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B. H. Carroll Theological Institute is an unaccredited Christian Baptist institution in Arlington, Texas with multiple sources of funding and a self-perpetuating board of governors. It is named after Benajah Harvey Carroll and teaches Baptist principles and practices. It operates in cooperation primarily with Baptist churches, and also cooperates with other Great Commission Christians. The institution does not hold classes in any conventional sense. Rather it "trains students in 15 “teaching churches” scattered across Texas, as well as through interactive lessons taught over the Internet". The school plans to focus on the use of distance education to make it easier for students to obtain theological education. As of 2006, the school's second year of operation, B. H. Carroll Theological Institute has 400 students. Bruce Corley has been BHCTI's sole president.
B. H. Carroll Theological Institute is not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by its country. According to the US Department of Education, unaccredited degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.
History
The institute's founding chancellor is Russell Dilday, a former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, who launched the institute in part as a response to what he has called the "disruption" of theological education in the Southern Baptist Convention in Fort Worth, Texas. Dilday had been forced out as president of Southwestern after fundamentalists gained control of that seminary The four inaugural faculty members at Carroll all formerly taught at Southwestern. including Corley, who was a professor of New Testament and Greek and the Dean of the School of Theology there. Corley was awarded both a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) from Southwestern. However, Dilday denies that Carroll serves only moderate Baptist churches at odds with the conservative drift in the Southern Baptist Convention.
Southwestern's president, Paige Patterson, has criticized Carroll Institute for using the name of Carroll, his seminary's founding president, saying
"People are, of course, free to employ whatever name they wish. Whether this is done with integrity depends on whether the principles of the one whose name is thereby invoked are honored and espoused. While one may question the justice of using the name of the founder of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in a competing effort against that seminary, the real test will be whether they have honored Carroll's name or just used it."
However, Carroll biographer Alan LeFever takes issue with Patterson's statement. Carroll was theologically conservative, he notes, but the only guide for Southwestern faculty during his tenure was the New Hampshire Confession of Faith, which is less restrictive than the Southern Baptist Convention's 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.
Academics and accreditation
According to the Carroll Institute's website, "the institute is a graduate-level community of faith and learning dedicated to equipping men and women called to serve Christ in the diverse and global ministries of His church".
The institute currently has no approval or standing with the Council on Higher Education Accreditation or any group recognized by the United States Department of Education. As stated on its website, the institute is seeking certification in Texas through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), a process that can take up to two years, during which time the institution may not use degree terminology or imply that it can offer degrees. In 2004, BHCTI said, that upon receipt of Texas certification, it plans to pursue accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), one of six regional accrediting organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education. In 2006, Corley stated that the school planned to apply for accreditation "from four accrediting agencies".
Library
The institute's library received a donation of nearly 5,000 volumes from Eddie Belle Newport, widow of John Newport, longtime academic vice president at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. An additional 500 volumes were donated by Lois Hendricks, widow of longtime theology professor William Hendricks.
References
- ^ Three schools claim part of B.H. Carroll's legacy, The Baptist Standard, December 19, 2003
- Theology education taken to churches, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 1, 2004
- ^ Unconventional seminary begins second year of instruction, Associated Baptist Press, January 13, 2006
- New Baptist seminary aims to open in '04: Church officials say school to make it easier to get theology degrees, Dallas Morning News, November 5, 2003
- "Educational accreditation". US Department of Education.
- ^ Mark Wingfield, "Carroll Institute hires first faculty, denies competition with Southwestern", Biblical Recorder, November 7, 2003
- Four leave Southwestern Baptist to join new seminary, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 5, 2003
- Bruce Corley, Th.D., accessed November 1, 2006
- B. H. Carroll Theological Institute: Mission Statement, accessed September 16, 2006
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation
- ^ Accreditation, accessed October 26, 2006
- PRIVATE AND OUT-OF-STATE PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OPERATING IN TEXAS: Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, dated April 2003
- Carroll Institute offers new approach to theological training, The Baptist Standard, March 5, 2004
- Carroll Institute installs president, administrators, The Baptist Standard, January 20, 2006