Oct22
Preview evening
5:30 PM · Hollister Reading Room
Supper with faculty, then sit in on a real class from 6 to 9. Bring questions about cost and timing.
Bloomington, Indiana · since 1891
Read slowly. Preach plainly. Stay with your people.
The Hollister Reading Room on a Tuesday night, with students from four counties.
Sit in on a class this termDegrees and certificates
Five ways to study here
Master of Divinity3 years full time · 5 part timeFor pastors and those seeking ordination
Greek, Hebrew, theology, church history and preaching, with a supervised year in a congregation. Most students take it part time over five years of evenings.
Get connectedMA in Biblical Studies2 years · eveningsTeachers, lay leaders, future PhDs
Two biblical languages and a thesis, supervised one-to-one. A good preparation for doctoral work or for teaching the Bible well in a local church.
Get connectedMA in Chaplaincy2 years · hybridHospital, hospice, military and campus chaplains
Includes one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education in a Bloomington or Indianapolis hospital.
Get connectedMaster of Theology (ThM)1 yearMDiv graduates
Advanced study in one discipline with a published-length thesis. Small cohort, usually four to six.
Get connectedCertificate in Pastoral Ministry18 months · SaturdaysBivocational and lay pastors
Eight courses on monthly Saturdays for pastors who already lead a church and also hold another job. No bachelor's degree required.
Get connected
How people study here
Classes at night, for people who already work
Seven in ten Kingsbury students are already serving a church, and most of them have a second job. So the core courses meet Monday to Thursday from 6 to 9 PM, with two week-long intensives in January and June.
Classes average eleven students. You will be known, your sermons will be read closely, and the professor will notice if you look tired.
- Every MDiv course offered in the evening
- Saturday certificate for bivocational pastors
- Live online seats for students more than an hour away
- The reading room stays open until 10 PM on class nights
The school in figures
Small on purpose
Autumn term 2026.
Fall 2026
146
students, from 23 Indiana counties and four states
- 1Largest this term: Greek I, with 19.
- 2Held flat by a board decision in 2022 and funded by alumni.
Figures from the registrar, September 2026.
Students
Who sits in the seminar room
I lead a church of ninety in Bedford and fix furnaces the rest of the week. Saturday classes are the only reason I'm here.
I came for the Greek. I stayed because the professors read every word of my sermons and wrote back in the margins.
I'm a night-shift nurse. The chaplaincy program finally gave me words for what I was already doing at 3 AM.
Over the library door
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
This term
Open to the public
Add to calendar
Nov5
The Fess Avenue Lecture
7:00 PM · Chapel
Dr. Anand Kurian on the Methodist circuit riders of southern Indiana. Free, with a reception afterwards.
Nov19
Preview evening
5:30 PM · Hollister Reading Room
Same format as October, with the chaplaincy faculty.
Dec9
Advent lessons and carols
12:10 PM · Chapel
Nine readings, nine carols, sung by students, staff and anyone who wanders in.
Nothing in that category this month.
Sit in on a class before you decide
Any Monday to Thursday evening this term. Tell us which subject and we'll save you a chair.