Our priorities
Our strategic priorities focus on strengthening faculty connection and leadership, expanding ministry training and pooling resources. By addressing shared institutional challenges together, FCTS is building a resilient, long-term ecosystem for theological education and ministry formation across South Florida.
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We create spaces of encounter that energize faculty to connect, rest and innovate. Through single-day "Symposium" events hosted each fall and spring on partner campuses and a multi-day summer "Imaginarium" retreat at Amoris Christi, we give faculty room to be inspired.
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The Boisen Agency for Pastoral Formation
We are launching a dedicated agency to provide low-cost, innovative Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and field placements. Utilizing a unique 16-week rotation model, students and pastors will gain invaluable, diverse experience across healthcare, congregational and community settings.
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The "Houses" Initiative
To provide tradition-specific mentorship, certificates, and expert faculty networks, we are launching "Houses" led by qualified directors from each tradition. Planned Houses of Studies include:
Anglican
Baptist
Black Church
Catholic
Latino Church
Protestant
Reformed
Christian Spirituality
Wesleyan
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We believe we are stronger together. Many independent schools have had to reduce their personnel to a minimum. Meanwhile, embedded institutions often depend on shared university staff who have limited capacity and lack specific experience in theological education. By implementing a shared staffing model, we are bolstering recruitment, fundraising, marketing and strategic planning on behalf of the entire regional ecosystem, ensuring long-term sustainability for all participants.