New Brunswick Theological Seminary (NBTS)

New Brunswick Theological Seminary is a teaching institution of the Reformed Church in America, called by God to be a servant of the whole church of Jesus Christ. The Seminary's mission is to continue the ministry of Jesus in our time and place by enabling persons to translate their calling and gifts into faithful Christian ministry.

As an institution of the Reformed Church in America, the Seminary is rooted in the Reformed tradition and committed to providing leadership for that denomination. New Brunswick is also an ecumenical seminary where the catholicity of the church is affirmed, and leaders are prepared for ministry in many Christian communions.

The Seminary seeks to serve men and women of all ages, church traditions and racial/ethnic backgrounds with academic programs suited to their needs. Students are welcome to study full or part-time, day and evening.

The Seminary represents the diversity of the church and world today having students from differing ethnic backgrounds and cultures. Its students represent denominational, ethnic, and gender diversity as each prepares for ministry within an ecumenical environment. The graduate leaves better prepared to translate their calling and gifts into faithful Christian ministry within diverse world.

New Brunswick welcomes both residential and commuter students and is the institution of choice for those who want an excellent seminary education, a flexible academic schedule in a commutable location, and the sustenance of a spiritually rich community. Students come to this seminary bearing gifts of significant experience and training in medicine, law, criminal justice, education, finance, administration, politics, and other disciplines.

The majority of students are mid-career and attend classes part time, more than half are people of color, and more than half are women. Baptist, Reformed and Presbyterian, African Methodist Episcopal, Pentecostal, and non-denominational students comprise the majority of the student. The Seminary has a commitment to urban ministry in a pluralistic world. Students come to their seminary training as fully formed adults, bearing gifts of significant experience and training in medicine, law, criminal justice, education, finance, administration, politics, and other disciplines.

Committed to excellence in ministry, the Faculty teaches with passion and creativity, encourages active critical thinking, and practices ongoing self-reflection in its work together and with students. The transforming nature of living together in diversity expresses itself in scholarship, in the classroom, and in student advisement.

The main campus in New Brunswick occupies a dozen buildings scattered over an eight-acre tract overlooking the Nielson Campus of Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey. The main building, Zwemer Hall, was dedicated in 1967 and named in honor of Dr. Samuel M. Zwemer, pioneer Christian missionary to Arabia. It is centered around a chapel of contemporary design and houses classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, and a dining hall.

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