MEMPHIS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
THE GOOD NEWS
Rev. Dr. Johnny Jeffords Named the Director of the Center for Pastoral Wholeness and Chaplaincy Studies at MTS
The Rev. Dr. Johnny Jeffords has been named the Director of the Center for Pastoral Wholeness and Chaplaincy Studies at Memphis Theological Seminary (MTS). This position was made possible by a generous grant from the Assisi Foundation of Memphis to create and sustain...
Two MTS Alums on Bivocational Ministry
Rev. Dr. Jody Hill, MTS President Dear MTS Community, Like many of our students and alums, I myself am a bivocational minister: while serving as the President of Memphis Theological Seminary, I pastor and prepare a sermon each week like many of our students who...
Noah Quinton (MDiv, ’15) on Hospital Chaplaincy
When Noah Quinton (MDiv, ’15) arrived at Memphis Theological Seminary in the fall of 2012, he already had an interest in hospital chaplaincy. During college at Belmont University, he’d volunteered at a children’s hospital in Nashville. “So I was definitely interested...
Lieutenant Commander Takana L. Jefferson (MDiv, ’11) on Military Chaplaincy
Lieutenant Commander Takana L. Jefferson (MDiv, '11) - U.S. Navy photo by Elizabeth Kearns Lieutenant Commander Takana L. Jefferson, Command Chaplain for Naval Support Activity Washington, has served in the military a total of twenty-eight years, with ten of...
Our Mission
To educate and sustain men and women for ordained and lay Christian ministry in the church and the world through shaping and inspiring lives devoted to scholarship, piety, and justice.
The identity of MTS has been shaped by the traditions of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, its location in Memphis, a partnership with the broader Christian community, a commitment to dialogue with people of other faiths, and participation in the community of higher education.
Memphis Theological Seminary pursues its mission so that Christian leaders and the churches they serve can effectively proclaim and embody God’s mission of redemption, justice, and peace in service to the new creation in Jesus Christ.
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Tue: 8am – 5pm
Wed: 8am – 5pm
Thur: 8am – 5pm
Fri: 8am – 3pm
Sat: Closed
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