INSTITUTE OF LUTHERAN THEOLOGY

The overarching program outcomes we hope to achieve are:

1) ILT students will love, know and apply the Scriptures as the Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of all their teaching.

2) ILT students will interpret the Scriptures as Law and Gospel in light of (as understood in) the Lutheran Confessional writings.

3) ILT students will recognize both the full revelation of Jesus Christ and the full reality of the world as essential for the theological task.

4) ILT students will exhibit a spirit of openness in theological discussion and interaction.

5) ILT students will confess the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the only hope for the world.

ILT operates two distinct educational programs, a graduate school and a diverse program of educational offerings towards certification in pastoral ministry, youth and family ministry and world missions. Both programs use an online video conferencing platform to deliver education to people wherever they are, making ILT's education accessible and affordable while enabling students to put their learning to work immediately in their local setting. ILT maintains an ever-increasing partnership with individuals and congregations who support its work financially and provides devotional and educational resources to individuals and congregation that publicize its work and help to recruit students.

ILT has a qualified and fully credentialed faculty with many years of teaching experience and extensive scholarly resumes. ILT now has over 10 years experience delivering high-quality education online. ILT is financially stable, with a record of impressive growth in yearly income. It has a qualified and growing staff to support its educational mission. ILT has attained accreditation from the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE).

To date, ILT has achieved:
1) A budget approaching $1,000,000
2) A student body of over 100 students
3) Over 30 graduates from its various programs
4) Relationships with growing number of congregations and individuals within North American Lutheranism
5) Candidate status with a Department of Education and CHEA-recognized accreditation agency
6) Built a library with over 30,000 volumes
7) Purchased the 27,000 sf. ft. property that it rented until recently.

ILT still needs to achieve a a higher percentage of tuition as part of its overall revenue. This means that it needs significant enrollment growth in order to have a sustainable business model. ILT also needs a somewhat enlarged staff in order to tend to all the necessary task of administering the school. ILT looks forward to being able to develop a full-time core faculty. ILT needs to develop a larger network of supporters, congregations and individuals who will provide financial support and become the source of new students. ILT needs to make progress toward developing strategies for educating pastors and ministers for the church in ways that take a shorter time and are less expensive.