Theology is best learned in the context of Christian fellowship. Accordingly, our courses (with the exception of postgraduate courses and the Diploma of Bible and Ministry which is offered half time over two years) are full-time and residential. The students are part of a living community which is both a Christian family and an academic fellowship. In keeping with the subject matter of the course, much attention is paid to the spiritual context of education and regular chapel services are central to the College's life.

The fact of residence means that learning is a process which takes place in and out of the classroom as faculty and students relate to each other. Discussion, encounter and imitation are as integral to this process as more formal instruction. Every student belongs to a pastoral group and in these the concern is for such growth in Christian character as will fittingly equip a person for the proper exercise of ministry.