City Seminary exists to provide solid, yet affordable, biblical training to equip servants of Jesus Christ to effectively and practically minister the gospel in today's urban, pluralistic, and globalized culture. We began in 2006 as the Chicago site of the national LAMP Seminary program for those who are called to ministry, but who find the traditional seminary route impractical.

Adult students have competing priorities between work, family and church.  LAMP is a training program that provides standardized and complete training to equip candidates with practical life application & theological education at an affordable price. LAMP opens doors for servant leaders from a wide variety of economic and ethnic backgrounds to pursue an education.
 
Students attend a three hour per week interactive class led by pastors and visiting lecturers and complete much work outside of the classroom.  Currently, there are 18 LAMP learning sites across the nation with over 135 students enrolled in the program.