Arnulf Seminary of Theology

The course studies at the Arnulf Seminary of Theology are tuition-free, however open only for students who have passed strict acceptance tests which are an imperative prerequisite, because the seminary's main function is to educate and train future staff members, missionaries and clerics of the Christian Church International with its 1.5 million followers (October 2018) in the world of social media,[4] as well as grassroot missionary churches and communities in more than 70 countries around the globe.[5] What makes this seminary unique is it teaching Christian process theology as a major subject.[6]

The moderate conservative, evangelical Christian seminary was founded in 1982 by Ari Samaria, a former catholic theologist, in the Boston area as a small school for missionaries. Later the school was taken over by the Christian Universal Life Church and Ari Samaria joined this congregation in a leading position. His successor as dean is the more liberal Father Rahim, also a former catholic priest, who was born and educated in Lebanon and being a specialist for missionary work in dangerous social environments.[7] Under his leadership the Arnulf Seminary of Theology was transformed into a professional seminary, and the Arnulf Seminary of Theology joined several networks of seminaries, like PA, IAA and ULCO.[8] A branch in Berlin, Germany once existed but was closed in late 2017.[9] Nowadays, the Arnulf Seminary of Theology has approximately 150 students per term, full-time and part-time.

As a seminary for postgraduate students the Arnulf Seminary of Theology does not offer academic qualifications since the students are expected to already hold an academic degree. All course studies lead to ecclesiastical graduations after a minimum education of two to four years, and the possibility to do missionary work, especially in developing countries.[10]

• Website of the Arnulf Seminary of Theology
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