Faculté Jean Calvin

What Faculté Jean Calvin does

Faculté Jean Calvin (FJC) is a private Protestant and evangelical theological institute headquartered at 33 Avenue Jules Ferry in Aix-en-Provence, France, founded in 1974 (SIREN 782 687 941 000 16). It delivers a complete theological curriculum — first cycle (Bachelor-level), second cycle (Master-level with professional and research tracks), and à la carte individual courses — through on-site instruction at its Aix-en-Provence campus and a worldwide distance learning platform that provides identical courses, exams, and certification to remote students. The platform combines video lectures, course documents, instant messaging, assignment submission, and grade access. Faculty hold doctorates from institutions such as Westminster Theological Seminary, HEC Paris, and the University of Groningen, and the institute holds endowed chairs in apologetics (William Edgar Chair) and practical theology (James Boice Chair).

FJC's business model is structurally donation-dependent: students pay only 15% of actual tuition costs, with the remaining 85% funded by charitable contributions from supporters in France, the Netherlands, the USA/Canada, and Switzerland (tax-deductible at 66 EUR per 100 EUR donated in France). Additional revenue comes from subscriptions to La Revue Réformée, the institute's own theological journal published four times per year. Donor support flows through a diversified network including the US-based Huguenot Fellowship, Dutch associations (Samen voor Aix, Gerefoormeerde Bond, Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken-Diaconaat), and Swiss Friends Association. The institution also operates a publishing arm (Éditions Kerygma) and, as of September 2025, the Calvin Minutes podcast distributed via YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

FJC serves future and practicing pastors, theology students, lay believers, and evangelical churches and denominations — including as a founding member of CNEF (Conseil national des évangéliques de France) and through conventions with the Presbyterian Church in America, the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Theologische Universiteit Utrecht. Go-to-market is event-driven: an annual FJC conference, the Calvin Minutes podcast, blog and social media presence (LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), a twice-monthly email newsletter, and direct referrals from partner churches and denominations. Distribution is dual-channel — on-campus for regional students and self-serve distance learning with global reach. Leadership includes President Pierre Berthoud (professor emeritus), Director Kim Tran, Dean Jean-Philippe Bru, Vice-President Alexandre Sarran, and Director of the second cycle Yannick Imbert.

Name

Faculté Jean Calvin

Legal name

Faculté Jean Calvin, Institut privé de théologie protestante et évangelique

Website

https://facultejeancalvin.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Faculté Jean Calvin is a private Protestant and evangelical theological institute in Aix-en-Provence, France, delivering accredited first-cycle and second-cycle theological training on campus and worldwide via distance learning. It serves future and practicing pastors, lay believers, and evangelical churches and denominations, with 85% of operating costs funded by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theological Education Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Seminaries (Graduate Theology & Ministry) (EDAHAKAA), Theological Universities & Pontifical Universities (EDAHAKAD), Christian Colleges with Theological Programs (EDAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Theological education
• Pastoral training
• Distance learning
• Evangelical seminary
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Aix-en-Provence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees (student contribution): Students pay only 15% of real tuition costs; the remaining 85% is funded by donors. This makes theological education accessible while sustaining operations through student fees.
2. Donations and charitable contributions: The faculty receives donations from supporters in France, the Netherlands, USA/Canada, and Switzerland. Donations are tax-deductible in France (66 EUR deduction per 100 EUR donation).
3. La Revue Réformée subscription: A support-level subscription to the faculty's theological journal La Revue Réformée (4 issues per year) helps fund the faculty while providing academic content.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Faculté Jean Calvin is a private Protestant and evangelical theological institute that sells accredited theological education programs at the first-cycle (Bachelor) and second-cycle (Master) levels, both on-site at its Aix-en-Provence campus and worldwide via a distance learning platform. It also offers flexible à la carte individual courses, the La Revue Réformée theological journal subscription, and Éditions Kerygma Christian publishing. Tuition covers only 15% of actual costs, with the remainder funded by donor support.

Product overview

Faculté Jean Calvin is a private Protestant and evangelical theological institute offering a comprehensive theological education portfolio. The core offerings consist of first-cycle (Bachelor-level) and second-cycle (Master-level) theological training programs, both available in-person in Aix-en-Provence or via distance learning. Supplementary offerings include flexible 'à la carte' individual courses, the Calvin Minutes podcast, La Revue Réformée (theological journal), and Éditions Kerygma (publishing house). The institution also organizes annual theological conferences on practical theology topics.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation Théologique - Premier Cycle (Bachelor)

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtocol of agreement with Westminster Theological Seminary, one of the most prestigious Reformed seminaries in the world. Enables academic exchanges and mutual recognition of theological education standards.
• Theologische Universiteit à UtrechtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvention of mutual recognition with the theological university in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Facilitates student and professor exchanges and academic collaboration.
• Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) / Mission to the World (MTW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal partnership with PCA and its missionary organization MTW, providing connections to the North American Reformed church network.
• Mackenzie Presbyterian UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtocol of agreement with Mackenzie Presbyterian University (Brazil), enabling theological exchange and collaboration.
• Hapdong Theological Seminary (Suwan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtocol of agreement with Hapdong Theological Seminary in Suwan, South Korea, for academic exchange.
• Daeshin Theological College (Gyeongsan-si)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtocol of agreement with Daeshin Theological College in South Korea for theological collaboration.
• Institut de théologie évangélique du SénégalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Evangelical Theological Institute of Senegal for theological education collaboration in Francophone Africa.
• World Reformed Fellowship (WRF/AREM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the World Reformed Fellowship / Association réformée évangélique mondiale, a global network of Reformed churches and institutions.
• INFAC (Informational Forum of Biblical and Theological Institutes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of INFAC, a platform for exchange and consultation among biblical institutes and evangelical theological faculties in French-speaking Europe.
• Conseil national des évangéliques de France (CNEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of CNEF, the primary umbrella organization for evangelical churches in France, positioning FJC as a key theological training institution for the French evangelical movement.
• Église presbytérienne camerounaiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvention with the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon for theological collaboration and student exchanges.
• La Revue Réformée / Éditions KerygmaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe faculty's own theological journal (La Revue Réformée) is published and distributed through Éditions Kerygma. FJC professor Yannick Imbert serves as President of Éditions Kerygma.
• Fédération protestante de FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraternal relations maintained with the Fédération protestante de France, the largest Protestant federation in France.
• Lausanne MovementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFJC participates in the Lausanne Movement, a global forum for evangelical Christian leaders focused on world evangelization.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary: Major evangelical seminary with a global Center for the Advancement of Biblical Education and online offerings. Comparable in mission (training pastors for evangelical churches) but at much larger scale and broader theological tradition.
• Dallas Theological Seminary: Large, well-established evangelical seminary offering extensive distance learning. While primarily English-language and broadly evangelical, it competes for global evangelical students and sets curriculum and credentialing benchmarks that FJC operates against.

Direct peers

• Theologische Universiteit Utrecht: Dutch Reformed theological university with a convention of mutual recognition with FJC. Trains pastors and theologians in the Reformed tradition and operates similar theological curricula, including options for international students.
• Westminster Theological Seminary: Philadelphia-based Reformed seminary with a formal protocol of agreement with FJC. Both offer graduate-level theological degrees in the same Reformed/evangelical tradition and operate distance learning programs, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Institut de Théologie Évangélique du Sénégal (ITES): Francophone African evangelical theological institute with a formal partnership with FJC. Trains pastors in West Africa and represents both a strategic partner and a comparable peer in the Francophone evangelical theological space.
• Faculté de Théologie Évangélique de Bienne (VBG): Swiss Francophone evangelical theological school offering Christian education and ministerial training. Direct regional peer in the French-speaking Reformed/evangelical theological education space.
• Institut Biblique de Nogent (IBN): French evangelical Bible institute offering pastoral and theological training. Operates in the same French-language evangelical theological education niche as FJC and competes for the same student and donor base.
• Mackenzie Presbyterian University: Brazilian Presbyterian university with a formal protocol of agreement with FJC. Trains pastors in the Reformed tradition and offers a comparable theological curriculum model.

Emerging players

• Tyndale University (Canada): Canadian evangelical institution offering theological degrees with online options. Smaller and more narrowly evangelical than the US megasternaries, but comparable in scale and mission to FJC and targeting similar student profiles.

Regional players

• Faculté de Théologie et de Sciences Religieuses (Université Laval): Francophone Catholic theological faculty in Quebec. Operates in a different denominational tradition (Catholic) but serves the same French-language theological education market with comparable degree programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FacJeanCalvin
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnSThXbuFL3ae18uiBS8waA
• Facebookfacebook.com/FaculteJeanCalvin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/facultejeancalvin
• Instagraminstagram.com/facjeancalvin

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Profiles6 records

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