What Redeemer Seminary does

Redeemer Theological Seminary was an accredited Reformed Protestant graduate school that operated from 2009 to 2016, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with a second accredited campus in Austin and extension sites in Houston, San Antonio, and Phoenix (via the Missional Training Center partnership). Its core function was to train pastors for ordained ministry and equip church members for non-ordained ministry within Presbyterian (PCA, OPC), Reformed Baptist, Anglican, and Acts 29 church communities. The seminary offered a Master of Divinity (MDiv, 99-111 credit hours), a Master of Arts in Religion (MAR) with three specializations (Biblical Theology, General Theological Studies, Worship & Music), and four certificate programs (Christian Studies, Worship & Music, Anglican Studies, Baptist Studies).

The product was delivered entirely through in-person instruction at campuses physically hosted at partner congregations, with no proprietary technology platform or digital product. The curriculum followed the academic structure of 19th-early 20th century Princeton Seminary imbuing a 'missional outlook for the 21st century,' integrating biblical languages (Greek, Hebrew), systematic theology, and spiritual formation. The seminary's competitive advantage was its faculty, which included Sinclair B. Ferguson, Paul David Tripp, Dan G. McCartney, Douglas M. Gropp, and others with credentials from Westminster, Harvard, Yale, and Dallas Theological Seminary. Revenue was generated primarily through tuition billed per semester, with church-network referrals and events hosted by the Redeemer Center for Worship and Music serving as the primary go-to-market channels.

In October 2016 the Board of Trustees agreed to cease operations and transfer assets and students to Reformed Theological Seminary, with Redeemer becoming RTS-Dallas. The institution is no longer operating; the website is maintained by alumni as a historical record.

Name

Redeemer Seminary

Legal name

Redeemer Theological Seminary

Website

https://redeemersem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Closed

Short description

Redeemer Theological Seminary was an accredited Reformed Protestant graduate school (2009-2016) offering MDiv, MAR, and certificate programs at campuses in Dallas and Austin, Texas, serving PCA, OPC, Anglican, and Reformed Baptist church communities. Ceased operations in 2016 via transfer to Reformed Theological Seminary.

Ownership category

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Product category

Theological Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Seminaries (Graduate Theology & Ministry) (EDAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Theological education
• Graduate seminary
• Reformed theology
• Pastoral preparation
• Ministry training

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Programs: Redeemer Seminary generated revenue primarily through tuition from its degree programs including the Master of Divinity (MDiv), Master of Arts in Religion (MAR), and various certificate programs. The MDiv program required 99-111 credit hours depending on the academic year. The seminary also offered courses through partnerships such as CCEF's School of Biblical Counseling for additional elective credit.

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Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Redeemer Theological Seminary was an accredited graduate theological school that delivered the Master of Divinity (99-111 credit hours), the Master of Arts in Religion with Biblical Theology, General Theological Studies, and Worship & Music tracks, and four certificates (Christian Studies, Worship & Music, Anglican Studies, Baptist Studies) across campuses in Texas and a partner site in Phoenix, training pastors and laypeople for ministry in the Reformed Protestant tradition.

Product overview

Redeemer Seminary was a single unified educational institution offering graduate theological degrees and certificates for ministry training in the Reformed Protestant tradition. The core offerings included the Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree and the Master of Arts in Religion (MAR) with specialized tracks in Biblical Theology, General Theological Studies, and Worship & Music. The institution also provided supplementary certificate programs in Christian Studies, Worship & Music, Anglican Studies, and Baptist Studies, along with the Redeemer Center for Worship and Music which served as a specialized program for worship education. All programs operated from 2009-2016 across campuses in Dallas and Austin, Texas, with extension sites in Houston and San Antonio.

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Products and services

• Master of Divinity (MDiv) Redeemer Seminary's primary graduate degree program, a 99-111 credit-hour Master of Divinity training students for ordained pastoral ministry in the Reformed Protestant tradition through coursework in biblical languages, biblical interpretation, systematic and practical theology, and ministry formation.
• Master of Arts in Religion (MAR) A Master of Arts degree following the MDiv curriculum in a shortened and focused fashion, offered from 2014-2016 with sub-discipline options in Biblical Theology, General Theological Studies, and Worship & Music for students preparing for non-ordained ministry and vocations.
• Certificate in Christian Studies A 25-hour certificate program offered from 2009-2016 for non-ordained ministry training grounded in the Reformed Protestant tradition.
• Certificate in Worship & Music A specialized certificate offered from 2013-2016 that supplemented the MDiv curriculum with additional coursework in worship and music studies for ministry contexts.
• Certificate in Anglican Studies A specialized certificate offered from 2013-2016, approved by several Anglican Church in North America dioceses, providing Anglican-specific theological formation overseen by Director of Anglican Studies Rev. Aaron Jeffrey.
• Certificate in Baptist Studies A specialized certificate offered from 2014-2016, overseen by Dr. Stephen Yuille as Director of Baptist Studies, providing Baptist-specific theological formation supplementing the core MDiv/MAR curriculum.
• Redeemer Center for Worship and Music A specialized program established in 2012 under the direction of Dr. Hannah Clarke that hosted conferences and seminars on worship and music for surrounding churches, provided training for Redeemer students, and oversaw the MAR in Worship & Music from 2014-2016.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduated inaugural class in May 2011; first MDiv graduates in May 2012
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Missional Training Center (Surge Network)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The Missional Training Center in Phoenix, Arizona became a partner institution of Redeemer in 2014. The MTC had degree courses accredited through Redeemer. In June 2016 ATS approved MTC as a fully accredited extension site of Redeemer offering an accredited Master of Arts in Missional Theology. Dr. Mike Goheen served as Director of MTC and adjunct professor at Redeemer.
• Westminster Theological SeminarycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Redeemer originated as an extension site of Westminster Theological Seminary in 1993. By 1999 it became the Dallas campus of Westminster, graduating its first MDiv student in 2003. In 2008, WTS-Dallas was launched as independent Redeemer Theological Seminary. Westminster students could still graduate at Redeemer's site through the 2011-2012 academic year.
• Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCEF faculty were approved as adjunct professors of Redeemer. Courses through CCEF's School of Biblical Counseling were offered as electives to Redeemer students to complete online. Redeemer regularly sent students to the annual CCEF conference.
• Reformed Theological SeminarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn October 2016, Redeemer's Board of Trustees reached an agreement with Reformed Theological Seminary to cease operations at the end of 2016 and transfer assets and students to RTS, becoming RTS-Dallas.
• Southwest Church Planting NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA sub-committee of five PCA presbyteries covering Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Shared office space with Redeemer's Dallas campus from 2009-2016. Objective was to recruit Redeemer students for church planting and ensure church planting culture was part of Redeemer's education.
• Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Austin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted Austin campus. Pastored by David Cassidy at the time of partnership.
• Christ the King Presbyterian Church (Houston)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted Houston extension campus. Pastored by Clay Holland, later by Redeemer M.Div graduate John Trapp.
• Redeemer Presbyterian Church (San Antonio)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted San Antonio extension campus. Pastored by Tom Gibbs (later became President of Covenant Theological Seminary).
• Covenant Theological SeminaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfter Redeemer's closure, the Missional Training Center shifted its affiliation and accreditation from Redeemer to Covenant Theological Seminary (2017-2023), and then to Calvin Theological Seminary (2024-).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fuller Theological Seminary: Major multi-denominational evangelical seminary offering MDiv, MAR, and specialized tracks (including worship and music). Broader evangelical scope than Redeemer but competing for similar graduate theological students.
• Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary: Large evangelical seminary offering MDiv and ThM programs with conservative Reformed faculty representation (Redeemer faculty like Dan G. McCartney were Gordon-Conwell graduates). Broad incumbent in the graduate theological education market.
• The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Largest conservative Protestant seminary in the U.S. Offers MDiv and specialized master's programs that overlap with Redeemer's Reformed Baptist and broader evangelical constituencies. Broad incumbent rather than a direct niche competitor.

Direct peers

• Dallas Theological Seminary: Major evangelical seminary headquartered in the same Dallas market as Redeemer. Competes for similar prospective students in the Southwest, offers ThM/MDiv programs, and shared faculty pipelines (e.g., Dan G. McCartney, R. Elliott Mallory-Greene had Dallas-area connections).
• Calvin Theological Seminary: Reformed (CRC) seminary that took over MTC's accreditation from Covenant in 2024. Comparable Reformed graduate theological programs serving a different but adjacent denominational tradition.
• Covenant Theological Seminary: PCA-affiliated seminary that ultimately absorbed the Missional Training Center (after its post-Redeemer transition period). Comparable Reformed Protestant graduate theological education with MDiv and certificate offerings.
• Erskine Theological Seminary: Reformed (ARP) seminary where Redeemer faculty member Adrian T. Smith taught before and after Redeemer. Smaller Reformed seminary with overlapping faculty and curricular models in the same theological tradition.
• Western Theological Seminary: RCA-affiliated Reformed seminary where Redeemer graduate Pauline Buisch joined the faculty post-Redeemer. Comparable Reformed Protestant seminary model with overlapping curricular structure and faculty alumni.
• Reformed Theological Seminary: The institution that absorbed Redeemer's operations and students in 2016 to form RTS-Dallas. Large multi-campus Reformed seminary offering MDiv, MAR, and specialized certificates across the U.S., serving PCA, OPC, and other Reformed constituencies.
• Westminster Theological Seminary: Redeemer's parent institution from 1993-2008 and the school from which most governing faculty came. Closely aligned Reformed Protestant seminary offering MDiv and MAR programs with overlapping faculty pipelines and similar confessional commitments.

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Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Compliance2 records

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