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Gospel and Plough School of Theology is a Christian
higher education community whose objective is to nurture and equip
Christians with a Biblical worldview to serve and lead in the church and the
world. The principal means we use to accomplish this mission are teaching,
learning, leading, and serving through undergraduate, graduate and Post
Graduate programs. The goal of the School is to prepare servant leaders who
know God's Word, engage in God's world, and pursue God's will for the world.
Our priority as faculty and staff is the education of our students as part
of a lifelong learning process. Educationally, the School identifies itself
as a Christian theological School committed to helping students, know Christ
and make Him known. All students take a common core of classes that build a
solid foundation in Biblical studies.
As a Christian higher education community, we are committed to Christ and
His church, locally and globally. Our religious roots are in the Restoration
Movement, a unity movement of independent Christian churches and churches of
Christ committed to the authority of the scripture. The faculties are valued
as teachers who do more than teaching. Their education, expertise and
experiences are crucial components of the teaching and learning that occur
here, but the faculties also serve as role models, mentors, advisors,
encouragers, and partners in learning. It is their commitment to life long
learning, to scholarship, to creativity, to the discovery of new knowledge,
and to ongoing development that creates a vibrant learning community. This
community of teachers and learners strives to strengthen the learning
partnership in a variety of ways. We employ a variety of educational
strategies, both pedagogical and andragogical, to address the diversity of
our learners' ages and life experiences. We promote variety of settings and
opportunities for learning, both formal and informal, focusing on
individuals and on groups, located inside and outside the classroom,
occurring on-campus and around the world, and involving in both scholarship
and service, academics and ministry.
Our campus culture is characterized by collegiality, compassion, and concern
for all. We believe leadership is best done by serving others, based on each
person's gifts, passion, and sense of calling. We also believe learning is
enhanced by serving and we view service learning as a hallmark of community.
On 21st December 2005, vide communication bearing reference no.
D.O.No.F.20-71/2005-U-3, the Ministry of Human Resource Development had
clarified that in terms of the provision under Article 30 (1) of the
Constitution of India, the University being a minority institutions may
conduct its courses in theology in whatever mode it want to as it has the
right to do so.
Teaching and Research
The Gospel and Plough School of Theology of the University provides
opportunities for teaching and doing research in a number of fields of
theological studies. In the Post Graduate and Ph.D. levels there are scopes
for doing specialized/research studies in the Old Testament and the New
Testament branches of Biblical Studies, in the branch of Theological
Studies, in the branch of Religious studies, in the branch of Historical
Studies, in the branch of Christian Ministry and in the branch of
Missiological Studies. Since 2002 so far 4 candidates have completed Ph.D.
in Theology in various branches of Theological Studies and at present 15
candidates are pursuing their Ph.D. Studies in various branches of
Theological Studies. Moreover, we have 4 Master of Theology (M.Th.) students
doing their Post Graduate studies in New Testament, Christian Ministry and
Religions braches of Theological Studies.
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