1 LPTS will celebrate our Presbyterian Heritage and Reformed Tradition in an ecumenical community.

2 LPTS will be a seminary of the Church. . . as an interracial, interdenominational, international and interdependent koinonia of reconciliation.

3 LPTS will (continue to) demonstrate excellence in theological education, with the MDiv program at our core.

4 LPTS will offer flexible scheduling opportunities for its educational programming. (e.g. traditional and non-traditional, full-time and half-time, residential and nonresidential, evenings, and weekends)

5 LPTS will increase scholarship aid (in order to compete) for MDiv and underrepresented students.

6 LPTS will

• increase # of endowed faculty chairs
• increase size of existing endowed chairs.

7 LPTS will

• increase the size of the endowment
• reduce the endowment draw to 5.5%.

8 LPTS will concentrate current resources to focus on our core mission.

9 LPTS will (continue to) play a significant role in hearing and responding to the urgent need for small church pastors.

10 LPTS will upgrade and properly maintain our physical campus assets.