Partnerships with Urbana Seminary
Urbana Seminary benefits from your financial support, but also from your interest and concern in the lives of our students. All to the glory of God! Thank you!
CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS
Many church congregations and other Christian organizations support the seminary financially. Urbana Theological Seminary exists for the church and strengthening its ministries. We desire to stay abreast of the practical training needs of those entering ministry so that we can respond to needs in the training we provide. In this way we stand alongside of congregations to build the kingdom of Christ together.
The school is committed to the work of the local church. Our professors, staff, and students serve in various capacities, such as pulpit supply, interim pastoring, teaching Christian Education classes, worship leading, involvement with small groups and discipleship, or in the leadership teams of a congregation. We seek to share our resources with churches and other Christian organizations.
Churches and Christian organizations support the Seminary in various ways.
- Many churches and campus ministries provide a monthly, quarterly, or annual contribution to the Seminary to be used in training for ministry. These congregations view supporting our work as an investment in the home and worldwide mission of the church.
- Others provide funds for specific scholarships—whether to meet needs of students from that area or a particular denominational background, or to honor a pastor or missionary.
- Often a congregation will provide direct financial support for one or more members of the congregation to afford Seminary training and expenses.
- Some churches will sponsor a special offering for the Seminary in a worship service, or allow the school to provide a mission focus for a Sunday and set up a booth with materials and people available to talk about options for education.
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Urbana Theological Seminary invites businesses to become corporate sponsors of the school in order to partner with us in offering the finest training for ministry to more people and keeping it affordable. The potential is so great! A Seminary where God’s Word is the bottom line, providing people tools to think as Christians to face the future, in a place that is an ideal setting for Christian higher education.
We desire consistent funding for the ministry that will reflect the involvement of partners in the community—individuals, churches, and businesses. We invite you to partner with us in ministering to these students, and then to the lives they will touch and impact.
A corporate sponsor of Urbana Seminary is a business that will commit to give each year to the Annual Fund of the Seminary, or to a designated purpose.
The benefits of corporate sponsorship include:
- The reward of being a ministry partner to so many who will come here for training over the years
- The knowledge that you have made an investment for the future that will further the cause of the gospel and bear spiritual fruit for many years beyond
- Communication from the Seminary through the Flame (our quarterly newsletter, which will publish a list of corporate sponsors once each year)
- Listing in the corporate sponsors portion of our website, along with your logo and web link (should you so desire)
- An invitation to join our community ministry advisory council, which meets once a year and serves to give input on the programs and directions of the Seminary
OTHER PARTNERSHIPS
Positive Impact
A circle of volunteers presents the case for supporting Urbana Theological Seminary to people in their sphere of influence. This group, called Positive Impact, meets periodically to keep learning about the process, planning their strategy, and to pray. Desired qualities of a member of Positive Impact include a willingness to share the vision of the Seminary, skills in building friendships for the school, and a desire to see the success of students in ministry.