It is sponsored by the Pacific Conference. The school has been authorized by the State of Oregon to offer the Master of Ministry degree, a sectarian credential. The school meets in Hallauer Hall, one of the early buildings on the Evangelical Center grounds in Jennings Lodge, OR, a suburb of Portland. There is a heavy component of practical ministry in the program.
Students meet four times a year for four concentrated days.
There are three chapels during each session. In September, Valley View Evangelical pastor Derry Long spoke. Dr. Richard S. Taylor was scheduled for the November chapel sessions. Students not only meet in Hallauer Hall but they stay there as well. Meals are eaten in nearby restaurants.