This educational program is designed to prepare non-ordained individuals to serve as lay pastors, youth leaders, religious educators, and other professional positions open to the laity in local churches and other settings. This program includes in depth instruction in bible studies, spirituality, theology, pastoral counseling, effective communication, foundations of ministry, and church leadership.
The accredited schools, colleges and universities listed below offer majors and degree programs in Lay Ministry.
Anderson University
1100 E 5th St, Anderson, IN 46012-3495
| Phone Number: | (765) 649-9071 |
| Website: | www.anderson.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 3,207 (2,312 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
Bethel Seminary of the East
2325 Maryland Road, Suite 225, Willow Grove, PA 19090
| Phone Number: | (215) 659-1000 |
| Website: | www.bethel.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 127 (0 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Boise Bible College
8695 W Marigold St, Boise, ID 83714-1220
| Phone Number: | (208) 376-7731 |
| Website: | www.boisebible.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 185 (185 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
| Admissions: | http://www.boisebible.edu/future_students/ |
| Financial Aid: | http://www.boisebible.edu/future_students/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.boisebible.edu/Admissns/application9.07.pdf |
Christ the King Seminary
711 Knox Rd, East Aurora, NY 14052-0607
| Phone Number: | 717E13 |
| Website: | www.cks.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Rural fringe community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 115 (0 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Howard Payne University
1000 Fisk St., Brownwood, TX 76801-2794
| Phone Number: | (325) 646-2502 |
| Website: | www.hputx.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Remote town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,534 (1,512 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Maranatha Baptist Bible College Inc
745 W Main St, Watertown, WI 53094
| Phone Number: | 920E13 |
| Website: | mbbc.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 949 (881 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Multnomah University
8435 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97220
| Phone Number: | (503) 255-0332 |
| Website: | www.multnomah.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 960 (656 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.multnomah.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.multnomah.edu |
| Online Application: | www.multnomah.edu |
Northland International University
W10085 Pike Plains Rd, Dunbar, WI 54119-9285
| Phone Number: | (715) 324-6900 |
| Website: | www.ni.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Remote rural community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 669 (565 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ni.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.ni.edu/Schools/NBBC/Financial-Aid/ |
| Online Application: | nia.ni.edu/Home.aspx |
Northwestern College
4829 North Lipps Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630
| Phone Number: | (773) 777-4220 |
| Website: | www.NorthwesternCollege.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 1,309 (1,309 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.NorthwesternCollege.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.NorthwesternCollege.edu |
| Online Application: | www.NorthwesternCollege.edu |
Nyack College
1 South Blvd, Nyack, NY 10960-3698
| Phone Number: | (845) 675-4400 |
| Website: | www.nyack.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 3,674 (2,347 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
| Admissions: | http://www.nyack.edu/content/FCSExplore |
| Financial Aid: | http://www.nyack.edu/content/FCSFinances |
Saint John's Seminary
127 Lake Street, Brighton, MA 02135-3846
| Phone Number: | (617) 254-2610 |
| Website: | www.sjs.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 162 (36 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 5 to 1 |
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
700 Terrace Heights, Winona, MN 55987-1399
| Phone Number: | (507) 457-1600 |
| Website: | www.smumn.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 8,267 (2,416 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
Southeastern Bible College
2545 Valleydale Road, Birmingham, AL 35224-2083
| Phone Number: | (205) 970-9200 |
| Website: | www.sebc.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 235 (235 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Southwestern College
2625 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85032-7097
| Phone Number: | (602) 489-5300 |
| Website: | www.swcaz.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 415 (415 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
2825 Lexington Rd, Louisville, KY 40280-0001
| Phone Number: | (800) 626-5525 |
| Website: | www.sbts.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,052 (894 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 33 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.sbts.edu/future-students/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.sbts.edu/future-students/financial-aid/ |
Trevecca Nazarene University
333 Murfreesboro Rd, Nashville, TN 37210
| Phone Number: | (615) 248-1200 |
| Website: | www.trevecca.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 3,233 (1,613 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.trevecca.edu/admissions |
University of St Thomas
2115 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105-1078
| Phone Number: | (651) 962-5000 |
| Website: | www.stthomas.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 4-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 12,667 (6,442 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.stthomas.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.stthomas.edu/financialservices/default.html |
| Online Application: | http://www.stthomas.edu/admissions/apply/ |
Urshan Graduate School of Theology
704 Howdershell Rd, Florissant, MO 63031
| Phone Number: | (314) 921-9290 |
| Website: | www.ugst.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 57 (0 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ugst.edu/admissions |
| Financial Aid: | www.ugst.edu/financialaid |
| Online Application: | http://www.ugst.edu/page.cfm?p=133 |
Westminster Theological Seminary
2960 W Church Rd, Glenside, PA 19038
| Phone Number: | (215) 887-5511 |
| Website: | www.wts.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 775 (0 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 26 to 1 |