Methodist Theological School, Ohio

Name

Methodist Theological School, Ohio

Legal name

Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Website

https://mtso.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theological Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Seminaries (Graduate Theology & Ministry) (EDAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM), Interfaith & Ecumenical Theological Colleges (EDAHAKAL), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Graduate theological education
• Seminary degree programs
• Master of divinity
• Doctor of ministry
• Clinical pastoral education

Headquarters

HQ city

Delaware

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Graduate theological education programs generate revenue through tuition charged for master's and doctoral degree programs. The school offers exceptionally generous scholarships up to full tuition.
2. Donations and Charitable Giving: Alumni and friends donations support scholarships, programs, and institutional operations. The school conducts giving campaigns and receives major grants from foundations such as Lilly Endowment and Henry Luce Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Methodist Theological School in Ohio delivers accredited graduate theological degree programs — Master of Divinity, Master of Theological Studies, MA in Public Theology, MA in Social Justice, and Doctor of Ministry — through an on-campus format and a HyFlex simultaneous in-person and online instructional model. It also provides clinical pastoral education and continuing pastoral programming through CIPP@MTSO, supplemented by the Seminary Hill Farm experiential teaching asset and the Dickhaut Library.

Product overview

Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO) is a graduate theological institution offering a portfolio of degree programs including Master of Divinity, MA in Public Theology, MA in Social Justice, Master of Theological Studies, and Doctor of Ministry degrees. The school delivers education through traditional on-campus instruction and HyFlex Education (simultaneous in-person and online classes). Supporting academic programs are the Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice (CIPP@MTSO) for Clinical Pastoral Education certification, Dickhaut Library with extensive physical and electronic holdings, and Seminary Hill Farm for ecotheology education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master of Divinity Master of Divinity degree program preparing women and men for ordained ministry and other professional ministry vocations, with coursework available on-campus and via HyFlex simultaneous in-person/online instruction.
• Master of Theological Studies Academic master's degree program intended for students seeking graduate-level theological study rather than vocational ordination preparation, with on-campus and HyFlex delivery options.
• MA in Public Theology Master of Arts degree program focused on the public engagement of theology and ministry, available on-campus and via HyFlex.
• MA in Social Justice Master of Arts degree program equipping students for social-justice-oriented ministry, available on-campus and via HyFlex.
• Doctor of Ministry Terminal-pastoral Doctor of Ministry degree program for experienced ministry practitioners, directed by the Dewire Professor and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, with coursework delivered on-campus and via HyFlex.
• CIPP@MTSO Clinical Pastoral Education and Continuing Pastoral Programming Continuing-education and clinical pastoral education programming offering chaplaincy supervision, continuing education for pastors, and chaplain-certification-equivalent training, serving ministry professionals and institutions.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ohio Northern UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20183+3 Program allowing students to combine undergraduate study at Ohio Northern with graduate theological education at MTSO.
• Mount Union (University of Mount Union)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20183+2 Program allowing students to combine undergraduate study at Mount Union with graduate theological education at MTSO.
• Trinity Lutheran SeminarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Doctor of Ministry Program offering benefits of both schools' resources. The partnership emerged from the deepening cooperative relationship between MTSO and Trinity, as well as agreements between the United Methodist Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for full communion. Each school awards its own degree while sharing faculty and resources.
• Pontifical College JosephinumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus, a collaborative effort enabling interfaith dialogue and shared educational resources among theological institutions.
• General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe General Board chose MTSO as the new academic home of the Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice (CIPP), its Clinical Pastoral Education program that enables students to earn CPE certification within their existing ministry settings.
• Theological Consortium of Greater ColumbuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative effort of Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Pontifical College Josephinum, and Trinity Lutheran Seminary. Sponsors lectures including the Annual Lecture on World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue.
• WomanPreach! Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTSO and WomanPreach! Inc. received a $1 million Lilly Endowment grant in 2022, followed by a $250,000 supplemental grant in 2023, to support their collaborative ministry and training initiatives.
• Drew Theological SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTSO graduate Tejai Beulah pursued Ph.D. studies at Drew Theological School with full-tuition scholarship, establishing an academic pathway for MTSO graduates.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Candler School of Theology (Emory): United Methodist seminary at Emory University offering M.Div., M.A., Th.M., and D.Min. programs. Larger Methodist peer with comparable ordination-track and continuing-education offerings.
• Drew Theological School: United Methodist seminary in Madison, NJ offering M.Div., M.A., D.Min., and Ph.D. programs with a doctoral tradition that creates an academic pathway for MTSO graduates. Methodist peer with similar doctoral offerings.
• Wesley Theological Seminary: United Methodist seminary in Washington, D.C. offering M.Div., M.A., and D.Min. programs with significant online/hybrid delivery. Comparable Methodist identity, graduate ministry degrees, and innovation in delivery formats.
• Iliff School of Theology: United Methodist-related theological school in Denver offering M.Div., M.A., and Ph.D. programs with a social-justice emphasis comparable to MTSO's MA in Social Justice. Method of MTSO's president (Rundell) and similar Methodist/UMC pipeline targeting make it a direct peer.
• Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary: United Methodist seminary on Northwestern University's campus offering M.Div., M.A., and Ph.D. programs. Methodist denominational peer with similar academic portfolio and ecumenical openness.
• Asbury Theological Seminary: Multidenominational evangelical seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky offering M.Div., M.A., D.Min., and online degrees. Comparable scale and graduate theology/ministry portfolio, though more evangelical in orientation than MTSO.
• Pontifical College Josephinum: Catholic seminary in Columbus, Ohio and member of the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus with MTSO. Co-partner in the consortium's interfaith dialogue programs and adjacent metro-area competitor for graduate theology students.
• United Theological Seminary: United Methodist-affiliated seminary in Dayton, Ohio offering M.Div., D.Min., and doctoral degrees with both on-campus and online delivery. Direct geographic and denominational competitor to MTSO for Methodist ordination candidates in the Midwest.
• Boston University School of Theology: United Methodist-related graduate theological school offering M.Div., M.A., Th.M., and Ph.D. degrees with a strong social-justice tradition. Direct Methodist peer with comparable programs in public theology and ministry studies.
• Trinity Lutheran Seminary: ELCA-affiliated seminary in Columbus, Ohio that co-delivers the Joint D.Min. program with MTSO. Same metro area, overlapping ecumenical identity, and a direct academic partner/competitor for graduate theology students in central Ohio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MTSOVideo
• Facebookfacebook.com/14150456516
• Instagraminstagram.com/mtsoedu
• Xx.com/mtsoedu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/methodist-theological-school-in-ohio

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