Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School is celebrating several new national higher education rankings.

First, the Grad School Center listed LBC | Capital among the 19 “Best Graduate Schools Offering Online and Hybrid Doctor of Ministry Degree Programs.” GradSchoolCenter.com, which identifies high-quality graduate programs, released the list in late September 2023—with the goal of featuring the best graduate schools and programs for students pursuing the highest academic degree in ministry without putting their professional work on hold. According to the Grad School Center, “The online and hybrid doctorate programs on this list, offered by some of the best-known graduate schools in America, are known for their outstanding academic quality.”

Nineteen graduate schools were handpicked and listed alphabetically, following a specific set of parameters that make them excellent doctorate program selections. The Grad School Center website also discusses job prospects and occupational outlook data for those with post-graduate ministry degrees. For example, in pursuing a Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree, students who are currently engaged in pastoral or ministerial occupations can specialize in research-focused and leadership work within and outside the religious sector.

LBC | Capital offers a fully online DMin degree that seeks to transform the way students lead and engage in ministry. LBC’s program promotes empirical research, creative reflection and entrepreneurial application to the practice of ministry. It’s ideal for the student who has already earned a Master of Divinity degree, as LBC | Capital’s DMin builds on the knowledge core of biblical, historical and theological interdisciplinary studies. With a focus on strategic leadership development, the college’s DMin degree exposes students to leadership (content and skills training), theological reflection (spiritual discernment), social/cultural context (content and skills) and applied research (measuring program effectiveness).

According to GradSchoolCenter.com’s chief editor Dr. Jared Goff, “The best DMin programs from the country’s top universities are offered with specializations and concentrations. Students can tailor their degree program to their career advancement goals in the field of ministry.”

Also during the fall of 2023, Intelligent.com again recognized several LBC | Capital programs in its 2024 college rankings.

• 15: Best Online Bachelor’s in Ministry Degree Programs
• 29: Best Online Master’s in Ministry Degree Programs
• 32: Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice Degree Programs

In both 2021 and 2022, Intelligent.com recognized Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School as the No. 1 Online Bible College in the nation.

LBC | Capital offers a fully online bachelor’s degree in Ministry Leadership that is designed to allow students to continue to serve exactly where they are. This unique online ministry degree is formatted to combine online learning with practical oversight and hands-on training from the ministry leaders students are already serving alongside. Volunteer youth leaders, children’s ministry directors, music leaders, Sunday school teachers or outreach volunteers are just a few of those who consider this LBC | Capital degree program.

As they earn their Ministry Leadership bachelor’s degree at LBC | Capital, students take courses such as Bible exploration, leadership, counseling, evangelism and more as they integrate their studies with their church or ministry service. Students are also paired with a mentor at their ministry who help to equip and empower them as developing leaders through hands-on learning. In essence, LBC | Capital has created an online degree that keeps students active in their ministry, allows them to customize their education to their areas of passion and helps them earn a relevant and practical degree.

At the master’s level, LBC | Capital’s Master of Arts in Ministry (MAM) program prepares students for effective professional ministry in diverse ministry contexts by thoughtfully engaging internal formation, reflective practice and cultural awareness.

Many of the graduates from this program have gone on to become pastors, church planters, youth and young adult ministry leaders and worship leaders, as well as church, para-church and nonprofit ministry leaders. This degree program provides individuals with contemporary biblical and theological scholarship that is transferable to ministry and brings vitality and commitment to one’s service.

LBC | Capital’s MAM program is designed to allow students to take one or two courses per eight-week session in either hybrid or online formats. Depending on the pace students take courses and whether they have been awarded advanced standing, the average program completion time is one to two years. The MAM program is also highly customizable, allowing students to choose between several different concentrations of specialized study and skills development to achieve their unique vocational goals.

Finally, LBC | Capital’s affordable online Criminal Justice program offers both bachelor’s (120 credits) and associate (60 credits) degree options.

When students study criminal justice at LBC | Capital, they gain the value of a biblically integrated education while learning the basic concepts of the legal system from three perspectives: police, courts and corrections. Designed to give students an overview of the criminal justice system by broadly studying the different aspects of these perspectives, students graduate prepared for careers such as the police force, security, legal advocate, loss prevention for major online retailers, law clerk or to prepare further for the field of law. Plus, through this flexible program that’s created specifically for adults looking to start or complete their degrees, students can choose to study criminal justice completely online, hybrid at the college’s Philadelphia location or even do a combination of both.