Partners — The Hope College, Inc.
The Hope College, Inc. · School of Ministry

The church that sends is the church that grows.

Partner Churches are local churches who send their best people to The Hope College for formation and receive them back as better-equipped ministers. The relationship is simple. The impact is generational.

Sola Ecclesia
“The local church is God’s chosen instrument for the redemption of the world.”
The Hope College was built to serve the local church. Partner Churches are the primary relationship through which that service is expressed.
The Theology of Partnership

Formation belongs to the local church.

The Hope College exists because of the local church and for it. The School of Ministry extends the church’s discipleship to a deeper level of intentionality.

A Partner Church is a local church that has recognized something: the next generation of leaders cannot be formed by accident. Formation requires time, structure, accountability, and the guidance of people who have already walked the road. The Hope College provides the structure. The local church provides the soil.

Every Scholar who completes the School of Ministry goes back to the local church. That is the point. The Hope College is a farm team for the local church.

The Farm Team Principle
A farm team develops players for the team that matters. The Hope College develops ministers for the church that matters — yours. Every Scholar we form is formed to go back.
Sola Ecclesia in Practice
The local church is God’s chosen instrument for the redemption of the world. Partner Churches are co-laborers with us in the formation of the next generation.
The Relationship
Partnership here is covenantal. A Partner Church sends people they believe in. The Hope College forms them and sends them back ready to lead.
The Partnership

What Partner Churches give. What The Hope College provides.

Partnership is a two-way relationship. Partner Churches invest in their people by sending them. The Hope College invests in those people and returns them formed.

What Partner Churches Do
1
Send Scholars
Identify members who are called to lead and encourage them to apply for the School of Ministry.
2
Support Formation
Provide the ministry context in which Scholars practice what they are learning — preaching, leading, serving, and being accountable.
3
Receive Graduates
Welcome Hope College Alumni back into greater ministry responsibility, knowing they have been formed for it.
4
Participate in The Fellowship
Engage with the broader Hope College community — cohort gatherings, annual events, and the shared mission of forming the next generation.
What The Hope College Provides
1
Rigorous Formation
28 courses of theological education, apologetics, and practical ministry training — the most thorough formation model available at this price point.
2
Credentialed Faculty
Faculty Fellows who are active ministers and scholars, deeply connected to the local church.
3
Formed Graduates
Scholars who return to their church not just with credentials but with character — a life that matches the doctrine it teaches.
4
No Financial Burden
Accessible pricing ensures Scholars do not graduate with debt. The church receives a formed leader who is financially free to serve.
Becoming a Partner Church

The process is simple. The commitment is real.

Partnership begins with a conversation. We are looking for churches who share the conviction that the local church deserves formed leaders — and who are willing to invest in making that happen.

If that is your church, reach out. The Chancellor will connect with you personally to discuss the partnership, answer your questions, and discern whether the fit is right.

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Reach Out
Contact The Hope College through the form below or by email. Tell us about your church and why partnership interests you.
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Conversation with the Chancellor
The Chancellor connects with your pastor or leadership team personally. The conversation covers the vision, the partnership model, and whether the fit is right.
3
Partnership Agreement
A simple partnership agreement is signed, outlining the mutual commitments of the relationship. No financial obligation is required from Partner Churches.
4
Send Your First Scholar
Identify the person in your congregation who is ready. Encourage them to apply — admissions are open now.
Start the Conversation

Tell us about your church.

Fill out the form below and the Chancellor will reach out personally to begin the partnership conversation.

“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”

2 Timothy 2:2 — The Foundation of Partnership
Partner With Us

Your church has someone who is ready. We are ready to form them.

Reach out to begin the partnership conversation. Or if you have a Scholar ready to apply, send them directly to the application.

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