Admissions

At Bethany Seminary, we understand Jesus as our teacher-rabbi who serves as the model educator. Our curriculum, pedagogy, and community are rooted in his teaching ministry, calling us to

  • free the inner life for outreaching service to neighbor and

Tuition, Fees, and Payments

Visit the Financial Aid page for information about how these costs are covered. For sample financial aid situations, view the Financial Aid Scenario page. For a complete estimated expense budget, see the

Ministry Formation

As the core of the master of divinity (MDiv) program, Ministry Formation serves to integrate experience and academics. Among the vocations which MDiv students explore through Ministry Formation are congregational ministry, theological education, chaplaincy, social service, and a variety

Bethany Dedicates Student Housing

Bethany Theological Seminary celebrated the naming of Patterson House, one of its student housing properties, along with a dedication of the Bethany Neighborhood at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April 10. Along with members of Bethany’s administration who spoke,

Dayton & Ada Faye Root – Bethany Donor

In his youth, Dayton Root experienced being a dust bowl refugee, moving from Oklahoma to central California with his family in 1935. Dayton pursued an undergraduate degree at La Verne College, now University of La Verne, earning his way

Class of 2015 to Graduate

Bethany Theological Seminary anticipates graduating its second-largest class in seventeen years on Saturday, May 9, 2015. The ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. in Nicarry Chapel with eighteen expected to graduate from the master of divinity, master of

Julie Hostetter Announces Retirement

Julie Mader Hostetter, executive director of the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, has announced her retirement effective January 31, 2017. She has served in this role since 2008, in partnership with

Fred Bernhard Resigns from Bethany

Fred Bernhard, advancement associate at Bethany Seminary, has resigned his position, effective October 31, 2015. He joined the Seminary’s Institutional Advancement Department in 2004, serving as an advancement representative in

Dan Poole

Biographical Sketch:

I was born in Indiana and grew up attending the Wabash Church of the Brethren. After serving for 18 years in congregational ministry, first at the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren as Associate Pastor and then at the

Meatless Mondays: Sweet and Sour Lentils

Lentils are low in cost and high in protein (18g) and dietary fiber (16g) per 1 cooked cup! Sweet and Sour lentils is a favorite recipe of mine from living in