Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary assists the churches of the Southern Baptist Convention by biblically educating God-called men and women for ministries that fulfill the Great Commission and glorify God. The primary purpose of the Seminary is to provide theological education for individuals engaging in Christian ministry.

Core Values

Christ-Centered

We affirm the ancient proclamation, "Christ is Lord." We seek to honor Him in everything we do.

Biblical Base

We are dedicated to a biblically based education that enables students to integrate faith and practice. We treasure the Bible as the inerrant Word of God and are devoted to correctly handling the word of truth.

Global Strategy

We covenant to train spiritual leaders who will share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all the world. Evangelism and missions are the heartbeat of our seminary. Our strategy includes the training of persons from every national, ethnic and cultural background for a variety of ministries.

Church Supportive

We value the church as God's primary strategy for reaching the world. Our goal is to help churches become all that God intends them to be. We expect students, faculty and staff to be active participants in the life of the local church. We want our students to appreciate the life and heritage of our denomination.

Godly Character

We believe the basis of true leadership is character. We are consecrated to a life of spiritual growth and moral integrity. Christian values such as obedience, faithfulness, perseverance, service and humility are shared and modeled by faculty, staff and students.

Loving Relationships

We believe relationships are essential for spiritual growth and effective ministry. We are committed to a community of faith in which mutually supportive relationships exist among students and faculty. We desire to model servant leadership that communicates love and compassion to all people.

Professional Excellence

God's call to ministry is worthy of our best. We are dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and writing. We seek to provide the environment as well as the encouragement to enable students to discover and utilize their spiritual gifts. We expect students to perform with excellence in their studies and fields of ministry. We want our students to be known for personal discipline and innovation in ministering to a changing world.

Lifelong Learning

We believe ministerial training is a lifelong process. We commit to provide learning experiences for ministers to update their skills.

Family Focused

We affirm that the family, as the first divinely ordained institution in society, is both honored and sacred. The family is the primary arena for spiritual growth: it is within the family that we learn of morality and values such as truth, gratitude, courage, forgiveness and sacrifice. And it is in the family that we first learn the appropriate way of relating to God and to humans, who are created in His image.