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Accreditation
The seminary is fully accredited by the Association
of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.
Mission Statement
The purpose of the seminary is to provide advanced theological
education and training for effective leadership in the various
ministries of the church for those men and women who are
called and committed to Christian ministry.
As a community of learners committed to God as revealed
in Jesus Christ, the seminary is dedicated to the following
principles:
- The seminary seeks to maintain excellence in scholarship
and to provide for and encourage the spiritual growth
of its faculty, staff, students, and constituents.
- The seminary stresses classical theological disciplines
and pursues new avenues of education, encouraging practical
application and hands-on practice in ministry.
- The seminary is distinctively Baptist in terms of heritage
with an ecumenical commitment, a global perspective, and
participation in the world-wide Christian mission.
- The seminary is committed to gender and racial inclusion,
and, in the development of faculty and staff, pledges
to seek to achieve balance in gender and race.
Revision adopted unanimously October 2000
BTSR Board of Trustees
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