I am currently most immersed in the M.Div., M.A.R.T, and D.Min all of which serve the seminary mission by helping students grow "in the church's biblical faith in the triune God." The D.Min. program enables students to "think theologically by integrating learning from the classical disciplines (Bible, history, theology, and ministry) into the life of the local congregation), the M.Div enables students to "be formed by, live in, and minister out of Scripture and the historical and theological tradition of the church," and the M.A.R.T enables students to "develop a sympathetic grasp of the history and core commitments of the Christian tradition, particularly as articulated in the Reformed tradition, in order to be an effective teacher and practitioner of the Christian faith."
All three of these programs are evaluated annually in course evaluations and through examination of appropriate artifacts to measure student learning outcomes. Inasmuch as the MART is not yet one year old, this evaluation is in its very early stages.
While the grants we have received are driving the institution in certain directions that reflect different aspects of the mission and open new markets, I am not aware of any comprehensive planning process that has attended to our mission in light of the shifting markets in theological education and asked where, given the competition of other PC(USA) schools and declining applicants to certain degree pools, the greatest opportunities lie. While the CEP program does not offer degrees, this program clearly offers the most (and most ignored) opportunity for growth and impact in the coming years. How we staff this and leverage the program for admission to other programs clearly needs to be part of any strategic planning process as we look ahead.