{"id":1489,"date":"2016-10-25T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northpark.edu\/?page_id=1489"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:16:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T20:16:09","slug":"about-the-seminary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.northpark.edu\/seminary\/about-the-seminary\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Seminary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1477580544709{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #f1f1f1 !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;300px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1485446801659{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/assets.northpark.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/20180731120417\/FB_141212_NorthPark_163.jpg?id=14454) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1478557816904{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Mission and Vision<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Helping students grow in knowledge and identity to answer God\u2019s call on their lives<\/li>\n<li>Preparing women and men for ministerial service for more than 100 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We believe theological education is more than coursework. 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