神学院

神学院的教职员工接受GCU的使命身份, 以基督为中心的大学，坚定地致力于历史, 言行上符合圣经的基督教. We align coursework for majors and minors with the university’s identity and mission and intentionally guide students toward active engagement through the local church and other 部 contexts as a means of embodying and expressing the truths of the gospel.

我们相信忠实地跟随耶稣需要的不仅仅是正确教义的知识. 健全的教义和清晰的道德异象对基督徒的生活至关重要. 然而, 真正的基督教也需要积极的参与, 通过同情和服务来满足更大世界的需要的那种优雅和谦卑. 正如使徒保罗在早期教会提醒他的门徒, 我们必须“密切注意我们的生活和教义”(提摩太前书4:16)。. 一个不能被忽视而不削弱另一个, 因为忠实的基督徒必须始终如一地体现信仰.

我们的大多数学生都在为牧师的角色做准备，他们需要有效地传播福音, 忠心服事教会，正直服事. 因此, faculty strive to speak truth in love and emulate the way of Jesus in order to prepare graduates for a lifetime of faithful 部. It is our prayer that our graduates gain a clear sense of purpose and vocational calling that equips them to transform their communities by placing the interests of others before their own.

神学 students regularly benefit from GCU’s commitment to follow Jesus in word and deed in ways that enable them to become a transformative presence within their communities. 在学院内部, 我们相信牧师的角色必须由好牧人的教导和榜样来塑造, 基督耶稣. 因此, 神学学生是在精神上形成的, 在学术上和专业上都对身体非常关注, 精神, 他们所领导和服务的人的情感和精神生活.

We are convinced that the message of Christ can transform individual lives and the broader society when the message is not only spoken but also embodied. 实际上, 这种信念使教师和学生倾向于行动和参与, 解决我们生活和工作所在社区的深层需求. 在校园, 学生们在宿舍里组织圣经学习, 协调教堂礼拜活动, 鼓励他们的同伴，参加祷告聚会. 他们聚集在一起敬拜和团契, 一起学习神的话语，并分散在整个大学，在更大的校园社区中充当“盐和光”.

在很多情况下, 通过与当地教会和事工的合作，神学学生与其他学生一起在当地社区服务. 的y also apprentice under seasoned ministers within the context of internships and supervised 部 experiences in order to augment classroom learning with real-world 部 experience.

神学 faculty provide a strong biblical basis for the thousands of students who take Christian worldview courses at the university each year. 的 central purpose of these courses is to guide students through the process of investigating and evaluating personal worldview commitments while exploring the basic tenets of the Christian worldview.

基督教世界观课程提供了基本的理解，帮助学生找到他们在基督里独特的目的. 我们相信，要找到人生目标，首先要清楚地了解自己和自己的世界观. We also believe that exploring the Christian worldview helps students fully understand their convictions as well as the implications of their convictions.

有些学生加深了他们的神学知识, 部, 主修哲学和圣经, 神学院提供的辅修课程和选修课程. 但是对于所有的学生, Christian worldview provides a foundation upon which students are able to build as they gain a clear sense of calling and vocational purpose that prepares them for various majors and career pathways. 通过这些方式, all students are encouraged to consider the needs and interests of others in addition to their own and to embrace the Christian values of love and service as they prepare for life beyond the university.

作为一所神学院, 我们致力于培养学生有效地传播福音, 无论在国内或国外，都要忠心地服事教会，正直地服事. 我们也致力于满足更大学生群体的需求, other colleges and departments and the broader campus community in ways that deepen our ability to promote the biblical vision for human flourishing. 在某些情况下, 这个委身需要圣经分析, 神学反思和支持跨学科和部门应用基督教世界观原则. 在所有情况下, 这一承诺需要认真倾听, 温柔的指导和支持, 当我们为学生和同事的需要服务时，不断的祷告和鼓励.

在中世纪时期, 欧洲神学家有时把神学称为“科学的女王”(regina scientiarum)。. 在那个时代, 这个词是用来描述知识的不同分支最终以对上帝的认识达到顶峰的方式. Knowledge gained through observation and experimentation within nature (creation) along with knowledge available through divine revelation (the Bible) were synthesized through theological dialogue and reflection. 虽然这个模型在认识论方面仍然是令人信服的, “女王身份”的潜在隐喻可能意味着缺乏谦逊，这与那些生活在一个更加怀疑的环境中的人没有共鸣, 世俗的时代. 在现代世界，对圣经的理解是有限的，对神学的尊重已经减弱. 事实上, Christian theology has been pushed to the periphery in many academic institutions or has been absorbed by more nebulous disciplines such as religious studies.

蒙神的恩典，神学在GCU的学术经历和学术对话中仍然是至关重要的. 尽管如此, an alternative metaphor may be more central to the ways in which GCU’s 神学院 envisions its role within the life of the university and its unique institutional calling before God. 正如耶稣来“不是要人服事”, 只要事奉”(马可福音10:45)。, 学院设想它对大学的独特贡献是一种服务, 专注于授权和装备更广泛的社区事工. 我们仍然致力于神学对话和反思的活力和意义，最终目标是认识上帝, 他的意志, 他的世界和他对我们生活的计划. 我们也认识到并拥抱摆在我们面前的机会，拥抱谦卑, 通过关注他人的需要，我们努力促进人类的繁荣, 他们是否情绪化, 物理, 智力的或精神的. 我们作为一所大学的角色, 用以弗所书的话来说, is to equip the saints for 部 on campus and beyond so that they are better able to “maintain the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son” (Ephesians 4:13). 我们一起工作, 各司其职, 当整个团体在主耶稣的丰盛里成熟成长.

我要在万有之前求神的国和他的义. 我将努力体现圣经中所概述的事奉的资格(提前3:1). 3:1-13, 4:6-16; 2 Tim. 2:14-26; Titus 1:5-16) so that I am qualified to minister within the church of the Lord Jesus and so that my example will glorify Christ and commend Him to others.

I will commit to growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ through the study and application of Holy Scripture and sound theology.

我会定期参加当地教会的礼拜活动, 与一群信徒一起服事和学习神的话语，并培养与其他基督徒的合一, 当冲突出现时寻求和解和解决(马太福音18章). 我将努力证明基督的爱, 带着温柔和尊重, 给那些还不认识他为主救主的人.

我要以爱心待人，作耶稣基督忠心的门徒, 优雅与尊重. 我将努力保持身心纯洁，力求做到无可指责, 在各方面都保持纯洁和道德，并将避免所有违反GCU行为政策的活动.