WHY KAIROS?
We broke away from the dominant philosophy of education because it was crushing people under the burden of educational debt, tended to be inaccessible, was often prohibitively expensive, and had developed a reputation of being irrelevant. Nearly a decade later, with 4,000 students, partners, and mentors from over 60 countries and more than 70 denominations, the Kairos Project is one of the largest and most diverse accredited systems of competency-based theological education in the world.
It all started with discipleship.
Students, Partners, and Mentors
Countries
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Kairos is focused on meeting you where you are and walking alongside you as you discern where God is inviting you to be. We do not simply build degree programs that happen to also be from a Christian perspective. We crafted the Kairos Project to be a journey of discipleship that is affordable, accessible, relevant, and faithful.
Mentors commit themselves to the student’s full educational process. Beyond evaluators and supporters, mentors commit themselves to being co-learners with students. Such effort takes a considerable investment of time and energy and they make this commitment in order to steward your journey of discipleship and to help you flourish in your vocation.
Faculty mentors are approved members of the Kairos faculty. Obviously, all faculty mentors are acquainted with academic standards and scholarly research. More importantly, they are skilled integrationists who have a desire to help students deepen their faith and flourish in their chosen vocations. Kairos assigns a faculty mentor to serve on each team.
Vocational mentors are aware of and often active in the student’s current context and/or role. In most cases, this means that vocational mentors are supervisors, leaders, experienced colleagues, or others familiar with or connected to the context and its requirements. Students are empowered to identify and invite the vocational mentor who will serve on their team.
Personal mentors are confidants or individuals from whom students wish to learn. They must have, or be willing to develop, a close relationship with the student. The personal mentor is able to provide spiritual companionship because he or she is rooted in faith and understands the Christian life. Students are empowered to identify and invite the personal mentor who will serve on their team.
Mentors commit themselves to the student’s full educational process. Beyond evaluators and supporters, mentors commit themselves to being co-learners with students. Such effort takes a considerable investment of time and energy and they make this commitment in order to steward your journey of discipleship and to help you flourish in your vocation.
We have been speaking, writing, and developing content to support the movement for many years.
A collection of stories and lessons learned that describe what Kairos is and how it functions.
Are you ready to take the next step with Kairos University?