ROC School of Urban Ministry (R.S.U.M.) is a private Christian school designed to train students for Christian ministries. It is our purpose to provide a spiritual, academic, and cultural atmosphere that will produce well-rounded Christian leaders.

We at R.S.U.M. believe that God's program for service today is centered in the local New Testament church. We are committed to training preachers and ministry leaders who will go from here to be a part of building Bible-believing, soulwinning churches. Thus, our goal is to train America's future pastors, assistant pastors, evangelists, song leaders, youth workers, bus directors, and missionaries.

We also believe that an important arm of the local church is the Christian school. Because of this belief, we are training leaders for Christian schools. We believe that the Christian school teacher must be spiritually oriented and ministry minded.

Our training is practical. We require substantial hands-on ministry each week in diverse urban settings. This gives our students practical experience necessary for success in ministry.

All programs are planned as terminal education. This means that we prepare students to go directly upon graduation into the ministry for which they have been trained.

R.S.U.M. is all about training Christians to be successful in the ministry by following a three-fold emphasis. The spiritual must come first in the life of a Christian. Daily chapel services with on-fire preaching form a portion of this emphasis. This atmosphere is maintained in the classroom where every teacher is a dedicated Christian and consistent soulwinner.

The second emphasis is a strong academic curriculum. The curriculum provides a theological and practical foundation for ministry in the urban community. Not only is it the purpose of our curriculum to teach how to reach the masses, but also to instill in students what to teach and preach to those reached.

Thirdly, our curriculum emphasizes the practical side of church ministries, the "how-to-do-its."  The techniques, methods, programs, and philosophies behind the ministry of The ROC in Richmond, Virginia are taught. In 2007, The ROC was recognized by Outreach Magazine as the fifth fastest growing chruch in America, and is still growing every day! R.S.U.M. students have an incredible opportunity to work in the ministries of The ROC and to learn the why's and how's of this great ministry.