It trains preachers and pastors for the Christian ministry.

The first such institution, subsequently named Harvard College, was founded at Cambridge, Massachusetts, to train preachers, in 1636.

The main goal was to train full-time preachers that could be sent worldwide for missionary work.

The course is a ministry of The Proclamation Trust, and is designed to train evangelical preachers in exegesis, exposition and communication skills.

In short, they were a perfect place to train Japanese preachers, men who would appeal to both their families and friends, and also to the Society.

Since the 1940s the college's Department of External Studies has trained lay preachers within the Diocese of Sydney.

Their vision was to create a college to train preachers and Bible workers.

Eventually other subjects were added to the curriculum to address the original objective of the school: to train teachers and preachers.

Al-Azhar also trains Egyptian government-appointed preachers in proselytization (da'wa).

Together with Calvin, Farel worked to train missionary preachers who spread the Protestant cause to other countries, and especially to France.