Phoenix Seminary

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Summary



Founded in 1988, Phoenix Seminary trains men and women for Christ-centered ministry for the building up of healthy churches in Phoenix and the world. Phoenix Seminary is a dual-accredited graduate school of theology offering masters and doctoral degrees in all major ministry disciplines.

Phoenix Seminary is a Protestant, evangelical seminary that shapes men and women for ministry with essential foundational tools so that, as pastors, missionaries, or counselors, they can carry out their biblical calling and significantly impact the world through the Church on its mission.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Phoenix Seminary
7901 East Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Website: ps.edu

Phone: 602-850-8000

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 860711495

CEO/President: David Hogg

Chairman: Ron Ogan

Board size: 8

Founder:

Ruling year: 1992

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 06/30

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1994


Purpose

Phoenix Seminary seeks to promote personal and spiritual growth through the alignment of degree program student outcomes with the following educational values:

Theological Understanding through Biblical Study

We believe the Word of God is foundational to life and ministry. Therefore, we will provide education that stimulates increasing love, respect, and submission to the Word of God as well as accurate and appropriate handling of the Scriptures.

Character Development through Mentoring

We believe godly character is paramount for successful Christian ministry. Therefore, we will enable mentoring relationships that encourage personal integrity and Christ-like character.

Ministry Skills through Practice

We believe ministry skills are formed in the classroom and proven in ministry practice outside the classroom. Therefore, we provide opportunities that develop essential skills for reducing marginalization and injustice of people groups by bridging cultural, socio-economic, ethnic, racial, and gender boundaries.


Mission statement

Phoenix Seminary trains men and women for Christ-centered ministry for the building up of healthy churches in Phoenix and the world.


Statement of faith

Concerning God

We believe there is one God, who eternally exists in three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Concerning the Bible

We believe the 66 books of the Old and New Testament are the authoritative Word of God based on an inspired text without error in the autographs. "Autograph" is a theological term referring to the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek manuscripts of Scripture.

Concerning the Person and Work of the Lord Jesus Christ

We believe in the full deity and humanity of Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father where He intercedes for us, and in His personal return in power and glory.

Concerning the Human Condition

We believe all human beings are lost and sinful by nature. Consequently, salvation can only be accomplished by God's grace through regeneration and justification by the Holy Spirit. Salvation cannot be earned. It is a gift from God, received only by faith in Jesus Christ.

Concerning the Present Work of the Holy Spirit

We believe the indwelling Holy Spirit works the regeneration, sanctification and preservation of the Christian. His ministry is to glorify Jesus Christ and empower the believer for godly living and service.

Concerning the Spiritual Unity of Believers

We believe the Church is the body of Christ of which He is the Head.

Concerning the Future

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved unto eternal life and the lost to eternal condemnation.

Final Authority for Matters of Belief and Conduct

This Statement of Faith does not fully encompass the extent of our doctrinal beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired, inerrant and infallible Word of God, speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality and the proper conduct of mankind, and is the sole and final source of all that we believe.

For purposes of Phoenix Seminary's doctrine, practice, policy and discipline, the Board of Directors, as advised by the faculty, is the Seminary's final interpretive authority on the Bible's meaning and application. Phoenix Seminary students must affirm the statement of faith. Phoenix Seminary's resident faculty and senior administrators hold to a more detailed Faculty Teaching Position.

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Colleges/Universities

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating912 of 1115113 of 127
Fund acquisition rating1104 of 1116125 of 127
Resource allocation rating1056 of 1116120 of 127
Asset utilization rating159 of 111513 of 127

According to the organization's Form 990, it received $529,093 in government grants in 2024.


Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
13%23%22%22%7%13%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
2%16%16%17%6%10%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
16%70%73%78%86%75%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
2%17%17%16%9%11%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
84%30%27%22%14%25%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
84%67%66%71%81%70%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
98%94%96%103%70%86%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
82%63%64%73%57%60%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
2%6%4%-3%30%14%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
1%11%8%-7%93%313%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
13%16%17%12%10%19%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.531.541.822.091.941.63
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
2.641.311.341.321.331.59
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.442.032.442.752.592.59
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
7.9212.147.266.477.295.05
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.130.080.140.150.140.20
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
7.385.444.253.694.003.71
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
24%7%10%12%11%91%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
11%0%0%0%0%77%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
151%60%49%42%46%5%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20242023202220212020
Cash$1,818,782$2,561,530$2,456,410$2,624,065$1,596,083
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$161,369$176,233$160,180$107,083$92,176
Short-term investments$1,037,441$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$3,017,592$2,737,763$2,616,590$2,731,148$1,688,259
Long-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$915,717$920,192$813,929$885,283$970,467
Other long-term assets$32,824$2,525$12,132$21,739$31,346
Total long-term assets$948,541$922,717$826,061$907,022$1,001,813
Total assets$3,966,133$3,660,480$3,442,651$3,638,170$2,690,072
 
Liabilities20242023202220212020
Payables and accrued expenses$186,018$305,154$316,424$284,985$223,558
Other current liabilities$62,639$71,891$87,918$89,453$110,884
Total current liabilities$248,657$377,045$404,342$374,438$334,442
Debt$0$0$0$0$2,084,800
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$34,121$4,701$15,538$25,544$34,783
Total long-term liabilities$34,121$4,701$15,538$25,544$2,119,583
Total liabilities$282,778$381,746$419,880$399,982$2,454,025
 
Net assets20242023202220212020
Without donor restrictions$2,120,721$1,453,923$1,499,813$1,915,371($635,963)
With donor restrictions$1,562,634$1,824,811$1,522,958$1,322,817$872,010
Net assets$3,683,355$3,278,734$3,022,771$3,238,188$236,047
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20242023202220212020
Total contributions$4,582,111$5,026,356$5,432,604$8,708,731$3,854,926
Program service revenue$1,899,716$1,878,164$1,561,529$1,357,644$1,268,749
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$75,956$60,426$1,884$5,851$7,375
Other revenue($42,297)($38,037)($11,154)$2,528($12,561)
Total other revenue$1,933,375$1,900,553$1,552,259$1,366,023$1,263,563
Total revenue$6,515,486$6,926,909$6,984,863$10,074,754$5,118,489
 
Expenses20242023202220212020
Program services$4,095,598$4,413,675$5,128,027$5,715,531$3,060,464
Management and general$978,182$1,130,837$886,763$727,818$825,922
Fundraising$1,037,063$1,126,434$1,185,490$629,264$492,937
Total expenses$6,110,843$6,670,946$7,200,280$7,072,613$4,379,323
 
Change in net assets20242023202220212020
Surplus (deficit)$404,643$255,963($215,417)$3,002,141$739,166
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$404,643$255,963($215,417)$3,002,141$739,166

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
David Hogg - Interim PresVP of Academics/President$204,946
Jonathan HankinVP of Operations$147,606
Deborah ArnitzDirector of Finance (to 11/23)$120,925

Compensation data as of: 6/30/2024


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History

In August 1987 a dozen pastors and Christian leaders from Arizona gathered to discuss the need for a Phoenix-based seminary. There was a strong sense that God had blessed the Phoenix area with a vital, growing Christian community in need of a local seminary.

In October 1987 Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon entered into a partnership with churches in Phoenix to establish a local seminary. In the fall of 1988 Western Seminary Phoenix opened its doors. The first classes were held at Scottsdale Bible Church and Grace Community Church. Sixty-eight students enrolled in the Master of Divinity and the Master of Christian Leadership programs.

After several years of growing ministry, the local leadership of Western Seminary Phoenix saw the benefits of becoming a fully independent, inter-denominational seminary. In July 1994, with the approval of the board of Western Seminary, Phoenix Seminary became independent, a private not-for-profit institution.

In April 2000 the Seminary moved to new premises of 10,800 square feet on Scottsdale Road where the Seminary could house the entire library, one classroom and office space for faculty, administration and staff. This space was expanded to 14,200 square feet in August 2001, providing additional library space, two more classrooms, four offices and a small student lounge.

In the fall of 2005, the seminary moved the campus to a state-of-the-art building on Thomas Road in the heart of Phoenix. This campus provided a superior learning environment, expanded library facilities, increased classroom space, and better opportunities for students and faculty to interact and share in ministry.

In the summer of 2017, the Seminary moved its campus to a 4.6-acre site on Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale. The facility includes a chapel, multiple classrooms, and administrative staff offices. The center of the campus is the Biblical Research Center, which houses faculty offices and the Seminary library. As the school's permanent home, the campus represents the vision of President DelHousaye as well as the generosity and prayers of hundreds of faithful donors.

In the years since it was founded, Phoenix Seminary has enjoyed God's blessing and has seen expansion of its influence and partnership with churches in Arizona.


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