The Pastoral Mentorship Program (PMP) is a combination of distance learning and concentrated classroom training. It is designed for Bible Presbyterians and Christian servants from similar Reformed churches who are busy serving in their home churches and find it difficult to move to Tacoma for full-time studies. All degree programs offered by WRS are available through the PMP, except the M.R.S. degree.

The distance student will register in the summer and complete his assignments through the year before coming to WRS for concentrated course sessions in the classroom; these sessions are held two weeks each year in May/June. While these concentrated classes normally are held at the WRS campus in Tacoma, frequently they are held in churches in various parts of the country. This enables students to observe various churches in action, and to interact with active pastoral staffs. While the PMP student always has access through the year to WRS faculty via email and voice and video contact, key to his distance learning is the Pastoral Mentor. The student will work closely with his pastor or other seminary approved mentor in his academic pursuits as well as his practical training.

Up to one semester of coursework may be taken in a year. The Pastoral Mentorship Program offers the full three-year curriculum over a six-year cycle that may be entered at the beginning of any year. Some courses have prerequisites. Because of scheduling, the required courses for students seeking a two-year degree may be offered over a period from four to six years.