A Greeting from Dr. Jim Towner
CMT International Director
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Center for Ministerial Training (CMT) is a school that prepares English-speaking pastors and Christian workers to serve God. 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.
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.
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. 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.”
Many of our CMT students come from non-Western European cultures and ethnic groups. 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. One of CMT’s study centers in Minnesota is located on the Fond du Lac Ojibwe Indian Reservation.
CMT has a sister school that operates in Spanish, Centro de Entrenamiento Ministerial (www.centrodeentrenamientoministerial.com).
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.”
Many of our CMT students come from non-Western European cultures and ethnic groups. 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. One of CMT’s study centers in Minnesota is located on the Fond du Lac Ojibwe Indian Reservation.
CMT has a sister school that operates in Spanish, Centro de Entrenamiento Ministerial (www.centrodeentrenamientoministerial.com).
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.
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.
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CMT also has a sister school that operates in Spanish.
