Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary
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Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary (DBTS) is a seminary affiliated with Inter-City Baptist Church of Allen Park, Michigan. It was founded in 1976 as a ministry of the Inter-City Baptist Church and was named the Detroit Baptist Divinity School. Under the leadership of Dr. William R. Rice, the pastor of the Inter-City Baptist Church, the Detroit Baptist Divinity School opened its doors to thirty students the first year. The Michigan Department of Education approved DBTS to grant Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees in 1979, and the seminary subsequently changed its name to the current Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. DBTS is further authorized to grant a Three-Year Certificate.
Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary has Dr. David M. Doran, an alumnus of DBTS, as President and Professor of Pastoral Theology, following the retirement of Dr. Rice in 1989.
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[edit] History
Dr. William R. Rice came to the First Baptist Church of Melvindale in February 1949 as their pastor. In July 1950, groundbreaking for a new auditorium in neighboring Allen Park began the construction of the congregation’s new church, and with the different locale came a different name: the Inter-City Baptist Church.
Over the next eight years, tremendous growth forced the construction of a larger church building. On March 15, 1964, the new building was dedicated, followed by yet more construction. By 1974, a high school, elementary school, retirement facility, and a bookstore / library were among the facilities that housed the ministries of the church.
In 1974, Dr. Rice called a meeting to ascertain the feasibility of a fundamental, independent Baptist theological seminary in the Detroit area. After two years of careful consideration, the church and its advisors opened the Detroit Baptist Divinity School in the fall of 1976 on the original Allen Park church property, located just across the street from the current church location. From the start, the seminary was to focus on expository preaching combined with a practical local church ministry, with Baptist beliefs woven throughout.
[edit] Administration
The administration at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary includes:
- Dr. David M. Doran, D.Min.: President
- Dr. William W. Combs, Th.D.: Academic Dean
- Dr. Robert V. McCabe, Th.D.: Registrar
- Pr. Mark A. Snoeberger, M.Div. Th.M.: Director of Library Services
[edit] Distinctives
The motto of Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary is:
- “Glorifying God by training men to fulfill the Great Commission”
The position of Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary is:
- “Baptist in Heritage
- Fundamental in Position
- Dispensational in Approach
- Local Church in Ideology”
The mission of Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary is:
- “To prepare men for the New Testament Gospel ministry”
