation here at Bethany, where we bear witness to the Living Gospel of community, peace, justice, reconciliation, service, and simplicity. Here at Bethany we educate and empower Christian leaders through wonder, wisdom, and the Word -- flowing out of our unique Anabaptist-Pietist heritage and tradition known as the Church of the Brethren. Here at Bethany we offer a safe, sacred community, faithful and thoughtful faculty, and a mission beyond maintenance that takes you out of the pew and into an aching world in need.

 Did you know that Bethany offers seven ways to take a course?

Richmond Campus

Indeed, there is more than corn in Indiana! Come visit the Bethany Center located in Richmond, Indiana, where jazz came alive, rose gardens bloom, and bikers and hikers trail down the Whitewater Gorge! Located on Earlham College campus, Bethany students have access to the Lilly Library, the Wellness Center, and the Clear Creek Co-Op. Our Bethany Center includes media-ready classrooms, resource libraries and study rooms, and Nicarry Chapel where we worship weekly. Come visit us any time by contacting Admissions.

Join us for CAMPUS VISIT DAY!

Degree Program Options

Here at Bethany, you can pursue one of three graduate-level educational options: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, or Certificate of Achievement in Theological Studies. Learning at Bethany happens within the context of community -- whether on-campus or on-line; so while the heart of our program resides in the classroom in Richmond, Indiana, we have extended our program's accessibility through Connections, a program that combines short-term intensives at the Bethany Center, on-line courses, and off-site courses hosted by the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center in Pennsylvania. In addition, the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership provides an undergraduate-level certificate program for members of the Church of the Brethren, empowering leadership in bi-vocational ministry and strengthening those currently serving in set-apart ministry.

a place for pastors and poets, artists and activists, preacher and teachers . . . 

Degree Emphases

Two specialized programs supplement our ministry and research degree programs: Peace and Cross Cultural Studies insist that we take seriously alternatives to violence in our local and global communities. The Institute for Ministry with Youth and Young Adults features the distinctive skills involved in ministry to and with the emerging generations.

Educational Partnerships

Bethany's educational partnerships provide opportunities and possibilities grounded in our own faculty and are strengthened by the rich resources of nearby seminaries and colleges, area congregations, and denominational agencies. Standing side by side with Earlham School of Religion, which centers in Quaker practices, Bethany students encounter an exciting ecumenical learning experience that complements Bethany's own Christian heritage of the Church of the Brethren. Beginning in the 2008-2009 academic year, Bethany students will learn from scholars who represent all three of the historic and living peace churches: the Church of the Brethren, the Quakers, and the Mennonites. Come be a part of another way of learning, living, and leading in the name of Jesus . . . !

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