Graduate Programs

Through a liberal arts experience in a Catholic community, IPM students are encouraged to combine academic, experiential, and spiritual learning through study, reflection, dialogue, cooperation, and supervised practice. By giving students an increased understanding of theology and opportunities for personal, professional, and spiritual growth, we invite them to help bring about the Kingdom of God and deepen their own response to their call to ministry.

Our Mission Statement:

The Mission of the Institute for Pastoral Ministries is rooted in our profession of faith in God through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit, and by our conviction that the expression of this faith has a critical, intellectual dimension which a university-based education can clarify.

IPM’s programs express the Church in the World, the Reign of God, and the universal, inter-faith values in dialog with other religions, through the insights derived from a practical theological approach to Catholic Heritage.

What does IPM offer?

* Firm commitment to development of lay leaders
* Volunteers enabled to develop their spiritual lives as well as
intellectual and ministerial growth
* Participants encouraged to take college level courses for credit and/or
personal enrichment
* Opportunities provided for a bachelor’s, master’s degree, Ph.D., or many
certificate programs
* Programs certified by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
to acknowledge students who have completed the program for work in
pastoral ministry, catechetical leadership, or youth ministry
* Weekend College format available for degree and certificate programs
* Off-campus courses offered for catechist and lay ecclesial ministry
Development.