"Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more."

Proverbs 9:9

Thrive Residency values lifelong development. That's why we devote time each week for accredited graduate-level academic and ministry training through a partnership with Southeastern Seminary and Carson-Newman University. Residents earn 18 graduate-level units upon completion of our 10-mo program, giving them a significant head start toward a master's degree.

But Thrive Residency is more than simply acquiring transferable credits for a diploma that hangs on a wall. We read, discuss, study, and write to push one another toward personal, spiritual, leadership, and vocational excellence in Christ. Residents engage in a classical, roundtable learning environment with experienced, faithful, and relevant professors that hail from diverse churches and backgrounds.

Courses and topics include: Bible and theology, worldviews, identity and spiritual formation, soul care, social justice, pastoral care and counseling, fundraising and development, organizational leadership, ministry best practices, and more!