Acadia Divinity College is committed to forming meaningful relationships that strengthen theological education, deepen ministry preparation, and expand opportunities for students and faculty alike. Our partners and affiliated institutions help us extend our mission beyond our own campus, creating pathways for collaborative learning, shared resources, and enriched engagement across diverse Christian traditions and contexts. Through these relationships, we participate in a wider network of organizations dedicated to equipping leaders who serve with wisdom, humility, and global awareness.

Ministry Partners

Arrow Leadership Ministries

Arrow Leadership Ministries is an international ministry devoted to helping leaders grow from the inside out through a journey of intentional leadership development. Arrow graduates may receive advanced standing in the DMin program, normally for one Advanced Ministry course (3 credit hours).

Canadian Association For Spiritual Care (CASC)

Acadia Divinity College utilizes the resources of CASC in the training and preparation of chaplains.

Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM)

Acadia Divinity College partners with CBM, utilizing some CBM staff as adjunct instructors, sharing staff members in overseas settings as well as sharing in the Praxis short-term mission program for students, and in a variety of other ways.

Canadian Baptists Of Atlantic Canada (CBAC)

As the seminary of the CBAC, Acadia Divinity College cooperates with the CBAC in various ways, including the sharing of some staff, partnering in events and training for youth, youth leaders and others, and in resourcing the CBAC churches.

Canadian Centre for Christian Charities (CCCC)

Acadia Divinity College is a certified member of CCCC.

Christian Higher Education Canada (CHEC)

Acadia Divinity College is a member of CHEC.

Crandall University

This unique partnership gives Crandall University students the opportunity to enroll in the Bachelor of Theology degree program with Acadia University (through Acadia Divinity College), concurrent with their Crandall degree program.  Students take specialized courses that focus on personal discipleship, Christian service in the church and community, as well as courses in Biblical studies and theology. Practical elements in the program provide students with the opportunity to serve and lead locally and internationally.

For more information, visit Crandall-Acadia Bachelor of Theology Partnership.

Evangelical Fellowship Of Canada (EFC)

Acadia Divinity College is an affiliate of EFC.

NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community

Since 2015, Acadia Divinity College has partnered with the NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community  to offer an Acadia Master of Arts (Theology) with a specialization in Indigenous Community Development. (NAIITS was formerly North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies.) On May 14, 2017, David Skene became the first graduate of the Master of Arts (Theology) in Indigenous Community Development, a program almost entirely indigenously taught by NAIITS scholars. The aim is to provide access to theological education for indigenous Christians, and to those who work closely with indigenous people and communities.

For more information on this specialization, visit Acadia Master of Arts (Theology).

Royal Canadian Chaplain Service

Acadia Divinity College, through the Charles J. Taylor Centre for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care, trains women and men to serve with the Canadian Armed Forces as Chaplains. Working with the Chaplain Service, our alumni serve in significant ways through the Canadian Forces. To learn more, visit the Royal Canadian Chaplain Service.