2019-2020 Academic Catalog SOUTHERN SEMINARY FOR THE TRUTH | CHURCH | WORLD | GLORY OF GOD Table of Contents A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT ........................4-5 ACADEMIC INFORMATION .............................45-55 Registration and Payment for Classes ...................... 45 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT ................................. 6-7 Student Status ...........................................................46 Grades ........................................................................48 ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION ..............................8 Policies .......................................................................49 Fees and Charges ...................................................... 53 INSTITUTIONAL ADMINISTRATION ..................... 11 Schedule of Tuition and Fees ..................................... 53 ABOUT SOUTHERN ..........................................13-27 SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY .....................................56-91 Abstract of Principles ............................................13-14 Administration and Faculty .......................................56 The Baptist Faith and Message .............................15-21 Introduction...............................................................68 Mission ........................................................................21 Policies for Master's Level Programs ........................68 Accreditation ..............................................................21 Master's Level Program Descriptions Denominational Affiliation ......................................... 22 and Requirements..........................................69 Historical Sketch ........................................................ 22 Policies for Doctor of Ministry Programs ..................83 Academic Programs .............................................23-26 Doctor of Ministry Program Descriptions Extension Centers ................................................ 26-27 and Requirements..........................................85 2 Global Campus ............................................................27 Policies for Research Doctoral Studies .....................88 Visiting Scholar Program ...........................................27 Research Doctoral Program Descriptions and Requirements..........................................89 ADMISSIONS .................................................28-34 Master of Theology Program ...............................89 Admissions Requirements by Degree Program ...... 28 Doctor of Philosophy Program ............................90 Admission Requirement Descriptions ...................... 29 Admissions Acceptance Categories ......................... 32 BILLY GRAHAM SCHOOL OF MISSIONS, EVANGELISM Admissions Information ............................................ 32 AND MINISTRY ...................................92-143 International .............................................................. 33 Administration and Faculty ....................................... 92 Admission Deadlines ................................................. 34 Introduction...............................................................99 Policies for Master's Level Programs ........................99 FINANCIAL AID ...............................................35-37 Master's Level Program Descriptions Southern Seminary Scholarships and Requirements........................................ 104 2019-2020 ACADEMIC CATALOG ACADEMIC 2019-2020 and Grants ...................................................... 35 Policies for Doctor of Educational Other Assistance from Southern Seminary .............36 Ministry Program ..........................................126 Tuition Assistance from Other Sources ....................36 Doctor of Educational Ministry Program Description and Requirements..................... 127 CAMPUS LIFE .................................................38-42 Policies for Doctor of Ministry Programs .................130 Student Life ................................................................38 Doctor of Ministry Program Descriptions The Bevin Center for Missions Mobilization ..............39 and Requirements.........................................133 Campus Facilities .......................................................39 Policies for Research Doctoral Studies .................... 137 Employment ................................................................41 Research Doctoral Program Descriptions and Requirements.........................................138 CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS ....................43-44 Policies for Doctor of Missiology Program .........138 Academic Advising .................................................... 43 Doctor of Missiology Program Advanced Placement Testing .................................... 43 Descriptions and Requirements ...................138 Advanced Standing .................................................... 43 Disability Services ...................................................... 44 CURRICULUM - COURSE DESCRIPTIONS......144-186 International Student Services ................................. 44 Professional Studies ..........................................144-168 Ministry Connections................................................. 44 Doctoral Studies ................................................ 168-172 Writing Center ........................................................... 44 Research Doctoral Studies ................................ 172-186 DIRECTORY ........................................................187 Board of Trustees .....................................................187 Offices ...................................................................... 188 Faculty .......................................................................189 ACADEMIC CALENDAR .......................................193 CAMPUS MAP ............................................. 196-197 FACTS ABOUT SOUTHERN SEMINARY .................198 INDEX ........................................................ 199-200 3 SOUTHERN SEMINARY The catalog is prepared by the Office of Academic Strategy. The information in this catalog applies to the academic year 2017-2018 only. Southern Seminary reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to review, modify, amend, alter, rescind, abolish, or delete any provision of this catalog or of any other catalogs, policies, publications, or statements of the seminary. This right includes, without limitation, admission or graduation standards, degree requirements, and accreditation of academic programs. This catalog is not a contract, real or implied; it is for informational purposes only. The most current version online is always operative. TABLE OF CONTENTS EST. 1859 | LOU., KY FOR THE TRUTH | CHURCH | WORLD | GLORY OF GOD A letter from the president 4 2019-2020 ACADEMIC CATALOG ACADEMIC 2019-2020 heological education is serious business. The eyes are on the mission fields of the world and the task of training, educating, and preparing frontlines of ministry all around the globe. T ministers of the gospel is an incredible stew- Southern Seminary’s faculty is unparalleled in ardship invested in Southern Seminary by the evangelical world. Here you will find conse- the churches. Without apology, we serve the church crated Christian scholars whose commitment to the of the Lord Jesus Christ and aim to fulfill this purpose gospel, to the church, and to the Lord Jesus Christ is so that generations to come will have an even more translated into their love for students and the task faithful and effective ministry. of teaching. Only God can make a minister. That funda- Our ambition is to shape the minister in every mental fact frames our responsibility; for humility dimension—heart, soul, mind, and the application necessitates our understanding that Southern of all ministry in the spirit of Christ. To that end, Seminary does not make ministers. Nevertheless, we offer comprehensive academic degrees ranging God makes ministers through the crucible of from baccalaureate to doctoral programs. Standing 5 learning, study, prayer, and experience. Southern at the center of every aspect of the curriculum is a Seminary combines all of these elements in a com- steadfast commitment to biblical truth, to excel- prehensive program of theological education that lence in ministry, and to the honorable service to combines unquestioned academic excellence with the church of our Lord Jesus Christ. The schools of practical application. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary share You should know that Southern Seminary is this common vision, this glorious task, and this unfailingly serious about theological education priceless stewardship. that is genuinely theological. We are a confessional Our institutional motto says it all—“For the institution that stands without compromise upon truth, for the church, for the world, for the glory of SOUTHERN SEMINARY the faith once for all delivered to the saints. The God.” The glory of God is the beginning and end absolute truthfulness and authority of the Word of all things, and ultimately our prayer is that God of God are foundational to our programs of study, is glorified in all we do, in all we teach, and in all and you can be certain that theological faithfulness those who graduate from The Southern Baptist and doctrinal integrity are hallmarks of a Southern Theological Seminary. Seminary education. This institution is more than 150 years old. Over the past 15 decades, many fads and movements have come and gone; but the steady determination