Welcome to Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies’ (IPS) website!  We hope you will find this to be user-friendly and that you can find the information you need with dispatch.  Please feel free to contact us by phone (800/424-1238 or 312/915-7400) if you need any assistance or cannot find what you need here.

IPS is now in its fifth decade of providing cutting-edge approaches to education for ministry. We are fully accredited though the North Central Association. Our foci include growing in self-awareness, world-awareness, and tradition-awareness and finding the skills to integrate these and do effective work on the ground.

Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies provides transformative education for spiritual leadership in the Church, society and the professions. This site will provide you with comprehensive information about the IPS educational experience. Whether you are a prospective student, seeking information about our academic programs and admission processes; a current student, planning your schedule for next year; or a ministry professional, searching for professional development opportunities; we encourage you to review and explore our programs to learn more about us.

Contact our office to visit campus, meet our faculty, sit in on a class, or meet with our enrollment advisor, Ryan Hoffman: 312/915-7484.  Whatever your ministerial passions and pursuits, I hope you’ll consider making IPS a part of your journey.

Sincerely,

Robert (Bob) Ludwig, PhD
Director, Institute of Pastoral Studies