Western Seminary

Distance education is no longer the step-child of the education world. Advances in course and program design, combined with new and dynamic technologies, provide a learning "system" that can, in some instances, actual improve upon the on-campus experience. It is not just a question of "comparable to" anymore, Now we are striving to provide learning options that are actually "better than" what one might frequently experience in a traditional classroom.

Here are a few other important realities...

1. Study while in your "Learning Laboratory." We believe that the best place to learn to do ministry is in the real world of ministry. You likely already have a place of service, and a network of relationships, where you can apply classroom lessons. CLL courses and programs are designed to help you practice what you learn where you serve.

2. Learn from a "world class" seminary faculty. Western Seminary's Center for Lifelong Learning is blessed with one of the strongest ministry faculties anywhere. As accomplished scholars they provide access to the deepest truths of God's Word and to their individual disciplines. As practitioners they have personally applied their classroom lessons on the fields of the world.

3. Study from anywhere, anytime! Travel a lot? Work crazy hours? Now you can study wherever you are and whenever it is convenient. We don't have classroom hours, so your schedule guides your study time. With our new courses, your computer and an Internet connection are all you need to be in our classrooms when you want...24 hours a day - 365 days a year.

4. Access new relationships through new technologies. The Center for Lifelong Learning is dedicated to finding the best ways to communicate life-changing truths. New CD ROM-based systems are increasingly being used to deliver the primary course content. The Internet provides dynamic opportunities for you to develop life-long relationships with faculty and other students. You may be studying alone, but you are not alone in your studies.

5. Maintain your existing financial and personal support networks. We know that it is a major personal and financial commitment to return to seminary. Begin or continue your studies, however, through the Center for Lifelong Learning, and you need not interupt your current employment or relationships. Pay for your courses as you go!

6. Learn when you are ready. If you are like many of us at CLL, you don't necessarily learn best at 7:30 in the morning, or on a hot summer afternoon. Through our program, you can study when you learn best - morning, noon, or even in the middle of the night.