SEMINARY EXTENSION

1 1 SEMINARY EXTENSION A ministry of the Southern Baptist Convention, under the direction of the Council of SEMINARY Presidents of the six Southern Baptist seminaries, equipping God s people for Christian ministry around the world since 1951 CATALOG FALL 2018-SPRING 2019 SEMINARY EXTENSION 901 Commerce St., Suite 500, Nashville, TN 37203 Phone (615) 242-2453, Fax (615) 782-4822 Toll-free: 1-800-229-4612 E-mail: Catalog effective dates: August 2018 thru July 2019 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS THEC .. 3 SEMINARY EXTENSION MISSION STATEMENT.

2 3 OUR FAITH STATEMENT .. 4 OUR GOVERNANCE AND GUIDANCE .. 4 FACULTY .. 4 BUILDING AND 5 HIGH QUALITY LOW COST .. 5 HISTORY AND TRADITION OF SEMINARY EXTENSION .. 5 TRADITION OF SERVICE .. 7 A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR .. 8 SEMINARY EXTENSION COURSES .. 10 METHODS OF 10 GROUP (LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES) .. 10 INDIVIDUAL STUDY (CORRESPONDENCE) .. 11 SEMINARY EXTENSION PROGRAMS .. 11 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS .. 11 DIPLOMA 14 GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF CURRICULUM AREAS .. 19 INDIVIDUAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS .. 20 BIBLICAL STUDIES CURRICULUM .. 20 ETHICS-HISTORY-THEOLOGY CURRICULUM.

3 28 PRACTICAL MINISTRY CURRICULUM .. 32 FEES AND CHARGES .. 38 SEMINARY EXTENSION 40 ADMISSION .. 40 ATTENDANCE POLICY .. 40 CALENDAR .. 40 INSTITUTIONAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD .. 40 TEXTBOOKS .. 41 GRADING .. 41 3 GRIEVANCE .. 42 PLACEMENT SERVICES .. 42 TRANSCRIPTS/TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT .. 42 REQUESTING A TRANSCRIPT .. 43 CREDIT FROM OTHER SOURCES .. 43 OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER SBC INSTITUTIONS .. 44 STUDYING WITH SEMINARY EXTENSION .. 44 STUDENT CONDUCT .. 46 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT .. 47 CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY .. 48 THEC SEMINARY EXTENSION is authorized by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

4 This authorization must be renewed each year and is based on an evaluation by minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical business practices, and fiscal responsibility. In order to view detailed job placement and graduation information on SEMINARY EXTENSION programs, please visit and click on the Authorized Institutions Data button. Under its current procedures, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission at each quarterly meeting shall consider recommendations from the Commission staff and/or Postsecondary Education Institution Committee regarding all authorizations, awarding educational credentials (including authority to grant degrees) and any other matter at the request of the Commission s Executive Director.

5 No institution may solicit, recruit, award credentials or operate as a postsecondary educational institution until such authorization is granted by affirmative vote of the Commission. SEMINARY EXTENSION Mission Statement The mission of SEMINARY EXTENSION is to provide theological education and ministry training of excellent quality to church leaders and members where they live. 4 Our Faith Statement The doctrinal/theological principles under which SEMINARY EXTENSION operates are those set forth in the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.

6 You may access a copy of this statement at Should a different view be expressed in textbooks used with our courses, please know that it may not always reflect our doctrinal position. Our Governance and Guidance SEMINARY EXTENSION is a ministry of the Southern Baptist Convention under the governance of the Council of SEMINARY Presidents, which is a board comprised of the six presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention Seminaries. Dr. Daniel L. Akin, Southeastern Baptist SEMINARY Dr. Jeff Iorg, Gateway SEMINARY of the Southern Baptist Convention Dr.

7 Charles S. Kelley, Jr., New Orleans Baptist Theological SEMINARY Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., The Southern Baptist Theological SEMINARY Interim President of, Southwestern Baptist Theological SEMINARY Dr. Jason K. Allen, Midwestern Baptist Theological SEMINARY Faculty SEMINARY EXTENSION is very pleased to have instructors that are academically qualified and that have years of experience in the field of study. Dr. Randal A. Williams has his in Preaching, New Testament Literature and Theology and his in Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological SEMINARY and his in Theology from the Baptist College of Florida.

8 He also serves as the director of SEMINARY EXTENSION Dr. Dennis Pulley has his in Expository Preaching from Trinity Evangelical Theological SEMINARY , his in Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological SEMINARY and his in Religion 5 Dr. Jerry W. Lemon has his in Biblical Studies from Baylor University, his in Theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological SEMINARY and his Religion from Baylor University Mr. Vertis Butler has his in Theology from Southwestern Theological SEMINARY , his in New Testament studies from Wheaten College and his in Secondary Education from Tennessee Technological University Building and Facilities Our offices are on the fifth floor of the Southern Baptist Convention Building in Nashville.

9 The Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives (also housed in our building) is incorporated with us under the Council of SEMINARY Presidents. Personnel of the Executive Committee, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, and the Southern Baptist Foundation also share space in our building. SEMINARY EXTENSION is a distance educator and our address is 901 Commerce Street, Suite 500, Nashville, TN 37203. High Quality Low Cost SEMINARY EXTENSION is completely self-supporting. By holding our expenses to the bare essentials, SEMINARY EXTENSION is able to offer high quality courses at a low cost.

10 We are committed to keeping our cost low so that cost does not become an insurmountable obstacle to individuals seeking theological education and ministry training. History and Tradition of SEMINARY EXTENSION In the years following World War II, Southern Baptists became aware that many of their pastors had only limited formal education for ministry. A denominational study committee reported in 1949 that less than one-third of Southern Baptist ministers had both college and SEMINARY training. At that time, another third had not gone past high school.