Tired of excuses about why your theological school's programs aren't full?  Fed up with the late-summer panic and scramble to fill open seats?  Frustrated and disappointed with your seminary's bottom-line enrollment results? 

Bring North America's foremost expert on theological school recruiting to your campus and discover …

101 Great Ideas for Successfully
Recruiting Theological Students™

A One-Day Workshop Delivered On-Site at Your Campus for Fun, Convenient Training that Delivers Measurable Results

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Spend One Day with Theological School Recruitment Expert Tom Jackson … and You'll Discover:

Ideal for faculty, administration and staff alike:

Convenient Training Delivered On-Campus

For details and to book your session, call toll-free 1-877-472-3911 today or click here now.


Give Your Team the Skills and Knowledge to Confidently Meet the Competition Head On … and Watch Your Theological School Enrollment Skyrocket

Designed for theological school faculty, administration, and staff

101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students™

The one-day “how-to” on-campus seminar, 101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students provides leading-edge strategies and the newest techniques for recruiting more seminary students, as well as attracting the brightest and best theological students.

Designed especially for U.S. and Canadian theological schools, 101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students will send your enrollment figures soaring. Bring this energizing, one-of-a-kind program to your campus now to give your team a leg up on the competition.

Gain—and Keep—a Real Advantage Over Your Toughest Competitors

Jam-packed with the “best of the best” practices, tips, and ideas, presented in an exciting and entertaining format, this program arms your faculty, administration, and staff with the critical tools and insights necessary to successfully compete in today’s hyper-competitive theological school recruiting environment.  If you want your seminary to stand out, you need to recruit differently.  101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students gives you the proven strategies to position your theological school uniquely, without the risk of using untested ideas.

Get The Results You’re Looking For—Immediately!

Staff training is useless if your participants don’t implement their new skills and knowledge.  A major benefit of this dynamic, one-day on-campus seminar is that all participants walk away with their own customized action plans—really, a written strategic battle plan—designed to help them recruit more top-notch theological students.

Take Back To Your Office A Complete Toolbox Of Recruiting Skills

PLUS, each of your administrators, faculty, and staff members will take home a 50+ page recruiting manual packed with hundreds of cutting-edge ideas they’ll use again and again when making important recruiting decisions.

Get Your Theological School's Faculty, Administration, and Staff On The Same Recruiting Page

Whether you want to recruit more theological students, or attract better students, this extraordinary learning opportunity should be mandatory for everyone on your entire campus.  It delivers the essential skills that form the foundation for recruiting success.  It also puts everyone on the same page, uniting them with a common vision and clear understanding of how they’ll work together to achieve your theological school's desired enrollment objectives.


31 Theological Schools Have Already Held This Dynamic Seminar On Their Campus So Far

Your peers agree—101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students is a smart investment.  Here’s a small sample of theological schools that count on GAPSEMC for results-producing on-campus training.

  • Ashland
  • AGTS
  • Bethel
  • Covenant
  • Dallas
  • Dubuque
  • Emory
  • Fuller
  • Garrett
  • Gordon-Conwell
  • Grace
  • GTU
  • JSTB
  • LPTS
  • LSTC
  • LTSP
  • MTSO
  • Mt. St. Mary's
  • PSR
  • Queens
  • RTS
  • Southeastern
  • St. Meinrad
  • TEDS
  • Trinity
  • Union (NY)
  • Union & PSCE
  • Vancouver
  • Vanderbilt
  • Wesley
  • WTU
  ... and others


Fire Up Your Faculty, Inspire Your Administration, Motivate Your Staff

Light a fire on your campus!  101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students creates enthusiasm and helps everyone who should be involved in the recruiting process—from deans to administrative staff—understand the valuable role they play.  Bring this powerful, high-impact training program to your theological school and show your faculty, administration, and staff that you’re serious about their professional growth and achieving extraordinary recruiting success.

To learn more about bringing this dynamic seminar to your campus, simply call toll-free 1-877-472-3911 for a free no-obligation consultation or click here now for more details.  Call or Click Here Today!


5 Top Special Benefits of Attending

What you'll learn in 101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students is amazing.  But the benefits are even more impressive.  You'll go back to your office with:

  1. Your own customized action plan for recruiting more seminary students.  Put this written strategic plan to use as soon as you get back to your office.
  2. A complete toolbox of new skills—packed with dozens of cutting-edge strategies, techniques, and tips.  Use these skills over and over again when making important recruiting decisions—now, tomorrow, and for years to come!
  3. The confidence, skills and knowledge to meet your competition head-on—and watch your graduate programs reach new heights—quickly!
  4. The critical tools and insights you need to get a leg up on your competitors—and stay ahead—in today’s fierce theological school recruiting environment!
  5. Solid answers to your toughest questions … so you can get the enrollment results you want—and the success and local, regional, and national recognition your theological school deserves.

Acquire a Complete Toolbox of Recruiting Skills Packed With Dozens and Dozens of Cutting-Edge Ideas

Use These Field-Tested Techniques Again and Again When Making Important Recruiting Decisions

Say Goodbye to the Guesswork and Uncertainty of Recruiting Theological Students.  Forget useless theory!  During 101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students, you’ll learn only real-world, bottom-line recruiting techniques that work.  You’ll return to your office with dozens of examples of how theological schools—large and small—have achieved amazing recruiting success.

Set Realistic Recruiting Goals and Achieve Your Desired Enrollment Objectives.
You’ll learn the importance of setting clear and action-oriented recruiting goals.  Then you’ll map out a plan to achieve—and exceed—your theological school's enrollment objectives—as quickly as possible!

Make Sure That Prospective Students Choose You Over Your Competitors.
You’ll learn what motivates students, why they apply to specific seminaries, and how they choose one theological school over another.  You’ll also discover how to use this information to gain a real advantage over your competitors—and stay ahead—for years to come!

Use Sophisticated Next-Generation Techniques to Recruit More Theological Students.  You’ll learn how to substantially increase your productivity—and avoid costly recruiting mistakes—using the latest strategies and techniques.  Also, you’ll be introduced to dozens of next-generation recruiting approaches and learn the inside secrets of the nation’s top enrollment pros—expert tactics, tips and tricks guaranteed to work immediately.


More “Power Tools” to Put to Work—Right Away!

You’ll learn how to...

“Seal the Deal” and Turn More Accepted Students Into Enrolled Students.
You’ll learn surprisingly new strategies for getting more seminary students to say “YES” to you and “NO” to your competitors.  Also, you’ll discover how you can easily increase your “acceptance-to-enrolled” student yield-rate by as much as 30%.  Use this proven, step-by-step approach guaranteed to “seal the deal” almost every time.

Stretch Your Budget and Save Money with the Most Cost-Effective Recruiting Techniques.
You can’t afford to waste money on costly or ineffective marketing tactics. Discover the most cost-effective recruiting practices and how to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your recruiting dollars.  Plus, you’ll discover essential strategies and techniques that will slash your recruiting costs by 25% to 50%—and save you lots of money by avoiding costly recruiting mistakes.

The Power-Hour:  Customize Your On-Campus Training Program to Meet Your Specific Needs

Two Great Options — the choice is yours!

Spend this “power-hour” discovering carefully guarded recruiting secrets that produce big results or how to drive a flood of prospective students to your theological school's website using the new media—tools essential to your seminary's recruiting success.  Pick one of the following 2 options:

  1. Tom’s Top 10 Theological School Recruiting Secrets:  Real Difference Makers
    Need to produce big results in little time?  Discover 10 powerful recruiting secrets that produce big results for a relatively little investment of time and money.  These little-known recruiting secrets will propel your theological school to the outer limits—success you never dreamed possible.
  2. Recruiting In The New Media:  How To Drive A Flood Of Prospective Theological Students To Your Website Using The Latest Breakthrough Technology
    Discover the latest strategies and techniques in online recruiting and email marketing—and how to become a savvy e-marketer.  Learn how to drive more qualified students to your seminary website; how to make your emails sizzle; and how to optimize and improve your search engine results.  You'll achieve out-of-this-world online recruiting success with the click of a mouse.

Everything You Learn Goes Back To Your Office With You

You’ll Take Home a 50+ Page Customized Recruiting Manual

All participants in 101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students will take home a customized 50+ page manual packed with all of the strategies, techniques, and tips taught during your seminar.

These content-rich workbooks also allow participants to capture their own ideas and insights, without having to take pages of notes.  After the seminar, your staff and faculty will rely on their manuals as an invaluable desk reference for years to come, turning to it again and again for expert answers to their toughest recruiting questions.

Bring the Foremost Expert in Theological School Recruitment to Your Campus

With 39 years of successful recruiting experience, Tom Jackson is widely recognized as North America’s leading expert on recruiting graduate students.  Since 1985 alone, Tom has personally consulted with 71 different theological schools, 453 separate graduate programs and delivered 327 one- and two-day training programs to 25,376 department chairs, graduate program directors, faculty, presidents, deans, admissions directors, and staff members throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Don’t miss this chance to join the list of theological schools that have benefited from Tom’s experience and know-how, including: Ashland, AGTS, Bethel, Covenant, Dallas, Dubuque, Emory, Fuller, Garrett, Gordon-Conwell, Grace, GTU, JSTB, LPTS, LSTC, LTSP, MTSO, Mt. St. Mary's, PSR, Queens, RTS, Southeastern, St. Meinrad, TEDS, Trinity, Union (NY), Union & PSCE, Vancouver, Vanderbilt, Wesley, WTU ... and others!

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Who Should Attend This Fun, Convenient On-Campus Training Program That Delivers Measurable Recruiting Results?

101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students is ideal for anyone involved in seminary recruiting, including administrators, faculty and staff. In fact, this is the ONLY training program designed to teach faculty—key members of any successful recruiting team—the knowledge and skills they need to attract more students to your theological school.  Here’s a look at the professionals who belong in this fast-paced seminary training program:

  • M.Div. Program Directors
  • Doctoral Program Directors
  • Department Chairs
  • Faculty Members
  • Presidents
  • Deans
  • Associate Deans
  • Assistant Deans
  • Institutional Advancement Pros
  • Communication Specialists
  • Student Recruiters
  • Admissions Team Members
  • Financial Aid Officers
  • Seminary Support Staff

... and anyone else on your campus who wants to learn the latest strategies and techniques for recruiting more theological students—in just one day.


7 Special Benefits of Bringing 101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students™ to Your Campus


The 5 Biggest Warning Signs That Your Theological School Is In Trouble

According to the hundreds and hundreds of professionals we’ve trained, these are the 5 biggest warning signs that your theological school is not achieving its full enrollment potential:

Did any of these red flags ring true for your seminary? If so, it’s time to act. Your school of theology should—and can—do better... much better!

During 101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students, you’ll discover proven ideas for reversing these negative enrollment trends... so you can attract more seminary students.  Call toll-free 1-877-472-3911 today or click here now to book your on-campus training now.


A+ Seminar Report Card

Why you’ll give this on-campus training program top marks

A+ Quality and Content

We cover the most essential recruiting information in a fast-paced, one-day format that respects your time.  We strive for important course balance, giving you key information you can use immediately without complex details that you don’t want or need.

A+ Training Value

You’ll get substantial returns from a small investment—whether you want to train 25 team members or 125, your investment is still the same.  101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students is value-driven and designed with your budget in mind—this is training that will pay, not cost.

A+ Convenience

You can make the most of your time and gain all the benefits without the hassle, inconvenience, and expense of travel.  Our one-day, on-campus format ensures that you and your team can attend at your convenience.

A+ Course Materials

You’ll receive an invaluable workbook that’s yours to keep—complete with information covered in the seminar, indispensable supplementary information, and plenty of room for your own notes.  Everything you learn will be right at your fingertips, ready for quick reference long after the seminar ends.

A+ Guaranteed Results

“Results Delivered!” That’s our guarantee.  All of our training programs are 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.  If you’re not completely satisfied with this on-campus seminar, we will refund your investment in full, no questions asked. Period!


First, Only, Trusted … You Can Count On America’s #1 Brand

GAPSEMC (founded in 1985) is the only firm of its kind in the world.  No other higher education consulting practice focuses exclusively on graduate school recruiting, admissions, financial aid, marketing, and enrollment management.  We are the world’s largest provider of customized recruitment training programs for graduate schools.

We’ve been helping theological schools—ones just like yours—achieve their recruiting goals for nearly three decades.  Today, GAPSEMC is the #1 brand that graduate and professional schools look to and trust.

To learn more about bringing this dynamic seminar to your campus, simply call toll-free 1-877-472-3911 for a risk-free no-obligation consultation or click here now to schedule online.  Sign Up Today!

On-Campus Training Dates Are Limited.  Please Reserve Your Seminar Immediately.

Don’t delay!  Call toll-free 1-877-472-3911 to bring 101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students to your campus.  Call now.  Dates are awarded to seminaries and schools of theology on a first-come, first-served basis.  So call and schedule your on-campus program today.  Please don’t miss out!  Pick up your phone and call toll-free 1-877-472-3911 now or click here to schedule online today.

It’s Hassle-Free... We Do All The Work For You

Relax.  We take care of everything.  All you have to do is schedule a date, reserve a meeting place, and notify your faculty and staff.  That’s it, we’ll take care of all the rest.

Customized On-Campus Training Solutions Tailored To Meet Your Specific Needs

We invite you to customize your own training program.  One size fits nobody.  We know that—and so do you.  That’s why we offer customized on-campus training solutions.  We’ll be happy to work with you to design an exciting education program to address your theological school’s specific recruiting goals, issues, and needs.

Your Success Is Our #1 Priority

Our mission is to provide customized solutions to your toughest recruiting challenges.  We listen to your needs, then give your administration, faculty, and staff all the real-world skills they need to achieve their theological school's recruiting goals.

Theological School Advisory Services

Our success is measured by the success of the seminaries we serve.  When your theological school has a lingering problem that never seems to go away... or you’re not getting the kind of recruiting results you want... give us a call.  We’re here to help.  Our staff will talk with you, analyze where you are, where you want to be, and provide cost-effective solutions to get you there.  Results Delivered!  That’s our promise.

100% Guarantee

100% Total Satisfaction Guarantee

Your satisfaction is our #1 priority... that’s why 101 Great Ideas for Successfully Recruiting Theological Students is backed by a Risk-Free 100% Money-Back Guarantee.  If you’re not satisfied with your investment, for any reason, you’ll receive a full refund.