Located at the South Hamilton campus, the A.J. Gordon Guild is a doctoral level support and study program in relationship with London School of Theology that includes mentoring, peer support, guidance on academic writing skills, research direction and supervision, resource counsel, guidance in the composition of theses, instruction in the art of developing lectures, and participation in practical classroom experience in the art of teaching in the area of homiletics.

No. Although supervision is provided by the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary preaching faculty for the degree, the degree is offered through London School of Theology and Middlesex University in England.

Yes. Essentially, half tuition is paid to London School of Theology and half to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for three years, and in addition yearly fees are paid to all three schools. Students must have the ability to pay their tuition and fees on time. Students are expected to purchase the necessary books for their program of study in order to develop a scholar’s library. There are no scholarships available for this program.

Three years full-time and four and a half years part-time. Full-time students should expect to pursue their research five days a week (at 45 hours a week).  The program is residential.

Since the emphasis is on preaching, admission to the program requires at least two years of experience in pastoral ministry as the preaching pastor.

No. The degree is modeled on the British system and is completed by independent research under the supervision of a Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary faculty mentor and a London School of Theology second supervisor. Students write a thesis and are fulltime, twelve months a year.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis will have no more than 100,000 words (including footnotes) of an independent and original contribution to the field of homiletics.

Costs change year by year. Contact Dr. Jeffrey Arthurs, Director of the Gordon Guild. In 2021-2022, tuition was £5,395 full-time and £3,605 part-time. Tuition is split between Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and London School of Theology. There will be a modest increase in tuition every year.

In addition to tuition are fees charged by Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, London School of Theology and Middlesex University. Yearly fees include: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Student Services fee ($175 per semester) and London School of Theology (approximately £1,100, £305 registration fee).

Continuation fees are assessed yearly by Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary ($500 per semester) and London School of Theology (approximately $500) for students who extend their study beyond three years full-time or four and a half years part-time.

Please contact London School of Theology for further information. Contact Mr. Peter Mills, School Accountant for London School of Theology for updates on loan deferment by email.

Yes, but visa issues may prevent students from participating in the program. The degree is offered through a British institution but students will be studying with their supervisor in the United States. Such arrangements may prove difficult in the granting of a visa.

Adoniram Judson Gordon (1836-1895) was the founder of the Gordon (1889) side of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.  Dr. Gordon was a scholar-preacher who served at Clarendon Street Baptist Church in Boston from 1869 until his death in 1895.  His twenty-five years of preaching at Clarendon Street had a profound impact not only on Boston, but beyond.  As one observer wrote, “Dr. Gordon’s pulpit was Boston, but his congregation was the world.”  A.J. Gordon’s commitment to study and to the preaching of the gospel to all people and to the world made his preaching ministry distinct.

Yes. The A.J. Gordon Guild accepts two students a year to the program.

Apply by submitting the application form below to Dr. Jeffrey Arthurs, Director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching. Applications are screened by the Gordon-Conwell preaching department. The committee will determine eligibility and possibly schedule an interview for admission to the A.J. Gordon Guild. Only after a favorable interview with the preaching department at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and admission to the A.J. Gordon Guild, may the applicant proceed in contacting the Research Administrator at London School of Theology to begin the application process to London School of Theology.

Application to the A.J. Gordan Guild

Please do not contact the Admissions Office of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Dr. Jeffrey Arthurs, Director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
130 Essex Street
South Hamilton, MA | 01982
[email protected]