Southwestern’s 100-year legacy includes faculty who have faithfully demonstrated biblical models of leadership and character. The seminary believes that an elite faculty produces elite students who will honor the name of Christ wherever God calls them. President Paige Patterson gives every faculty member a list of expectations that exemplify Christ-like attitudes and behaviors. Students can be confident that they are being trained and mentored under godly men and women who are committed to Christ, their families, their churches, Southern Baptists, Southwestern and their students.