An ancient-future seminary for an ancient-future church
"The life of a pious minister is visible rhetoric." Richard Hooker 1554-1600
“O source of all Wisdom, Christ the Teacher; You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life Teach me to embrace the truths You have revealed to Your Church.” From a prayer to Christos ho didaskalos(Christ the teacher)
“Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.” St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
“I am certain that the ongoing cooperative relationship between Kigali Anglican Theological College and ASM will be of mutual benefit to the Anglican Mission and ... Rwanda.” Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” C. S. Lewis
“O Lord Jesus Christ, Ruler of All: govern us by Your Word and Spirit that we may more and more submit ourselves to You.” From a prayer to Christos ho pantokrator (Christ the Ruler of All)
Jesus said to them,"Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old." - Matthew 13:52
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A parish-based community of spiritual and ministry formation serving the Anglican Church

Our Mission, Vision & Values

Our Mission:

The mission of Anglican School of Ministry is  to partner with local parishes to develop Great Commission leaders.

Our Vision:

The vision of Anglican School of Ministry is to see a dramatically increasing number of Great Commission leaders comprehensively developed in an ancient-future community.

Our Values:

Anglican School of Ministry is committed to Orthodox Anglican Doctrine, Integrated Ministry as Reflected in the Three Streams, Leadership Development in the Context of the Local Parish, Ministry Formation as Developed in the H3 Model, and Great Commission-Centered Ministry.

• Orthodox Anglican doctrine as summarized by—

o The three ecumenical creeds (Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds);
o The dogmatic definitions of the ecumenical councils;
o The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and its Ordinal;
o The Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral.

• Integrated Ministry as reflected in the Three Streams: Sacrament (Catholic), Scripture (Evangelical), and Spiritual (Charismatic)—

o There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God. (Ps. 46:4)
o "One river, three streams: Catholic, Evangelical, and Pentecostal." (Bishop Lesslie Newbigin, The Household of God.)
o The emphasis on Sacrament underscores our belief in the ongoing importance of the historic, catholic (universal) Christian faith, especially as seen in our instruction in liturgy and sacramental theology;
o The priority of Scripture highlights our adherence to the Evangelical teaching that the Bible is God's inspired word and our authoritative rule for faith and life;
o Finally, we believe that the Spirit of God continues to work today in the church and world, empowering us for ministry in accordance with Jesus’ Great Commandment and His Great Commission.
o By seeking a balance between these three streams, ASM pursues a biblical testimony of Christ as we bear witness to God's grace and healing.

• Leadership Development in context of the local parish which is—

o Flexible and responsive, meeting the unique needs of the students;
o Excellent in every aspect: decision-making, policy implementation, and programs, always seeking to improve;
o Measurably effective with quantifiable, Biblical ministry outcomes.

• Ministry Formation as developed in the H3 Model of Ministry, providing high quality, excellent programs which prepare the Head, Heart, and Hands for Great Commission leadership in the church—

o Education for the mind (Head): Gaining knowledge and understanding in Bible, theology, and the theory of ministry by a combination of distance learning and short-residency courses;
o Formation for the spirit (Heart): Growing in grace and wisdom through spiritual formation under the guidance of a mentor, leading to the development of Christ-likeness;
o Training in practical skills necessary for ministry (Hands): Acquiring experience and wisdom in a variety of ministry settings through supervised internships.

• Great Commission-centered ministry—

o Focused on the truth that salvation is by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ which results in good works which glorify the name of Christ;
o This truth is always proclaimed in love: love of God, love of God's people, and love of the lost.