Scheduling an Appointment

A tutor is available to meet with you for up to two hours at a time; the average meeting is one hour. Tutors can meet in person or via phone, email or online.

Available times are listed on the CTW Kees site. Instructions on how to sign up for an appointment are availale here. If you are unable to sign up online, you can e-mail Leslie Altena at writingcen...@wts.edu. You may also call 215-935-3867. 

Use of the CTW Resources

All students and guests of Westminster are welcome to use the print resources in the Tutoring Center and attend our Writers’ Circle programs. However, the tutoring services of the CTW are available to matriculated students and alumni of WTS for up to six months after they graduate.

Working Together on Your Writing

The CTW’s mission is to help you become a better writer. We provide feedback on rhetoric, grammar, and formatting within the context of personal instruction. We also help you get started on your assignments, brainstorm ideas, set up a writing schedule, and improve the organization and clarity of your papers.

Becoming a better writer takes time. You are welcome to drop in the Tutoring Center 8:30 am to 4:30 pm for answers to quick questions. For most class assignments, however, we recommend that you make an appointment so that you have time to discuss your paper in more depth.

We recommend a one-hour appointment for thorough discussion and feedback on a five page paper and two one-hour appointments for a ten-page paper. Plan your semester in advance so that you can take advantage of this service! Also remember that it is OK to come in with a paper that is not completely done. Sometimes it helps you write more effectively to get others’ feedback in the middle of the writing process.

 (1) In person. Make an appointment. Email your paper in advance, and then come to the CTW to work with a tutor. These meetings can also take place via telephone or Skype.

(2) Online. Make an appointment. On the appointed day call, Skype or come in person to the CTW to discuss your assignment briefly. The tutor will then spend the rest of the appointment time providing as much feedback as possible, and then at the end of the appointment time, send comments to you via email, phone, or Skype.

M. Div. students may sign up for one hour per week; PhD/ThM/DMin students may sign up for two hours per week. Additional hours per week are allowed at the discretion of the CTW Director on a case-by-case basis.

We suggest that you come in to work with us on grammar and punctuation questions, but if you want to pay an editor to correct your paper, use our editor referral service.

Writers' Circle

The Writers' Circle is a weekly, lunchtime discussion group focused on a particular writing topic. Topics come from students' actual questions and writing challenges, relevant to coursework.

Writers and Readers

Members of the Writers' Group share their stories, plays, poetry, creative nonfiction, and other writing projects, receiving feedback from a Christian perspective. The Literature Group examines literature and other forms of art from a Christian perspective. To join either of these groups contact Leslie Altena (writingcen...@wts.edu).

Student Resource Room. The Student Resource Room (SRR) is available for your group or individual study. The SRR is a comfortable place where students can work, write, and have easy access to writing resources. The SRR is located on the top floor of the Andreas Center, Room A413. Visit and enjoy.

Bibleworks 9 Group Purchase. The Center for Theological Writing facilitates a group purchase of the latest version of Bibleworks. The group purchase price is one hundred dollars off the individual price. For information contact the CTW (writingcen...@wts.edu).

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