Core Values
- A hospitable community life that embraces diversity and ensures that all voices are heard.
- A collaborative learning environment that values each student’s expertise, promotes mutual inquiry, and builds on structured common experiences.
- Spiritual formation in the Anglican tradition that nourishes a rule of life rooted in worship, prayer, study, creativity, and service.
- Preparation for ministry through rigorous study in the seven canonical disciplines and the practice of justice.
- Multi-cultural and global awareness and competence acquired primarily through the Hispanic experience in the Southwest, as well as engagement with World Christianity.
- Mission orientation and passion for living and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed with those outside the church.
- Development of effective servant leaders who practice integrity and who are advocates for ministries that transform lives.
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