In this highly wired postmodern society, social networking sites, Starbucks, and pluralism dominate. This cultural snapshot, albeit limited in scope, greatly differs from the world that existed when Haggard Graduate School of Theology (HGST) welcomed its inaugural class of roughly 100 a quarter century ago. Yet despite societal changes, the school’s resolve to “prepare people for effective, practical ministry in the Church throughout the world”1 remains constant. On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in March 2008, HGST celebrated that unfaltering focus as its graduates continue their life-changing work in the United States and abroad, using both the traditional pulpit and innovative means to share the Gospel.
Embracing Wesleyan theology, HGST makes sure that while protecting the school from external fluctuations, it does not discount the changing needs of those it serves. The school carefully and creatively equips students with the necessary tools for their particular ministry venue, whether talking to a roomful of people in South Africa about spiritual temperaments, delivering a five-point sermon on a Sunday morning, or hanging out in a local tattoo shop engaging people in conversation about the meaning of life.
