Explore your calling

Plan a visit today: BE OUR GUEST!  

Nothing can take the place of personally experiencing the learning community of Louisville Seminary.

On-campus visits are encouraged as a part of your decision-making process. Experience first-hand the community at Louisville Seminary by meeting with faculty, students, and staff. Attend classes, tour the campus, join the community in worship, and explore metropolitan Louisville.

Schedule an Individual Visit

If you cannot visit us at one of our Exploratory Weekends, schedule an individual visit on your own time. A travel stipend is available to first-time visitors.

Stay in our Laws Lodge Retreat and Conference center. Attend classes and worship (when in session), enjoy informal conversation with faculty and students, meet with administrators and staff, and tour the campus including our seminary housing.

Explore your calling on your own, call 800.264.1839 or complete the form below. To help provide you with the best experience, please schedule your visit two weeks prior to your arrival date.

Individual Visit Request Form

Special arrangements for groups are available. We will reimburse your gas expense up to $200 when three or more prospective students are accompanied by a group sponsor. Group visits require a two-week notice.

Exploratory Weekends

FALL - October 3-4, 2008;October 2-3, 2009
SPRING - March 7-8, 2008; March 6-7, 2009

LPTS GATESThese intense weekends are held twice each year and are designed to give prospective students and their family and friends a glimpse into the LPTS experience. You will have the opportunity to meet with LPTS students, faculty, administrators, and staff; visit classes; attend chapel; and talk about preparing for seminary, financing a seminary education, charting an academic plan, ministry as a second vocation, dual degrees, caring for families while in seminary, going directly from college to seminary, and women in ministry.

Exploratory Weekend Registration
Also pay registration fees on-line

Top Reasons Students Choose LPTS

  • Sense of community on the campus
  • Faculty reputation
  • Academic excellence
  • Variety of degree programs, particularly in specialized areas
  • Priority of field education and its integration into course work
  • Encouraged by pastor, friend, or LPTS alum
  • Made a visit to the LPTS campus
  • Location, location, location

The LPTS Experience

  • A learning community with a multicultural vision that values and welcomes the diversity of perspectives
  • Solid theological foundation in the classroom integrated with practical experience in the field
  • Opportunities to nurture your ongoing spiritual and vocational development
  • An 11:1 student faculty ratio that fosters a collegial learning environment
  • Excellent financial aid awarded to more than 82 % of the student body
  • A residential environment offering gatherings for all ages
  • Large-city opportunities within a small-town atmosphere
  • Pet-friendly campus

Contact the
Office of Admissions

Admissions@lpts.edu
800.264.1839
502.895.3411
FAX: 502.992.9399

Sample Exploratory Weekend Schedule

Friday Morning registration, breakfast, and overview; classes and chapel

Afternoon lunch, campus tour, “Call to Ministry” presentation

Evening dinner and conversation with faculty and current students

Saturday Morning breakfast, financial aid, and academic panel; MAMFT
and Field Education presentations

Afternoon lunch and Community Life Forum, tour of surrounding
community, concluding reflections, and reception at the President’s home

Evening optional Global Feast or Community Event

Travel assistance
Available to first-time participants, if needed, up to $100.

Lodging

Available at the LPTS Laws Lodge Conference and Retreat Center. All meals and accommodations during Exploratory Weekends will be provided for first-time participants.


Registration fees $10 per person; $15 per couple; $20 per family and must be paid with registration for the event.