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A Greeting from Dr. Jim Towner
CMT International Director
Who are we?
Center for Ministerial Training (CMT) is a school that prepares pastors and Christian workers around the world. CMT focuses on helping students develop in Christian character, spiritual gifts, and ministerial skills within the context of authentic relationships with student peers and with experienced mentors. Most importantly, students are urged to grow in an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and in surrender to His will.
Where are we?
CMT has campuses in several countries of the world. Its international headquarters are located in Minnesota, USA. CMT was founded in 2008 by pioneer missionaries Jim and Martha Towner when they returned to the States after 27 years of ministry in Mexico and Spain. The Towners’ ministry website is www.toeverynationinternational.org.
Who are our students?
Many of our CMT students come from non-Western European cultures and ethnic groups. Most CMT students are already engaged in some sort of Christian work. Often they make great sacrifices to find time for study while leading ministries and balancing secular jobs and family life. An important goal of CMT is to provide an opportunity to study for ordinary people who may not have the opportunity to attend a Christian university or an advanced theological seminary.
Our affiliation
CMT is interdenominational and operates under the covering of Fellowship of Christian Assemblies (www.fcaministers.org). While CMT’s theology is pentecostal or charismatic, the school has students from a wide variety of Evangelical groups. A core principle of CMT is to respect and embrace the whole Body of Christ.
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CMT has a sister school that operates in Spanish,
Centro de Entrenamiento Ministerial (www.centrodeentrenamientoministerial.com). |
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Our focus
CMT’s philosophy is sometimes called a head-heart-hands focus because it brings together three crucial emphases: balanced Bible knowledge, passionate love for God, and immediate practical application of lessons learned into the real world. The Apostle Paul speaks of this integrated approach to preparing fruitful followers of Jesus in Colossians 1:25,28: “Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God… We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.”
Since CMT was founded by career missionaries, the school carries as part of its DNA a sensitivity and respect for diversity and a burden to reach the lost among all ethnic groups and cultures of the world.
Since CMT was founded by career missionaries, the school carries as part of its DNA a sensitivity and respect for diversity and a burden to reach the lost among all ethnic groups and cultures of the world.
Our levels
CMT levels of study
Through our SEAN International curriculum, students may earn a Certificate in Theology of Ministry. For CMT students who desire to continue their studies beyond this basic curriculum, we have entered into articulation agreements with other schools of higher learning which can enable students to transit into other programs that recognize the validity of courses they took with CMT. One of our educational partners is Life Christian University (LCU) of Tampa, Florida, USA. Through our Center for Ministerial Training campuses of Life Christian University, students may advance toward a Diploma in Theology, a Bachelors Degree in Theology, a Masters Degree in Theology, or a Doctorate in Theology.
Through our SEAN International curriculum, students may earn a Certificate in Theology of Ministry. For CMT students who desire to continue their studies beyond this basic curriculum, we have entered into articulation agreements with other schools of higher learning which can enable students to transit into other programs that recognize the validity of courses they took with CMT. One of our educational partners is Life Christian University (LCU) of Tampa, Florida, USA. Through our Center for Ministerial Training campuses of Life Christian University, students may advance toward a Diploma in Theology, a Bachelors Degree in Theology, a Masters Degree in Theology, or a Doctorate in Theology.
Our Curriculum
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Email us
Write us
PO Box 246
Long Prairie, MN 56347
USA
Email: studyCMT@gmail.com
Long Prairie, MN 56347
USA
Email: studyCMT@gmail.com