Our Position
BTS adheres to the following statement of faith:
God is one Being existing in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. God is Sovereign; the Creator and the Sustainer of all things. God is the Source of and end of all truth.
The Scriptures are the written Word of God; inerrant in their original writings, and the infallible authority by which He directs and governs all our activities.
Jesus Christ is the eternal begotten Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary – Truly God – Truly Man. Through Christ’s life, death, resurrection and ascension, He accomplished a decisive victory over sin for His people and established His kingdom among men.
Man was created in the image of God as a rational, moral and spiritual being. Man sinned in Adam and fell with him in his first transgression. Man’s fall affected him spiritually, intellectually and physically. He is restored only by the renewing grace of the Holy Spirit and the cleansing blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lord will return in glory and triumph for the final judgment and the consummation of His Kingdom.
All faculty members, extension coordinators and board members must also agree and adhere to one or more of the following historic creeds:
- Westminster Confession of Faith
- Philadelphia Confession
- London Confession of 1689
- Heidelberg Catechism
OUR MISSION
Providing sound Biblical and practical theological training to equip leaders for Christ’s Church.
BTS is theologically Reformed, evangelistic in focus and committed to the inerrancy and sufficiency of Scripture. The seminary strives for academic excellence, through a program of instruction which is practical and useful for effective ministry. BTS maintains relationships with several seminaries overseas and is intentionally engaged in global missions.
The BTS faculty is composed of pastors and others in full-time ministry who serve the seminary on an adjunct basis. Classes are held in existing church facilities in the Birmingham area and at extensions around Alabama. These two unique features combine to produce practical theological training at a cost of less than 20% of the national average for seminary tuition. The faculty and student body represent a remarkable ethnic and denominational diversity.
The BTS student body is composed of lay leaders interested in learning more about theology and individuals called to full-time ministry. Classes are offered in the evenings, early mornings and by distance education. Most BTS students take classes on a part-time basis, and many students are already serving churches as full-time or bi-vocational pastoral staff members.
OUR VISION
Producing leaders for Christ’s Church who are becoming spiritually mature as evidenced by effective ministry.
