Partner spotlight
Truett Seminary The George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University opened its doors in fall 1994 with four full-time faculty and 51 students. For its first seven years, the seminary was housed at First Baptist Church of Waco, Texas. Once its new facility was completed on the Baylor University campus, Truett moved across Interstate 35 and has now graduated more than 1,000 men and women. Since its first graduating class in 1997, alumni have responded to God’s call to ministry and are now serving in 43 states and 21 countries. Beginning in fall 2013, Truett will launch its third dual degree program, combining the Master of Divinity and the Master of Business Administration. In January 2014, Truett will begin offering courses at Baylor’s extension campus in Austin, Texas.
“Each fall,
David Garland, Dean, Truett Seminary
“Truett continues
to be a trusted place for preparing young ministers for congregational ministry and missions. The quality of education, both academically and practically, sets a high standard for forming ministers to live out their gospel callings.”
Bo Prosser, CBF Coordinator for Missional Congregations
Partnership
Truett Seminary
Since the school’s inception in 1994, George W. Truett Theological Seminary has
Founded: 1994
actively partnered with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. In 2006, Truett was named one of CBF’s identity partner schools. With the assistance of CBF funding
Website: www.baylor.edu/truett
chaplaincy, as well as long-term and short-term missions. Truett alumni serve CBF
Mission statement: As a professional school of Baylor Univer-
congregations and ministries from North Carolina to California, and around the
sity, George W. Truett Theological Seminary subscribes to the
world from South Africa to China.
university’s mission statement “to educate men and women for
Truett students benefit from CBF’s Leadership Scholar program. Because of the
worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic ex-
CBF Leadership Scholarship, many Truett students receive financial assistance for
cellence and Christian commitment within a caring community.”
tuition and fees. The seminary hosts an annual CBF Day on campus. During this fo-
Truett Seminary’s purpose is to provide theological education
cus, students learn more about CBF, its ministries and possible avenues of service.
that is centered in the gospel of Jesus Christ and consistent
“Truett Seminary and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship share a common goal:
with historic Baptist commitments to prepare persons to
be the presence of Christ in the world. Although our respective tasks may differ,
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Location: Waco, Texas
and support, Truett trains seminarians for service in CBF-related churches and
to serve congregations committed to historic Baptist principles in their efforts to
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Photo courtesy of Truett Seminary
as new students find their way to Truett Seminary, I am reminded that God is at work in the life of the church, calling out amazingly gifted individuals. For those who worry the church is in a state of decline, or worry about the leaders of the future, they only need to sit with these students for a while and listen to their stories. These students and their storied lives are what drive each of us at Truett Seminary to receive our work as a sacred task.”
carry this gospel to the world. Degrees offered include Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Christian Ministry,
that common thread unites our work. Even as we prepare women and men for
Master of Theological Studies and Doctor of Ministry.
ministry, CBF and its churches provide congregational and missional contexts for
Truett Seminary is committed to holistic student development
ministers to live into their calling by God. Together, we seek to prepare, sustain and
by equipping students through theological and biblical reflec-
encourage new generations of Baptist ministers who will lead the church into the
tion, spiritual formation, lifelong learning, ministry service
21st century,” said David Garland, Truett Seminary dean.
and cross-cultural sensitivity.
fellowship!
August/September 2013