Biola University Archives - MinistryWatch
As small seminaries struggle, Biola and Phoenix Seminary chart a path forward.
Biola University is acquiring Phoenix Seminary — creating the second-largest nondenominational seminary in the nation. The acquisition charts a path forward as small seminaries across the country face mounting financial pressure.
The Biola-structured ministry, for students who identify as LGBTQ, closed in the Spring 2026 semester.
Biola University President Barry Corey announced that The Dwelling, a ministry for Biola students who identify as LGBTQ+ and same-sex attracted (SSA), would be permanently discontinued.
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Biola University, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
News items that either do not rise to the level of a news story for MinistryWatch or are outside of our normal charity and philanthropy “beat.”
Gender Dysphoria, Biola Gets $40M Gift, FDA’s “Kill Pills”
“Signs and Wonders” is a column that shares thoughts on news items that either do not rise to the level of a news story for MinistryWatch or are slightly (perhaps even significantly) outside of our ...
Grand Canyon University once again tops the list, two colleges fall off the list.
With colleges and universities starting their fall semesters, our first list for September is the 50 largest Christian colleges and universities in the MinistryWatch 1000 database.
Downgrades for Hillsdale College, IF:Gathering; Upgrades for Biola University, Voice of the Martyrs
Downgrades for Hillsdale College, IF:Gathering; Upgrades for Biola University, Voice of the Martyrs
Theologians are not surprised given the liberalization of the denomination.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) has shuttered its World Missions agency and ended all of its mission co-worker roles.
More ministries call themselves a ‘church’ or ‘association of churches’ to avoid disclosure requirements
Since 2020, more than 80 of the 1,000 largest Christian ministries in the US have asked the Internal Revenue Service to classify them as an “association of churches.”
Grove City makes biggest jump; Moody Bible Institute sees biggest drop
A list of the 50 largest Christian colleges, universities, and seminaries in the MinistryWatch database.
Samford & Abilene Christian Move Into Top 10, Moody Bible Institute Is Biggest Mover
This list is compiled from the most recent data available from the Internal Revenue Service, which in all cases but one (North Park University) means we used 2022 data.
