No matter the age or background of the individual, the students in the School of Christian Education and Leadership work and study together as a community of learners that support one another in the classroom and in Christian service. Students in the School of Christian Education and Leadership vary in age from recent college graduates to older adults in career transition. All have felt God's calling upon their lives to some form of educational ministry. Most students have had some involvement in the local church, either in a volunteer role or in some instances a staff position. No matter the age or background of the individual, the students in the School of Christian Education and Leadership work and study together as a community of learners that support one another in the classroom and in Christian service.
Students can begin studies any term or semester.
The largest number of new students enter in the Fall. The next largest group of new students enroll in the Spring. Because of the shortness of the January term, new students are usually encouraged to begin in the Spring at the end of that month, rather than rushing to get settled into seminary life between the holidays. Some students choose to begin studies in the Summer term, and thus take advantage of the accelerated classroom experience to sample seminary studies while leisurely settling into the Louisville community. Students who begin studies in January or the Summer term must still participate in the orientation activities held at the end of January or mid-August respectively.