Vision & Mission

Sir Walter Mildmay, who founded Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1584, is reported to have told Queen Elizabeth I, “I have set an acorn, which when it becomes an oak, God alone knows what will be the fruit thereof.” Emmanuel College became a hotbed for Puritan theology and preaching. We too have planted an acorn, which we hope will some day become an oak.

As a “church-based” institution, RBS operates under the oversight of the local church and the counsel of an advisory board, academic committee, and other likeminded churches. The seminary’s faculty primarily consists of instructors who not only have biblical knowledge and teaching ability, but also are qualified pastors engaged in pastoral ministry. Finally, RBS requires each student’s pastor to provide general oversight of his training and to serve as his mentor and proctor.  

RBS exists to train men who aspire to the pastorate, as well as to provide further training for men who are already engaged in pastoral ministry. Secondarily, as an extension of the local church’s teaching ministry, the seminary also provides further instruction for laypeople who desire to enhance their understanding of Scripture.