Asbury Theological Seminary exists to prepare men and women who are called by God for effective Christian ministries. This preparation takes place in a multidenominational community whose faculty and students embrace Christian, Biblical, Wesleyan-Arminian and evangelical beliefs. The Seminary community is committed to the experience, nurture, and practice of personal and social holiness as defined by Scripture and Wesleyan theology. In the union of sound learning and vital piety, the Seminary is committed to excellence in graduate, professional and continuing studies for ordained and lay ministries and to be a resource center for World Wesleyan Leadership.