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The Lutheran Theological Seminary in Novosibirsk is a school open to
anyone who suits the admission requirements, having a goal of preparing ministers for
Lutheran Russian speaking churches. The only Lutheran school of this type in the Asian
part of Russia, the Seminary does not limit its area of activity to any specific region,
although on other equal conditions, a preference is given to students
from Siberia and the Far East. [See Map] |
| The Seminary belongs to the Western Siberian Christian
Mission (WSCM), being functionally its educational department. The training began in 1997.
The Seminary program takes four years. The courses are offered at the present stage by
Lutheran professors from the U.S.A. and Canada. Translation of lectures and seminars into
Russian is carried out by staff translators who also translate tests and course works of
students. At the present time, Professor Alan Ludwig works in Novosibirsk on a constant
basis, teaching students exegetical and dogmatic courses. The courses of other teachers
(mainly Doctors of Theology, major scholars in their areas) take from two or three weeks
to ten weeks, depending on the time of stay of every instructor in Novosibirsk. The first
staff Russian instructor will be prepared for Novosibirsk seminary by the year 2002. |
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