Our Lord forever elevated and ennobled the high calling of the teaching ministries when He sent His disciples to teach all the world the Word of God. Our Lord chose the medium of teaching to inform all people of His revelation of spiritual truth and His creation of the natural world and His provision of salvation through Jesus Christ. The scripture is clear: “They all shall be taught of God.” We who teach in the Theological University of America participate even now in the fulfillment of that scripture and share in the blessing and joy of deepening the understanding and knowledge of the Word of God in those whom we teach.
As professors we willingly accept and dedicate ourselves to faithfulness to God’s Word and to our students’ trust. Faithfulness to God’s Word is the preface to every endeavor of teaching in the Theological University of America. Faithfulness to our students’ trust is the context to every responsibility and relationship we have to them.
God’s Word is our non-negotiable source and guide in all matters. Our students’ trust is our non-negotiable incentive to serve them to the full extent of our abilities and preparation.
Faithfulness and trust frame the environment of our high calling. Faithfulness and trust secure the boundaries of our motives. Faithfulness and trust sustain the perseverance of our commitment.
As teachers of this high-calling we pledge ourselves to this faithfulness and to this trust.