• Develop research program in disciplines of religion and theology, social sciences, and technology.

• Build an academic team of men and women serving God and engaged with the community through transformational leadership for the glory of God and benefits of the people.

• Foster Christian integrity in scientific research, technological innovation, African traditional religion and philosophy.

• Develop an academic structure and environment that would encourage social initiatives aimed at community transformation through vocational training, evangelism, and discipleship.

• Partner with diverse community groups to encourage participation in societal research initiatives aimed at community transformation, peace building, and reconciliation.

• Build an academic community of men and women whose service to God is rooted in a deeper understanding of biblical truth and Christian faith and are empowered to evaluate knowledge based on strong biblical foundations.

• Promote academic excellence in pursuit of scientific research, technology, Bible and culture, and an informed, reflexive Christian engagement on issues and challenges facing the church and society in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Create a Christian learning center that would empower students develop critical, creative, analytical and innovative thinking, coupled with research skills to address concerns and needs of the church and community.

• Offer undergraduate (License) and graduate (Master) degrees, continued/vocational education and training programs aimed at individual training development of students as life-long learners committed to the principle of biblical servanthood.

• Develop other research programs and learning initiatives in disciplines of social sciences, business, agriculture, and technology.

• Encourage academic participation in community workshops, seminars, and conferences aimed at social transformation through practical learning, vocational training, community outreach, evangelism, missions, and church planting.

VCU’s moto as formulated in Latin reads, scientia spiritus value, which means science has no value without spiritual integrity. This reiterates our Christian vocation to educate and train men and women to take biblical values and principles very seriously, since without such, the transformative power of science becomes of no effect. At VCU, we endeavor to create a revolution in Christian leadership because we believe that positive change is possible but requires transformative mentality to influence society. We believe, the social, political, and economical challenges we face would be altered only when Christian believers would be able to correctly re-define our priorities, embrace bible-based Christian values, and internalize Christian principles for practical purposes as we seek to address issues we are faced with, including corruption, hunger, poverty, continued wars, and ethnic violence due (in most cases) to leadership crisis.

In response, the academic program at VCU is geared toward producing Christian servant-leaders, meticulously prepared to lead public affairs with Christian integrity that would result in Christian love and respect for others, an efficiency in problem-solving, as we seek to address issues and challenges we face daily. At VCU, our staff and students are committed to the above vision to be empowered to become community leaders capable of living and leading by example as we emulate a Bible-based Christianity that seeks the glory of God and the benefits of God’s people.

For this reason, VCU seeks to participate in God’s mission in the world by bringing a Christ-centered worldview to bear on the pursuit of learning, knowledge, research, and its relevance to both God’s mission and societal change in the African context.