John Wycliffe Theological College is named after the man rightly hailed as the "Morning Star of the Reformation." Over 600 years ago, Wycliffe fought tenaciously for the truth and authority of the Word of God and trained his "Lollards" to do the same. This derogatory title given to Wycliffe's followers may have signified "mumblers" or "seed sowers." The latter aptly describes the activity of preachers faithfully proclaiming the truth wherever they go. ​We share Wycliffe's burden for "scattering the seed of God's Word" by proclaiming the truth and resisting error. Issues similar to those he faced urgently confront us today, which is why this college was established. We strive to prepare men to preach the precious gospel of salvation wherever God calls them. Combining the above burden and the truth of 2 Tim 2:1-15, the motto of our college is "Training faithful men to scatter the seed of God's Word." We have pursued this since 1996. We do not offer our own degrees, but we enable students to get excellent qualifications. 

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Four Pillars 

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First, we facilitate Master of Divinity Degrees awarded by Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Greenville shares of Confessional commitment to the Westminster Standards and our ethos. Former president, Dr. Joseph Pipa has written: "Our hope and desire is to see faithful  churches led by faithful ministers. God transforms men and women as He blesses His word as it goes forth in preaching. In this time of moral bankruptcy, the gimmick-driven church has found numerical success, but in the midst of this we advocate a return to a new view of ministry that, upon further investigation, is not new at all. We long to see a return to the ordinary means-of-grace ministry that God blessed in all of the great epochs of history."

We have been facilitating Theological Studies at Greenville since 2014, and the relationship has grown so that students who are prepared through the other pillars will be given a full scholarship to study at Greenville and will be able to spend a whole semester there.    

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Second, to prepare for Greenville we work systematically through the Third Millennium Ministries Institute.

Weekly lectures by our faculty supplement the Third Millennium online material. Students obtain three certificates and a diploma , theology. We are strongly exegetical and confessional as our students enjoy an engaging classroom experience. Throughout the semester we also guide students as they work through the Third Millennium program at their own pace; the student is required to absorb the content of the videos and other materials and present their learning meeting with the faculty supervisor. This provides a wonderful opportunity to develop critical theological thinking and to develop their theological convictions.

This is foundational for all who do not already possess theological training; it serves to prepare men whom the Lord has called to pastoral ministry to for study Greenville but it is open to all who wish to engage in studies whatever their aims and level - theology is for all Christians!

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Third, we teach Biblical Hebrew and Greek (New Testament and Septuagint). 

Classical studies, using excellent textbooks, are combined with digital access and aids to the text of the Bible. Pastors are prepared to use these languages for a lifetime of ministry. The College gives attention to the ever increasing online aids and adjusts  accordingly. For example, focus has shifted from helping students to parse words accurately (essential in past decades but now readily accessible) to emphasis on understanding words and their use in sentences and discourses. In short: we help students not to abuse their learning but to use it profitably in the service of God and his churches, this preparation for Greenville studies is essential. Pastors who wish to refresh their studies are welcome to enroll. ​

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Fourth, weekly lectures are presented that work through a The Westminster Confession of Faith and its two related Catechisms.

A solid foundation in evangelical dogmatic theology (that is, the received teaching of the churches of Jesus Christ that are reflected in her historic creeds and catechisms) is indispensable.  We are a confessional seminary and thus we examine teaching and the biblical foundations of clear, pastoral and engaging puritan theology. It has served the churches well over these past four centuries, it is so needed at this hour.

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Provision is made for students to attend live lectures online  -  to participate and to benefit getting as near a class experience as possible.