Values, Purpose, & Mission

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Values

Servant Leadership 
We are servants of Jesus Christ and His Church. 

Education
We are an educational resource for Orthodox Christians worldwide.

Mission
We are a ministry of and for the Church. 

Stewardship
We are 21st-century apologists for the Orthodox Christian Faith.

Purpose

The purpose of St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary is to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by bearing witness to Him throughout the world.

Mission

We train priests, lay leaders, and scholars to be active apologists of the Orthodox Christian Faith—focusing on academic rigor and spiritual formation within a residential Orthodox community.