Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
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| Motto | For the Church |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1957 |
| Affiliation | Southern Baptist Convention |
| President | Jason Keith Allen |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Website | http://www.mbts.edu |
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) is one of six official seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary also houses an undergraduate college, Midwestern Baptist College, SBC. Although the seminary focuses primarily on graduate level education, there are several undergraduate programs through the college and diploma options for those lacking a college degree.
Midwestern Seminary was officially founded on May 29, 1957 when the Southern Baptist Convention voted to establish the institution and elected a board of trustees. Since that time, the trustees have been regularly and exclusively elected by the Southern Baptist Convention. Under the leadership of the original board of trustees, the seminary was established in 1958 in northern Kansas City, Missouri with six faculty members and 136 students. Most of the property on which the seminary is housed was donated by the Vivion family to the seminary. The Vivion farm home has been restored and is now used for special events and to house special guests of the seminary.
Doctrinally, MBTS is guided by the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message. Every member of the faculty and administration is required to sign a statement agreeing to the precepts of this document. While students are required to be Christians, they are not required to affirm the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message. The purpose statement of Midwestern Seminary was revised in 2008 to read, "Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary serves the church by biblically educating God-called men and women to be and to make disciples of Jesus Christ."
Midwestern Seminary is located in Kansas City, MO, at the intersection of Vivion Rd. and N. Oak Trafficway. Ground was broken in 2010 on a new 1000 seat chapel, which was dedicated in April 2014. Other recent improvements to the campus include the Daniel Lee Courtyard and the new Spurgeon Library.
The Spurgeon Library houses the remaining personal collection of Charles Spurgeon, which Midwestern Seminary acquired from William Jewell College in 2006. The ribbon-cutting and dedication of the library took place in October 2015, and the Seminary is now working to digitize the collection and publish new volumes of previously undiscovered sermons.
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