Joseph Tee (MDiv ‘21)
“Covenant challenged my head and my heart in profoundly biblical ways. Every single class really challenged me in my Christian walk. And not only in the classroom—what happens outside the classroom impacted me just as deeply. The kind, patient, caring gospel community was refreshing and life-changing for me. The whole experience brought deeper understanding of the beauty of the gospel and how to apply it graciously in my own local context in Singapore. I am forever grateful for that.”
Rev. Craig Harris (MDiv ‘18)
"Covenant’s whole approach impressed my wife and I. The focus wasn’t just on learning material about the Bible, but on how to use what you learn to love and serve others well. We were also impressed by the humility of the faculty, their emphasis on being servant-leaders with a pastoral focus. People at Covenant spoke lovingly into our lives, helped us assess our gifts and calling, and affirmed my desire to plant churches.”
Rev. Tim Price (MDiv ‘21)
“Covenant prepared me for ministry in ways I hadn’t expected. The faculty are really good at making theology real and showing how it matters in everyday life. That’s extremely valuable for ministering to others. Many seminaries can produce good theologians, but I think none produces better pastors than Covenant.”
Thomas Harsley (MDiv ‘21)
“I came to Covenant because I was searching for answers to hard theological questions and wanted to grow in my understanding of Scripture and the Christian faith. God used Covenant to show me more about who I am and about who he is. He made me more grateful for how he has uniquely gifted each person for specific purposes and callings in his Kingdom—and made me more determined than ever to continue his mission of preaching the gospel of grace to every nation and making disciples of all people.”
Willis Weatherford
“Thank you for investing in me, even though you’ve never met me. I want to thank you for the generosity to take what God has given you and invest so generously in my life and my future ministry. I want to steward it well and feel very grateful.”
Josiah Hall
“Your generosity to us is confirmation of God’s calling in our lives and we see how God is providing for us. We see you as being the means how God is showing us his love and his faithfulness and we are just very, very grateful.”
Andrew Van Rheenen
“Thank you for your generosity and your willingness to invest in future ministry leaders – making education possible in that investment that is for students and partaking in Kingdom work of equipping people to do ministry in the future is a huge blessing.”
Kevin Twit
“I was mentored at Covenant Seminary. There is something valuable to submitting to wise mentors who know what you need to be equipped for pastoral ministry. At Covenant Seminary students are always mentored by those who have been there and done that.”
Jon Eagin
“At Covenant, there is a balance between both a high level of theological education – commitment to biblical languages, to good exegesis, to good training – but there is also an element of developing you emotionally, spiritually, holistically, as a pastor, as a shepherd to people.”
Sarah V. Wright
"Classmates were not competitors but comrades. Professors were not just evaluators, but encouragers, mentors, friends, and fellow workers. The staff didn’t simply check in, work, and then check out—they were constantly loving and serving the student body."
Gage Arnold
"The cohort group experience and its integration into the overall M.Div experience was my favorite thing about my time at Covenant."
Kay Gabrysch
"I never could have prepared myself for the enrichment of ministry that a Covenant Seminary education would provide. My introduction to the resources that would re-shape my life and become the paradigm by which I would forever study and teach the Bible, do life and ministry, and see world events came through professors who would endure as mentors, friends, and significant influences over the totality of a life of ministry."
Erin Golangco (MATS ‘19)
“Covenant is incredibly pastoral in its approach to seminary training and the spiritual formation of its students. I loved that I could immediately apply what I was learning in real-life ministry. Covenant equips you holistically for a lifetime of fruitful ministry. It’s about knowing God better and seeing others come to know him better. I am a better wife, mom, friend, and employee as a result of my Covenant Seminary experience. It’s a privilege to be part of this place.”
Nate Walker (MDiv '09)
"The most valuable thing I learned from Covenant Seminary was how to communicate the Scriptures in a way that leads people to the joy of the gospel.... Covenant’s emphasis on training pastors was invaluable in preparing me for this ministry. The things I learned there will bear fruit again and again throughout my life.”
Rev. Glenn Hoburg (MDiv '97)
“My wife and I can’t imagine our development as followers and servants of Christ without Covenant Seminary. We were given more than the doctrines of grace; we were given models of it—a tone, an ‘incarnation’—proof of lived theology.”
Rev. Matt Terrell (MDiv '11)
"A pastoral mentor once told me: “What people need from you more than anything is not your giftedness, but your godliness.” Covenant embodies that idea well. Our time at Covenant gave us invaluable ministry tools, faithful and godly mentors, rich theological education, and life-giving community. Remove any of those things and we would not be able to do what God has called us to do today.”