For The Church Cohorts

Spurgeon Fellows

Interested in church history and Spurgeon’s impact on the church? Midwestern Seminary now has a way to gain valuable ministry experience — under a Spurgeon scholar — while you pursue your studies.

Dr. Geoff Chang believes one of the reasons we love church history is because it is the pastors’ best friend. As Christians we don’t have to start from scratch; we can draw from the wisdom of faithful men and women who have preceded before us. Dr. Chang’s aim is that this cohort will utilize the riches of church history to better equip students to better serve the church. Dr. Thomas Kidd also serves as a valued mentor in the program, guiding students with his expertise and experience.

Participants receive a 100% tuition discount for up to 18 on-campus credit hours at the SBC rate during their first year in the program.

Applicants for the academic scholarship must be actively pursuing a Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree.

Cohort Features

100% Tuition Discount

Start seminary with a 100% discount for up to 18 on-campus credit hours at the SBC rate during your first year of study. All students who are admitted to the Biblical Counseling cohort will receive a tuition discount.

Study Baptist Theology

This cohort will be reading and discussing primary source documents from the English Reformation, early Baptist history, and of course from Charles Haddon Spurgeon, which will all give us a more robust understanding of what the church is and how we can be faithful ministers of the gospel today.

Cohort Community

Gather each week with Dr. Chang and a small group of other students to reflect, “What can we learn from those who have come before us? What difference do my studies make for my ministry? How can I best serve God’s people?”.

I really believe that history is the pastor's best friend. We can draw from the wisdom of faithful men and women that have come before us, and learn from them.

Dr. Geoff Chang

Assistant Professor of Church History and Historical Theology and the Curator of the Spurgeon Library.

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