Global Ministries University is a unique university that offers nondenominational Christian theology, that is, theological training that does not require a belief in certain tenets. GMU embraces a vision of inclusiveness which honors the sacred in all religions and spiritual traditions. 

The Rev. Mary E. McNamara has begun her term as the seventh president of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, an ecumenical Protestant seminary in New Brighton, Minnesota. For the last decade, Rev. McNamara served as the executive vice president of Union Theological Seminary in New York, located near Columbia University, which offers a joint doctoral program with the university.  Rev. McNamara said, "What attracted me to United was the opportunity to work with a fine seminary with an established reputation for academic excellence, highly responsive to the many changes occurring in the church, and a commitment to progressive values within the tradition of the United Church of Christ…"