About SMMS – Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary

old SMMS Values

Dignity Showing respect for others Showing compassion Being forgiving Showing empathy Showing patience Not being judgmental Advocating non-violence Unity Working with others flexibly Being inclusive Being tolerant of difference Being loyal Being Fair & Just Being other-centred Stewardship Being physically healthy Having good self-esteem Caring for family Caring for own property Responsible with money Caring… Continue reading old SMMS Values

old International Board of Advisors

SMMS is proud to have these internationally recognised theological scholars as members of its advisory board: Professor Trygve Wyller University of Oslo, Norway Professor Stephen Chapman Duke University, North Carolina Professor Rosetta Ross Spelman College, Atlanta Professor Joerg Rieger Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee Professor Isabel Phiri World Council of Churches Professor Gerald West University of… Continue reading old International Board of Advisors

old SMMS History

SMMS History The Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary has its roots in early Methodist ministerial training in Queen’s Town, Cape Town and later at Wesley House, Fort Hare. The extension of Bantu Education to Black Universities saw the Methodists leaving Fort Hare. They continued their training at the Lovedale Bible College, and in 1960 joined other… Continue reading old SMMS History

old About Us

Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary (SMMS) is located in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. It opened its doors in January 2009 to provide quality theological education and spiritual formation for aspiring ministers as part of their journey to ordination. An initiative of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, its prize-winning new campus was dedicated in 2010. SMMS was mandated by the… Continue reading old About Us

The Mission statement of SMMS is: “To form transforming leaders for church and nation by providing the spiritual formation, academic and practical training required to develop skilled Methodist ministers of integrity, faithfulness and excellence.”

Our mission statement gives expression to our conviction that transformative leadership is vital if Southern Africa is to achieve its full potential and become a region that is fully healed, reconciled, able to address critical challenges, respect the dignity and basic human rights of all people, and deliver the essential and humanising services that characterise societies at their best – a vision of transformative leadership.