CALLING AND COMMITMENT

At the core of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is the commitment to be a “WHOSOEVER” community—one that exemplifies and champions God’s love, justice, and inclusive welcome. It is front and center in our worship service in Caldwell Chapel and is at the very core of our community culture.

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John 3:16 The New Testament and Psalms: An Inclusive Version

OUR “WHOSOEVER”

Focus

God’s promise of everlasting life is based on an incomprehensible, unlimited love. We embrace and stand on the promise of “Whosoever” as an institution that strives to faithfully reflect the love of Jesus.

Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary…

Strives to offer affordable and accessible theological education

Continues to become an anti-racist seminary

Continues to become a seminary that affirms people who are LGBTQIA+

Continues to become a seminary that welcomes people who have disabilities

Continues to become a seminary that welcomes people who are neurodivergent

Continues to welcome students of many faiths and those who identify with no religious tradition

Our Mission

Led by the Holy Spirit, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary educates people to proclaim the Gospel, to care for all, and to work for justice in communities everywhere.

Our Vision

Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary works toward a world where all can flourish, evidenced by the justice and mercy of God, the welcome of Jesus Christ, and the creativity of the Holy Spirit.

Our Goals

To achieve our envisioned future, Louisville Seminary focuses on goals specific to Scholarship, Infrastructure, Community, Justice, and Earth Care.

SCHOLARSHIP (ACADEMIC) GOALS

Provide students with an outstanding theological and practical education that prepares them for service in a pluralistic society.

Infrastructure Goals

Improve technology to allow for digitallyintegrated learning, provide accessible and technologically flexible housing, create an environmentally sustainable campus, and enhance connectivity.

Community Goals

All constituencies in the Louisville Seminary community (including employees, administrators, faculty, board members, students, donors, friends, and alums) will share in transparent communication.

Justice Goals

Louisville Seminary aims to identify and dismantle systems of oppression (in pedagogy, in institutional operations, in community, and in Louisville).

Earth Care Goals

Louisville Seminary will work toward becoming an ecologically sustainable seminary and one where connections to place, Earth, and the larger web of creation are fully integrated into our learning.

To gain a greater understanding of LPTS core values, mission, vision, and goals, please visit lpts.edu/mission