Reference · ps.edu direction

The Hymnal of the Library.

Editorial, institutional, scholarly with a Sonoran warmth — extracted from Phoenix Seminary as one of three sprinkle-pipeline directions for Christian higher-ed-adjacent church and nonprofit websites that want gravitas without being stuffy.

01 · Color

Palette extracted from real PS.edu CSS

Frequencies in parentheses come from grepping siteground-optimizer-combined-css-f0140fc8.... Orange dominates as the institutional accent; navy is the anchor; the warm putty is the “old library” surface.

Brand Orange

--brand-orange

#d67719 · 109 hits

Brand Navy

--brand-navy

#1d345e · 35 hits

Brand Tan

--brand-tan

#a17c4b · 17 hits

Brand Putty

--brand-putty

#d9d4d2 · 49 hits

Brand Brick

--brand-brick

#c02b0a · 18 hits

Ink

--ink

#262626

Ink Soft

--ink-soft

#374047

Ink Quiet

--ink-quiet

#607382

Surface

--surface

#f9f9fa

Surface 2

--surface-2

#efefef

Border

--border

#e8e8e8

Background

--bg

#ffffff

02 · Typography

Fraunces (display) + EB Garamond (serif body) + Inter (UI)

Original PS uses Adobe Typekit’s ivypresto-display and le-monde-livre-std (paid). Free Google substitutes used here: Fraunces for display and EB Garamond for serif body — closest analogs that preserve the high-contrast didone display tone and humanist book-serif reading texture.

Display · Fraunces 700
Scholarship with a Shepherd’s Heart.
H1 · Fraunces 700
A seminary for the church.
H2 · Fraunces 600
Train deeply. Serve faithfully.
H3 · Fraunces 600
Master of Divinity
Eyebrow · Inter 700
Academic Programs
Lede · EB Garamond 400

For nearly forty years, Phoenix Seminary has trained men and women for the local church through rigorous biblical scholarship paired with a shepherd’s heart for the people of God.

Body serif · EB Garamond 400

The seminary was founded in 1988 by a group of pastors who shared a conviction that scholarship and pastoral care belong together — that a faithful pastor is also a careful student of Scripture, and that a careful student of Scripture is most fully formed in the company of the local church.

Body sans · Inter 400

Inter handles UI text — navigation, captions, chips, button labels, eyebrows, and form fields. It steps out of the way so the serifs can carry the editorial voice.

Caption · Inter 500

Thursday, May 15 · 7:00 PM Arizona Time · Live in Bullinger Auditorium

Scripture · EB Garamond italic
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Romans 11:36
03 · Accent rules

Signature 56×3 orange rule above headings

PS marks every section with a short orange horizontal rule above the eyebrow. On dark sections the rule shifts to warm tan or bright orange.


Foundations

Orange rule on light surface


Foundations

Bright orange on navy


Reading Room

Tan rule on putty (quote zone)


Hairline variant

96×1 thin variant

04 · Buttons

Solid orange primary, never pill, 4px radius

PS uses a small (4px) radius — institutional, not consumer-app. All-caps Inter 600 with 0.14em tracking.

On light · primary actions
On navy
On hero photo
05 · Chips & tags

Online · Hybrid · In-Person Theology track Spring 2026 Deadline May 15
06 · Navigation

Light-bg scrolled · Photo-bg hero

07 · Photography

Real PS-CDN photos — Sonoran light, candid, uncropped

Uncropped, full-bleed, no filters. A single subtle navy-to-transparent scrim at the bottom of hero photos for type legibility — never a full overlay. Photos are presented as photographs, not as backgrounds for type.

campus-aerial.jpg · the institutional hero
library-with-people.jpg · reading room with students
duby-teaching.jpg · the lectern
students-conversing.jpg · conversation outside
preview-night.jpg · prospective-student event
online-mdiv.jpg · distance learner
08 · Logo

Heraldic shield — solo or with wordmark

The shield is the institutional anchor — use solo in tight spaces (favicons, social, app tiles, badges) and pair with the wordmark in nav and footer.

shield-dark.svg
shield-white.svg
logo-dark.svg
logo-white.svg
09 · Program cards

Photo · eyebrow · title · summary · text-arrow

Master’s Degree

Master of Divinity

The MDiv is the foundational pastoral training degree — Greek and Hebrew exegesis, biblical theology, church history, and a sustained pastoral practicum.

View the curriculum
Master’s Degree

Master of Theology

The ThM is a one-year research degree for those preparing for doctoral studies or pursuing a deep specialization in a single discipline.

View the curriculum
Online · Hybrid

Master of Arts

For lay leaders, parachurch staff, and bivocational pastors who need theological training without relocating to Phoenix.

View the curriculum
10 · Scripture / pull-quote

EB Garamond italic, tan left rule

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry. Ephesians 4:11–12
11 · Stat grid

37
Years training pastors
12:1
Student / faculty ratio
94%
Graduates in vocational ministry
11
Resident faculty
12 · Program facts (definition list)

Credit hours
96
Standard length
3 years on-campus · 4 years online
Languages required
Greek and Hebrew
Application deadline
Rolling — fall priority May 15
Annual tuition
$14,400 / 24 hrs · scholarships available
13 · Forbidden / off-brand

14 · Signature patterns

PS-edu-only extensions to the canonical catalog

Three patterns the sprinkle pipeline can call only on PS-edu sites: a scripture pull-quote with optional editorial lead-in, an academic prospectus listing, and the standalone top-accent rule. See brand-spec.md for field schemas.

Demo · scripture-pullquote

CSS hook: .sig-scripture-quote

A confession the seminary returns to in chapel each Friday morning.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

— Romans 8:28
Demo · editorial-listing

CSS hook: .sig-editorial-listing

  • Master of Divinity

    The Pastoral Vocation

    The foundational pastoral training degree — Greek and Hebrew exegesis, biblical theology, church history, and a sustained pastoral practicum across three on-campus years.

  • Master of Arts

    Biblical Studies

    A two-year master’s for those preparing for doctoral work or for lay leaders seeking depth in the Scriptures without the pastoral practicum track.

  • Doctor of Ministry

    Preaching

    A cohort-based DMin for active pastors — three summer residencies in Phoenix, paired with project work in the student’s own pulpit and congregation.

Demo · top-accent-rule

CSS hook: .sig-accent-rule · decorative <div> placed before the eyebrow / heading

Academic Programs

Train deeply. Serve faithfully.