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London seminary
London Seminary (formerly London Theological Seminary ) is an evangelical vocational training college located in Finchley, London, England.
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Overview
London Theological Seminary was founded in 1977 by a group of ministers led by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who was chairman of the Board of Trustees until his death in 1981. It trains preachers and pastors for the Christian ministry. Its theological position is Conservative Evangelical in the Reformed tradition. Students are drawn from both the UK and overseas and from various denominational backgrounds. London Seminary is licensed by the Home Office to enrol international students and in recent years students have come from Argentina, Armenia, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Honduras, India, Korea, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, and the USA.
Its name was shortened to London Seminary in September 2016.
John Owen Centre
The John Owen Centre for theological study is an associated organisation situated at London Seminary. Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, USA provides its London-based Master of Theology degree course through the John Owen Centre.
It also provides advanced classes in Hebrew and Greek, and conferences on theological topics.