WorldwideEvangelical Seminary
Online evangelical theological education for people already serving in churches and ministries.
Worldwide Evangelical Seminary (WWES) offers online evangelical theological education for people already serving in churches and ministries. Study is fully online and in English; non-native speakers are welcome. There is no campus. Since 2013 more than 7,100 students in 96 countries have registered with us.
WWES is run by WWES International Education Society, a society registered in Nova Scotia, Canada (reg. no. 3269309).
WWES subscribes to the Statement of Faith of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. We stand on the authority of Scripture, the centrality of the cross, the need of personal conversion and the urgency of mission. We hold the essentials firmly and the secondary questions with generosity.
We want every WWES graduate to be a mature Christian thinker who serves the indigenous, multiplying mission of Christ’s church: making disciples, raising leaders, and planting fellowships and congregations. You do not need to leave your ministry to learn: your church is where you put your studies to work, week by week. In Year 1 this includes a practicum in your own ministry, with a mentor.
WWES provides private theological education and is registered as a society in Nova Scotia, Canada. Whether another school, church or employer accepts our studies is their decision, so please check with them first.
A mail-based extension program in Finland in the 1990s moved online in 2009 and proved that digital texts and volunteer teachers could make theological education very affordable. WWES grew from the founder’s Doctor of Ministry project (Acadia Divinity College) in 2012 and was incorporated in Nova Scotia in 2013 as WWES International Education Society.
Students stay in their churches; ministry is the classroom, in the tradition of Theological Education by Extension.
Financial aid of up to 100% for Christian leaders with limited means, by principle. Volunteer faculty; courses written for second-language English and low bandwidth.
Evangelical and academically serious. Every graduate teaches others (2 Tim 2:2): growth through people, not buildings.
Some of our teachers studied with WWES themselves and now pass on what they learned to students around the world.
Founder and President of WWES. WWES grew from his Doctor of Ministry project at Acadia Divinity College in 2012.
Zimbabwe. Leads academic affairs at WWES and teaches in the Master’s program, including Christian Doctrine. President and Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Christian Missions Theological College and Seminary, Harare. Serves on the WWES board.
Uganda. Leads Missioners Theological College in Kampala, a WWES branch, and serves on the WWES board.
Tanzania. Leads Christian Evangelical Seminary and Bible College in Mwanza, the WWES branch in Tanzania. Ordained minister in the Anglican Diocese of Victoria Nyanza. Teaches Bible and theology courses at WWES since 2019.
Zambia. Director of Anchor Bible College and Seminary in Ndola, a WWES branch.
Angola. A WWES graduate who joined the teaching faculty. Teaches Church History and Creeds and Confessions.
Indonesia. Pastor and university teacher. With WWES since 2017; serves on the WWES board.
Ghana. A WWES graduate and the author of “She Rescues & Other Stories” and “A Garland for the Soul”. Teaches The Bible and Its Interpretation.
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Open and affordable. Check if you are eligible for 100% free studies.
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