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Walther Theological Seminary is an institution of theological higher education located in Decatur, Illinois, USA, that provides preparation of pastors for the congregations and missions of the United Lutheran Mission Association (ULMA) and Confessional Lutheran churches. The Seminary's practice and policy is to ordain only men for the ministry, in accordance with the historic biblical Lutheran view on the role of women.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Walther Theological Seminary Catalog p. 21 )〕 The M.A. degree program has no restrictions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Walther Theological Seminary Catalog p. 32 )〕 It offers two master's degrees affiliated with training clergy (M.Div.)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Walther Theological Seminary Catalog p. 21ff )〕 and lay people(M.A.).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Walther Theological Seminary Catalog p. 32ff )〕 WTS is unique in that all instructors are active clergy who serve working congregations or missions. As of October, 2012, the faculty collectively averaged 27 years in the ministry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Walther Theological Seminary Catalog p. 52-58 )〕 The seminary operates under a Certificate of Approval and Authorization issued by the Illinois Board of Higher Education in the Prairie Region of the State of Illinois since August 7, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IBHE August, 2012 Meeting Agenda )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ULMA Fall 2012 Meeting Report )〕 Seminary students have library borrowing privileges at Millikin University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Millikin University Staley Library circulation guidelines )〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walther Theological Seminary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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