When Jesse Mercer founded Mercer University in 1833, he and other Georgia Baptist leaders envisioned an institution that would provide students with a classical and theological education. Their concern was for young preachers and for members of area Baptist churches. Mercer knew these churches desperately needed pastor-leaders who understood scripture and could clearly articulate their Christian beliefs.Over the intervening years the institution begun by Jesse Mercer has developed into a university of far-reaching influence that is now the second-largest Baptist institution in the United States. Today it serves approximately 7,000 students in Atlanta and Macon with Colleges of Liberal Arts and Nursing and schools of Education, Engineering, Business and Economics, Pharmacy, Law, Medicine, and Theology.
In recent years, both pastors and students who seriously examined the opportunities for seminary-level training expressed a need for new educational alternatives within the Baptist tradition. After careful consideration of the issues and after an extensive feasibility study, the University’s Board of Trustees in June of 1994 voted to establish a School of Theology.
The McAfee School of Theology partners with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and attracts students who have looked critically at the options and who seek a theological education that will best prepare them for ministry in the next century.
The Mission of McAfee School of Theology
The Mission of the McAfee School of Theology is to extend the mission of the Church in the world by equipping women and men called of God for authentic ministry, the pursuit of spiritual maturity, and the lifelong process of theological inquiry. We are a community: centered on God in Jesus Christ; led by the Holy Spirit; guided by sacred Scripture; founded on the heritage of Baptists; and committed to the ministry of the Church.
Our vision is to graduate ministers whose passion for God and neighbor leads Christian communities to integrate head and heart, worship and witness, tradition and innovation, responsible theological inquiry and prophetic vision.
September 6th, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Do you offer an online program for your joint MBA/MDiv program?
September 7th, 2011 at 11:22 am
Unfortunately not. We do offer online classes but not the entire curriculum. We still want students interacting within community. Thanks for the question though. Let me know if there is anything else you need.
October 31st, 2011 at 1:41 pm
There are a few classes you could take that are online but you would have to move to Atlanta to finish the degree.