Global Theological Seminary to commence two Master’s programmes in September
The Global Theological Seminary (GTS) will commence two accredited Master’s programmes in September this year, following approval from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).
The programmes, to be delivered through a blended model of weekend, evening and online classes, are designed to equip church leaders and Christian workers with both theological grounding and practical management skills.
The acting Rector, Rev. Dr M.K. Iiamofig Alloteh, who made this known in an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra last Thursday, said the seminary would introduce a Master of Arts in Strategic Church Management and a Master of Arts in Christian Ministry.
New phase
Rev. Dr Alloteh said the accreditation marked a significant milestone in the seminary’s growth since its establishment in 1991.
“Early this year, we received accreditation for the two Master’s programmes.
We are ready to advertise, enrol students, and hopefully begin in September 2026,” he said.
He explained that the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry would be open to graduates of any discipline, allowing them to build their ministry without first pursuing a diploma in theology.
The Master of Arts in Strategic Church Management, he said, was a “groundbreaking” programme aimed at training ministers to think and act strategically in response to the growing complexities of ministry.
“God is a strategic God. With this programme, we want to sharpen our students and practising ministers to begin to think strategy, reason strategy and act strategy,” he said.
Vision
The acting Rector said the institution’s vision was to be a world-class Christian tertiary institution responding to the needs of the church and society.
Rev. Dr Alloteh indicated that the seminary currently runs an accredited Diploma in Theology, certificate programmes in Christian Ministry, biblical and professional lay counselling, and a certificate in Christian Service for spouses of pastors and church leaders.
Rev. Dr Alloteh affirmed that the seminary, mentored by Trinity Theological Seminary, was working towards attaining charter and university college status.
That, he said, would require expanded classrooms, lecture halls, library facilities and faculty development towards professorship.
“We are a seminary that is growing.
We’ve never been static.
We are looking forward to having a research Master’s programme, which means we are getting close to PhD issues,” he said.
Denomination
Rev. Dr Alloteh indicated that GTS, a member of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, combined Pentecostal, charismatic and liturgical traditions, making it attractive to a wide range of churches.
“We expect that all churches will feel comfortable sending their training needs to us, because we are well-blended to be able to help all manner of church denominations and traditions,” he said.
On its recent output, he said the seminary’s 2025 graduation recorded 48 students for the Diploma in Theology, 281 for Christian Ministry, and others in counselling and Christian service programmes.
Rev. Dr Alloteh said GTS aimed to enrol at least 15 students for each of the new Master’s programmes in September, with a view to expanding further as demand grows.
Standards
He said the GTS was developing a programme to bring practising ministers without formal theological training back to school, as part of efforts to strengthen pastoral education and uphold standards in the church.
He said the initiative was aimed at equipping ministers who were doing their best but lacked structured training.
He explained that the seminary was exploring scholarship-supported models and seminar-based interactions to make the training accessible.
Rev. Dr Alloteh cited recent developments in Rwanda, where the government had clamped down on churches over regulatory concerns, as a cautionary example for Ghana.
He said Ghana was managing similar concerns by encouraging independent churches to join ecumenical bodies for accountability.
