Welcome to the The South African Theological Seminary (SATS), a fully accredited and registered online seminary, focusing on equipping you for ministry in ministry.

  • Bible-based, Christ-centred, Spirit-led
  • Accredited: Our degrees are recognised worldwide.
  • Accessible: You can enrol at any time of the year and study where you are.
  • Affordable: You can pay for one course at a time.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide Biblical, Christocentric distance education and training to Christians, and leaders in particular, within their local church environment, to equip them to be Holy Spirit empowered members of God’s household.

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Statement of Faith

We define ourselves as a Bible-based, Christ-centred, Spirit-led seminary. We are a home to a broad cross-section of Christians who believe that the Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of the Triune God, that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man.

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SATS Management Team

The SMT is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of the SATS, under the oversight of the Board of Directors. The SMT members are appointed by the Board. It consists of the Principal, who leads the team, and Vice-Principals, with the Company Secretary as an ex-officio part of the team.

 

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Board of Directors

SATS is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors, composed of born-again Christians deeply committed to maintaining the seminary’s evangelical roots and its mission to provide Bible-based, Christ-centred, Spirit-led theological education. Most of its members are affiliated with Village Church, the Seminary’s founding church. The Board’s composition reflects a blend of spiritual commitment and professional expertise. Directors are chosen based on their Christian faith, understanding of SATS’s ethos, and ability to contribute wise and objective judgement to the governance of the seminary.

The Board ensures that SATS remains faithful to its Christian DNA. The Board’s primary functions include oversight, governance, and strategic direction, ensuring that the seminary adheres to its vision, mission, and values. It plays a critical role in safeguarding academic standards, ensuring legal and financial compliance, and fostering the seminary’s long-term faithfulness to Christ.

The Board has six non-executive and two executive directors.

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Associating with SATS

We believe in associating with like-minded ministries, churches, institutions, and organisations, because we know that there is significant kingdom value in collaboration.

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Student Support

We understand that it is not easy to study in isolation. The good news is that we have created a student support culture which serves the needs of our students.

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Why We Exist

At SATS we are committed to interactive and technologically up-to-date programmes designed specifically for the local church-based student.

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Our History

After much prayer and research into distance learning management and practices, the Seminary opened its doors to the public in June 1996.

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