Master's College of Theology (MCT) is an ecumenical theological seminary located in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...

 in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is a ministry of Vision Nationals, founded in 1996..

Since the academic year 2003-2004, MCT has been affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College

Senate of Serampore College (University)

The Senate of Serampore College is located in Serampore Town, in Hooghly District, West Bengal, India.Serampore was granted the status of university in 1829, making it India's first institution to have the status of a university....

. Along with Bethel Bible College, Guntur

Bethel Bible College, Guntur

Bethel Bible College is an ecumenical theological seminary located in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh in India. It was founded in the year 2000 and is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College , Serampore, West Bengal....

, MCT is one of two seminaries in the Andhra region to offer university-recognised graduate-level courses in theology.

Motto

MCT's motto is "To equip the Nationals as Godly and Dynamic Leaders to serve as Stewards, Scholars, Teachers, Pastors and Evangelists to the Church at large with reference to the great commission." It is drawn from the Great Commission

Great Commission

The Great Commission, in Christian tradition, is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples, that they spread his teachings to all the nations of the world. It has become a tenet in Christian theology emphasizing missionary work, evangelism, and baptism...

 in Matthew

Gospel of Matthew

The Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...

 28:18-20.

College life

MCT offers the degree of Bachelor of Divinity

Bachelor of Divinity

In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies....

 (B.D.

Bachelor of Divinity

In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies....

). A usual day begins from 8am with worship in the chapel

Chapel

A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...

. Once-in-a-week fasting prayers are also integrated into the schedule.

Faculty

The current faculty include:

• Old Testament
  Old Testament
  The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
  
  : Rev.
  The Reverend
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   G. Vara Prasad
• Women's Studies
  Women's studies
  Women's studies, also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective...
  
  : Rev.
  The Reverend
  The Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
  
   M. Syam Sunil
• New Testament
  New Testament
  The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
  
  
• Ms.
  Ms.
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   Sindhu Joseph
• Mr.
  Mr.
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   H. Joseph Lalfakmawia, BA, BD, MTh (NT)
• Theology
  Theology
  Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
  
  
• Rev.
  The Reverend
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   Ch. Arjuna Rao, Th. M., (Talbot
  Talbot School of Theology
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• Mr. Sam Varghese, BA, BD, MTh
• Mr. K. Sreekanth James Rathna Raj, B.Com, B.D., M.Th.
• Mr. K. Laltlankima, BA, BD, MTh.
• Ms. Lalbiakliani Pautu, BTh, BD, MTh (Christian Ethics)
• Missiology
  Missiology
  Missiology is the area of practical theology that investigates the mandate, message, and mission of the Christian church, especially the nature of missionary work...
  
  : Rev.
  The Reverend
  The Reverend is a style most often used as a prefix to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. The Reverend is correctly called a style but is often and in some dictionaries called a...
  
   K. Ranjit Kumar
• Religions: Rev.
  The Reverend
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   B. George Livingston
• History of Christianity
  History of Christianity
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• Mr. Rinchamliana, BA, BD, MTh.