Experience a Day at Shepherds

This semester’s Day at Shepherds will take place on Monday, October 21st from 8:30am-12:30pm. This preview event offers an informative and enjoyable opportunity to experience Shepherds Theological Seminary! You’ll hear featured lectures from professors, meet current students, staff, and faculty, take a short campus tour, and enjoy a complimentary breakfast and lunch. Additionally, Day at Shepherds is being hosted in conjunction with the Shepherds 360 conference and participants will also receive complementary registration to the conference sessions ($349 value!). If you or a loved one are considering seminary, have questions about what student life is like, or simply want to find out about auditing a class or two, then this event is for you!

The Day at Shepherds will be hosted at our main campus in Cary, NC. In the event that you are unable to attend in person, we will be live-streaming the entire day via Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided upon registration if you elect this option.

To see more specific details, and to register to attend, please use the link below.

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