Description
Örebro Missionsskola (Örebro School of Theology) offers educational programs with approx. 50 full-time and 130 part-time students from a wide variety of denominations. In cooperation with the Academy for Leadership and Theology (ALT), which is a church-based program, another 100 full-time students are enrolled.
The school offers three academic programs on campus for one to three years of study; a one-year distant learning program (part time); freestanding campus or distance courses; a one year mission and inter-cultural training program (PROMIS). The students are eligible for state grants and loans for their studies.
Örebro School of Theology also offers a non-academic program in Church leadership (Församlingsledarakademin FL): a two-year program where the student combines campus courses with practical traning together with a mentor in a local church.
History
Founded by John Ongman in 1908, the school is fulfilling its core activity to educate and train pastors, leaders and mission workers for the church. The school has been a member of the European Evangelical Accrediting Association (EEAA) since its inception in 1979 and got accredited by this body in 1991. In 1993, the seminarywas accredited by the Swedish state to grant degrees in Theology/Religious Studies (from 2004 on the Bachelor level). Today the school offers a wide variety of courses and programs targeted at various groups.