Laidlaw College
Providing thoughtful and courageous education for students seeking to grow in life and ministry, for over 100 years.
Equipping students to renew their communities in light of the Gospel
Laidlaw is committed to preparing grads who will faithfully serve their communities, through biblical and theological study, and professional training in Teaching and Counselling.
We are a Category 1 NZQA accredited tertiary institution, and NZ’s largest interdenominational theological college, providing world-class education, with teaching that is informed by a vibrant research culture.
Our qualifications range from Certificates to Masters, with programmes in Theology, Ministry, Teaching and Counselling. Study in Auckland, Christchurch, through one of our partner colleges, or by distance.
We are committed to living out of the hope we have in Jesus. Study at Laidlaw is an invitation to read the Bible more richly, to know God, to be transformed, and to live a life of missional engagement.
Our distinctives
Our vision is to see a world shaped by love, compelled and informed by the Gospel.
Committed to the Gospel
At the heart of the Christian faith is the person of Jesus Christ: God and man, creator and redeemer, crucified and resurrected, carpenter and King. We seek to form students to be more like Jesus: in wisdom, character, and in working to see the redemption of the world.
We equip Leaders
We offer practical and formational training for pastors and ministers, and train teachers and counsellors. We believe God has called Christians to renew their communities, cultures, economies and environments – to humbly pursue justice and mercy everywhere.