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ITC Mission Statement
The
Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) is a consortium of
denominational seminaries whose mission is to educate Christian
leaders for ministry and service in the Church and the global
community. The ITC educates and nurtures women and men who commit
to and practice a liberating and transforming spirituality; academic
discipline; religious, gender, and cultural diversity; and justice
and peace.
ITC Vision
EDUCATING AND NURTURING LEADERS TO TRANSFORM THE CHURCH AND WORLD
FOR THE COMMON GOOD
The ITC embarks upon the twenty-first century with a two-fold vision
that honors its historic mission and embraces its promising future.
The first facet of the vision builds on a century-old commitment
initially established by the constituent seminaries. With an
international reputation for producing outstanding clergy and a
long-standing tradition of community outreach, The ITC is committed
to academic excellence in training leaders, teachers, pastors, and
preachers with an exceptional dedication to serving the church and
society.
The ITC is dedicated to producing public theologians - men and women
who are intellectually keen, politically sophisticated, economically
savvy, culturally sensitive, family friendly, technologically
literate, and spiritually astute. A key role of these public
theologians is to serve as liaisons - facilitators of new alliances
- between America's churches and other nonprofit organizations,
corporations, foundations, and government entities.
The second facet of The ITC's vision is to expand the variety and
effectiveness of partnerships to meet the challenges confronting our
nation's communities. The ITC is establishing itself as a nationwide
resource on the Black Church's role in the renewal of American
society. The program, which includes a research center, think tank,
and clearinghouse, will compile data, analyze issues, develop
leadership, inform the public, and encourage faith-based solutions
to community problems. Through this initiative, The ITC will bring
together leaders from the church, academia, secular nonprofit
organizations, corporations, foundations, government, and
communities to share insights and develop solutions to address the
social and moral crises plaguing the nation's communities.
The ITC understands that the church must assume a more aggressive
leadership role in the renewal of American society. Toward this end,
the African-American Church, in particular, must forge new
partnerships that undergird and energize the Church's historic and
pivotal leadership in the communities it serves. Only by doing so
can we help neighbors to strengthen their capacity to provide a
higher quality of life for themselves and their families. The ITC
welcomes the participation of all on this historic journey - a
journey of faith, good works, and community - a journey to meet the
unprecedented challenges we must face in the society we share today
- a journey to make a lasting difference in the society we will
share tomorrow.
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