Bethel Seminary, based in San Diego, is a branch of Bethel University, offering degree programs in youth ministries, missions and Christian education. More than 180 men and women study at Bethel Seminary, representing diverse ages, vocations, cultures and denominations. The faculty includes more than six full-time members and over 30 faculty associates, many noted authors and scholars in their fields. Bethel also has a nontraditional program called InMinistry M.Div., which is a five-year distance-learning program completed mainly via the Internet, telephone conferences and intensive two-week sessions on campus.