Our mission and values have guided us as we have listened to the needs of our learning community and sought to discern the future of our graduate degree programs. We train people to be competent in the study of text, soul, and culture in order to serve God and neighbor through transforming relationships. While the pandemic has brought immeasurable changes, loss, and disruption, it has also taught us much about the needs of graduate students and the opportunities for new modalities that allow for contextual distance and residential learning that are more integrated with the lives and communities where our students live.

鈥淭he changes that we are making are not merely driven by crisis; instead, they are significant transitions that will change much of what we are familiar with, while inviting us to explore and co-create new ways of training people in an ever deepening understanding of what is needed to serve God and neighbor through the fields of theology and psychology,鈥� said Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President of 天美视频. 鈥淲e have always been a community composed of learners from a variety of contexts, cultures, and places. As we lean into what鈥檚 next, we seek to deepen and widen our understanding of who we are and learn to carry out our mission in partnership with learners as they are embedded in their own contexts.鈥�

Low-residency programs are a model of higher education that involve periodic in-person intensive gatherings with online coursework in between those gatherings. Students can remain in their home location and travel to our Seattle-based residencies for on-campus gatherings a few times per year. Students in low-residency programs will continue to have access to our campus in Seattle to meet for study groups, use the library and study spaces, and meet with faculty for office hours and may choose to participate in student life online and on-campus.

鈥淚n the last 15 months, we learned much about how to deliver high-quality relational and contextual education to students online. We’re pleased to welcome a wider range of students into our learning communities, and we know how important it is to be together as a learning community in the same physical space to learn together in an embodied way. The low-residency model allows for the best of both,鈥� said Dr. Misty Anne Winzenried, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning.

[UPDATE July 19, 2021] ATS (Association of Theological Schools), one of our accrediting agencies, has approved our petition to provide comprehensive distance education. Students should check the school’s COVID-19 response for updates on campus safety measures beginning with the fall term.

Current students are encouraged to connect with the Academics team for specific information and program requirements.

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鈥淚 am abundantly grateful to Mike Anderson for leading our board over the past eight years. His tenure of board leadership has helped to stabilize us as we have embarked on the task of growing into a mature organization. I also want to express my deep gratitude to Dave Brandt and Mark Daley, who both made immeasurable contributions to our school in ways that we will appreciate years into our future,鈥� said Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President of 天美视频.

“天美视频’s Board of Trustees is an amazing group of people that I will miss rubbing shoulders with. Passing the baton of leadership to Shannon Eckmann is a true delight. She is a natural in the role of Board Chair, and I trust her to lead this community into the next season,鈥� said Mike Anderson on Shannon Eckmann鈥檚 recent appointment. In addition to her role as Board Chair, Shannon serves as an Executive Coach at , an executive coaching organization.

Upon her recent appointment, Shannon stated, 鈥淕ood leaders are guided by a passion for their organization and its people. I鈥檝e spent many years with 天美视频 and love the mission of what we strive to accomplish along with the gifted faculty and staff who deliver a quality experience to our students. Partnering with our Board of Trustees and our President, Dr. McNeil, we look to the future of Christian graduate education as an exciting and challenging task, and we are up for it!鈥�

Though stepping down from the board, Mike Anderson begins a full-time position with 天美视频 as Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration. 鈥淎s I look forward to having more time with Mike in his full-time role on our staff, I am particularly grateful for his leadership and the strength and stability that he brings to the realms of finance and administrative business in our institution. I have always highly valued Mike鈥檚 investment in our mission, and I am honored to work with him as we build for 天美视频鈥檚 future,鈥� said Dr. J. Derek McNeil.

Romanita Hairston, a returning trustee to the board, serves as a Director at Microsoft with responsibility for leading a global skilling portfolio and as the President and Founder of MORE320, a nonprofit consulting company. A nationally-recognized thought leader, Romanita regularly speaks on issues related to poverty and child well-being, missional theology and spiritual formation, and the future of work and learning.

“It’s wonderful to have Romanita Hairston return to 天美视频’s Board of Trustees,鈥� said Dr. J. Derek McNeil. 鈥淪he is thoughtful, energetic, innovative, and incisive. Romanita understands future trends and will bring a new perspective on how adult learners can be approached and engaged. Her entrepreneurial energy paired with pastoral awareness makes Romanita an invaluable asset to our Board.”

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