Welcome
Welcome to International Theological SeminaryGod has truly been good to ITS over the years and we thank Him for faithful friends whose support has kept our ministry strong. Now, as we look to a new era, our second generation of leadership, we are excited about the future prospects for our institution. We envision expanded ministry opportunities. Our alumni are making their leadership and influence felt in many visible ways around the world. With improvements in our facilities and the addition of new faculty members our educational process is becoming more effective. With expanded ministries come expanded opportunities for you, our constituency. We are building partnerships with other theological schools worldwide to increase opportunities for students to earn degrees at ITS in cooperation with these schools. We are also building partnerships with churches that are sponsoring students, helping with their school fees and giving them ministry opportunities while studying at ITS. We are also partnering with churches and individuals who are joining us in raising the funds to purchase the property which we are now renting and to make more needed improvements on it. Of course, with expanded opportunities come expanded challenges. Would you partner with us and pray that God will bring in the resources needed to expand our ministries and make our second generation even more fruitful and effective than the first. We are so thankful for what God has done through ITS in the last 30 years. With Rejoicing, Dr. Mel Loucks We Are InternationalThe students, staff, faculty, and board members of International Theological Seminary (ITS) are people from all over the world. This international aspect of ITS was well described by Dr. John H. Kromminga, the late President Emeritus of the seminary, when he once wrote about ITS as follows: "Where all are aliens, none is an alien." ITS is proud that, from its founding in 1982 until now, it has faithfully maintained its commitment to the very first word in the school name "International." Although the students at ITS are diverse ethnically, it is important to emphasize that they are bound together by a common purpose. The ITS student body is a genuine epitome of the expression "Unity in Diversity." Students accept one another in love, peace, and gentleness. "An Intercultural Experience" is not a subject of study at ITS but daily life. We Are ReformedITS welcomes and admits students from different backgrounds representing a broad cross-section of denominational affiliations. The Seminary, however, teaches, follows, and guards the essentials of the Reformed faith, because the ITS community believes that the Reformed theology most accurately represents the teachings of the Bible. While emphasizing the tradition of the Reformed faith, ITS maintains relevance in a rapidly changing world.In order to respond appropriately to the world and churches, ITS endeavors through spiritual and academic programs to combine the teaching of the inerrant Word to all matters pertaining to today's culture and Christian life. We Are Mission-OrientedITS' mission strategy is to train leaders of all nations and send them back to their homeland after graduation. The impact of internationally-trained locaL leaders is proven to be far-reaching and very effective. We Are Independent and Multi-denominationalITS is an independent multi-denominational and multi-ethnic theological institution. ITS is authorized under Federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students. We Are Small-SizedITS keeps the size of its student body small to maintain an equilibrium between the quality of its teaching and financial assistance for students. It is truly remarkable that, being almost entirely dependent upon the generosity of donors from its beginning, ITS has produced more than 800 graduates who are currently serving the Lord all over the world as pastors, teachers, missionaries, evangelists. Christian leaders, and in other capacities. Due to the school policy to maintain a small-sized student body, the Admissions committee is highly selective in the annual application review. As for admission, three aspects of an applicant are considered important to receive priority in admission. They are spiritual maturity, ministerial experience, and potentials to be an effective church leader. |
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In early 1970s when the number of Korean immigrants increased in Los Angeles area, some Korean church leaders in the area commonly felt an immediate need to establish schools to train men and women for the rapidly sprouting Korean churches among the immigrants. Dr. John Eui-Whan Kim, a church historian, seminary professor, and pastor of a fast-growing church, was one of those church leaders. Unlike his peers, however, who went on their ways to open schools to provide theological education for Korean-immigrants only in their mother tongue, John Kim, having been inspired by the dream of world mission, decided to establish a seminary for international students from Third World countries. His intense desire to launch such a unique theological seminary was motivated by the conviction that trained national church leaders would be far more effective in many tasks to which foreign missionaries were normally assigned, such as evangelism, church growth, church planting, and others. After sharing his vision with the elders of his church and ensuring support from some of them, his dream was effectuated in the founding International Theological Seminary in 1982 as a venture of faith. From the beginning of the seminary up to now, the core philosophy of the seminary, which is the training of church leaders from Third World countries, remains unchanged.
ITS Ten-Year Development Plan
ITS implements a Ten-Year Development Plan for the expansion and development of the campus in which $1 million will be raised every year for the next ten years commencing in 2013. In the first year, ITS will purchase and upgrade the existing facilities. Click here for more information.
Alumni
Make a BIG difference. Invest in training international leaders. We are inviting all grads and former students to consider the following:
A. Pray for continued ministry of ITS
B. Make a financial donation to ITS
C. Establish partnership between ITS and your local church/denomination
D. Help recruit prospective students
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