International Baptist Theological Seminary of the European Baptist Federation
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International Baptist Theological Seminary of the European Baptist Federation, or simply The International Baptist Theological Seminary (IBTS), located in Prague
, Czech Republic
.
Seminary was founded in 1949 in Rueschlikon, Switzerland
, and transferred to Prague, Czech Republic, in 1997. It is wholly owned by the fifty Baptist Unions of the European Baptist Federation
. It is accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education offering a European Union Bologna-standard Magister in Theology. It is also validated by the University of Wales
, Cymru (www.wales.ac.uk), for Master's degrees in Applied Theology, Baptist and Anabaptist Studies, Biblical Studies and Contextual Missiology. Specialist research institutes in these areas and in Human Rights exist at the seminary. Its alumni serve in over 60 countries throughout the world. Rectors (Presidents) of the Seminary have included Dr Josef Nordenhaug who went on to become General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance
(BWA) in the last century. More recently Dr Denton Lotz, Professor of Missions, served as General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (1989–2007).
The seminary houses one of the largest collections of books in theology on the European mainland. Lecturing is in English and faculty are drawn from throughout Europe. The post graduate student community is currently about 140. It remains a unique organisation in the world Baptist family as no other BWA regional body in the world has such an institution.
It is a founding member of the Consortium of European Baptist Theological schools. It offers programmes of Continuing Professional Development.
The current Rector is the Revd Dr Keith G Jones PhD, an ordained minister of the Baptist Union of Great Britain
and Chair of the Implementation Task Force of the Baptist World Alliance.
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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Seminary was founded in 1949 in Rueschlikon, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, and transferred to Prague, Czech Republic, in 1997. It is wholly owned by the fifty Baptist Unions of the European Baptist Federation
European Baptist Federation
The European Baptist Federation is a federation of 51 Baptist associations and is one of six regional fellowships in the Baptist World Alliance. The EBF was founded in Ruschlikon, Switzerland, in 1949. It lays a great deal of emphasis on human rights, religious liberty and aid programs. The...
. It is accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education offering a European Union Bologna-standard Magister in Theology. It is also validated by the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
, Cymru (www.wales.ac.uk), for Master's degrees in Applied Theology, Baptist and Anabaptist Studies, Biblical Studies and Contextual Missiology. Specialist research institutes in these areas and in Human Rights exist at the seminary. Its alumni serve in over 60 countries throughout the world. Rectors (Presidents) of the Seminary have included Dr Josef Nordenhaug who went on to become General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance
Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance is a worldwide alliance of Baptist churches and organizations, formed in 1905 at Exeter Hall in London during the first Baptist World Congress.-History:...
(BWA) in the last century. More recently Dr Denton Lotz, Professor of Missions, served as General Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (1989–2007).
The seminary houses one of the largest collections of books in theology on the European mainland. Lecturing is in English and faculty are drawn from throughout Europe. The post graduate student community is currently about 140. It remains a unique organisation in the world Baptist family as no other BWA regional body in the world has such an institution.
It is a founding member of the Consortium of European Baptist Theological schools. It offers programmes of Continuing Professional Development.
The current Rector is the Revd Dr Keith G Jones PhD, an ordained minister of the Baptist Union of Great Britain
Baptist Union of Great Britain
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, despite its name, is the association of Baptist churches in England and Wales. -History:...
and Chair of the Implementation Task Force of the Baptist World Alliance.
Presidents of seminary
- 1949—1950 George W. Sadler
- 1950—1960 Josef Nordenhaug
- 1960—1964 J. D. Hughey
- 1964—1970 John D. W. Watts
- 1972—1977 Penrose St. Amant
- 1978—1981 Isam E. Ballenger
- 1982—1983 Clyde E. Fant
- 1984—1987 Altus Newel
- 1988—1997 John David Hopper
- 1997—till now Keith Grant Jones
External links
- Official website
- Consortium of European Baptist Theological schools
- http://www.ebf.org