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{{Short description|Christian university located in Shreveport, Louisiana}}
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| name = Louisiana Baptist University
| image = Louisiana Baptist University (logo).png
| established = 1973
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| affiliation = ]
| president = Greg Lyons
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| state = ]
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| enrollment = 650 (in 2010<ref name="ABHE2010">{{cite news|url=http://directory.abhe.org/Details.aspx?id=235 |title=Louisiana Baptist University |publisher=] |year=2010 |access-date=2010-04-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202164929/http://directory.abhe.org/Details.aspx?id=235 |archive-date=December 2, 2010 }}</ref>)
| faculty = 39
| website = http://www.lbu.edu/
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'''Louisiana Baptist University''' ('''LBU''') is an ] ] ] located in ], ].
'''Louisiana Baptist University''' is a conservative ] university, founded in 1973, with the physical campus located in ]. The school has no accreditation from the US Department of Education, which makes it an ] university. It has an on-campus program, as well as an extensive ]/] program, which enrolls students from all over the world . The LBU curriculum offers over 250 ground-based and 400 distance courses, mostly in subjects pertaining to the ] and ] theology . As a non-traditional college, LBU provides a number of mechanisms by which a student may earn credit, including the application of military credit, credit by examination, and life experience credit. The school also has a liberal transfer credit policy.


LBU has both an on-] program and a ] program which teaches subjects pertaining to the ] and ] theology. The school houses five departments: School of ], School of Communications (Leadership), School of ], School of Christian Education, and ].
==Accreditation, licensing, and approvals==


==History==
On December 10, 1998, the ] ] unanimously voted to deny the University an operating license for its business programs, required it to cease admitting students, and cease advertising . Students matriculated at the time were allowed until December 31, 1999 to finish their degrees. Meanwhile, on April 22, 1999, the Board exempted the University from licensing requirements under a "religious institution exemption" .
In 1973, '''Baptist Christian University''' was founded by Jimmy G. Tharpe (1930&ndash;2008) as part of the Baptist Tabernacle, offering ] for full-time ministers to complete degrees without leaving their pastorates.<ref>http://www.lbu.edu/download/LBU%20Catalog%202012-2013.pdf LBU 2012-2013 Catalog pg 20</ref> In February 1993, the trustees restructured the school's charter and changed the name to '''Louisiana Baptist University'''.


], then governor of ], declared the month of April 2005 as "Louisiana Baptist University Month".<ref> Signed March 29, 2005. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025191202/http://www.gov.state.la.us/assets/docs/Proclamations/honorary/3_louisianabaptistunmth.pdf |date=October 25, 2006 }}</ref>
LBU is one of five approved colleges and universities of the ], an organization with over 4,000 churches in the United States and several foreign countries. Students who complete their degree in missions through LBU and meet other requirements may be approved as fellowship missionaries.


In its beginning, LBU was housed in the Centrum Building on Hollywood Avenue. It later relocated to a {{convert|12500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility off ] at 6301 Westport Avenue in the center of West Shreveport, where the campus remains today.<ref>Tharpe, ''Mr. Baptist'', pp. 135-137</ref>
The University holds full institutional approval from the ]. ACCTS is designed to monitor religious colleges, universities, and seminaries. However, it has no status with the U.S. ] or any other federal agency charged with the accredition of religious institutions .


In May 2013, the university expanded their campus with the completion of the Neal Weaver Conference Center.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151530148444492.1073741826.264062789491&type=3 LBU Official Facebook Page {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> The center is equipped with the latest audio/video equipment which enables the university to host webinars in addition to their conferences.
While the school is unaccredited, the url contains the .edu domain. This may mislead some to think the school has some standing with US government approval. Yet, the usage of the .edu domain was explained by the US Department of Education as "not all institutions that use an .edu as a part of their Internet address are legitimate institutions. Before the U.S. Department of Commerce created its current, strict requirements, some questionable institutions were approved to use an .edu. The current requirements allow only colleges and institutions accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to use the .edu, however, some more suspect institutions have maintained the .edu addresses."


== Accreditation ==
The University has 65 faculty, but it is unknown to what extent they are ], full time, part time, full professorships, or assistant professorships. Nevertheless, only two people on the staff has finished ] ] work from an accredited institution. In fact 25 out of the 65 faculty listed graduated from LBU.
LBU is accredited by the ] <ref>{{Cite web |title=ASIC |url=https://website.brand.asic.ryze.uk/directory/international-directory |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=ASIC |language=en}}</ref>


==Academics and staff==
LBU's 2002-2003 handbook stated that the school was listed in the ''Directory of Postsecondary Institutions'', published by the National Center for Educational Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education. However, according to their online system, they are not listed.
The school employs around forty faculty and staff.<ref name=":0" /> The current President of LBU is Greg Lyons.<ref name=":0"></ref>


== Diploma mill == == Alumni ==
'''Seminary'''
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* ] &ndash; author and founder of ].<ref>Tobia, P.J. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120155311/http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/News/2006/10/19/Reading_Writing_and_Jesus/index.shtml |date=2008-01-20 }}, '']'', October 19, 2006. Accessed December 19, 2007. "While there are a few reputable legal and theological minds from solid universities associated with the group, they are far outnumbered by the likes of Carl Baugh, who holds a Ph.D. in theology from Louisiana Baptist University."</ref>
* ] &ndash; author and founder of ].<ref>Perkes, Kim Sue Lia. "Fort Worth school sues to call itself "seminary'", '']'', April 15, 1999. "Tyndale has about 350 seminary students, about two-thirds of them taking courses by correspondence, said Mal Couch, the school's president and founder. He said he holds five degrees, including a doctorate of theology from Louisiana Baptist Seminary..."</ref>
* ] &ndash; author, activist, and founder of ].<ref>Murray, Shailagh. , '']'', May 8, 2005. Accessed December 19, 2007. "After receiving a master's of divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth and a doctorate in ministry from Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary, Scarborough hit the national revival and crusade circuit for 14 years."</ref><ref name="visionbio"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060909023515/http://www.visionamerica.us/site/PageServer?pagename=SpeakersLanding |date=2006-09-09 }} Vision America</ref>


'''University'''
Some assert that LBU is really a ], as defined by the ]. First, one sign that a school might be a diploma mill is the "chosen university is accredited, but not by an agency recognized by the ] (CHEA )". Louisiana Baptist University and the Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools are not listed by CHEA . Nor is the school listed as a charity . Wherefore, making it an ] school. Secondly, the Department warned to "beware of institutions that offer college credit and degrees based on life experience, with little or no documentation of prior learning" as a sign of a suspect school. LBU does this very point, when they "take into account past professional experience and present occupational learning opportunities as we provide the academic courses for a unique educational experience."
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*] &ndash; member of the ] for District 7<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/103515186974249288909/about|title=Larry Bagley|access-date=October 27, 2015}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; author and director of the Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration Institute (BASE).<ref>Wilson, Jennifer. {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707212938/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645192466,00.html |date=2012-07-07 }}, '']'', August 11, 2006. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Bob Cornuke doesn't have a degree in archaeology; he holds a doctorate in Bible and theology from Louisiana Baptist University."</ref>
* ] &ndash; former president of the ]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.suntimes.com/news/28159812-418/story.html |title=Ex-head of religious group acted inappropriately, not criminally: investigation |last=Knowles |first=Francine |date=June 18, 2014 |work=] |access-date=July 2, 2014}}</ref>
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* ] &ndash; author and teacher
* ] &ndash; American journalist, syndicated columnist, and author.
* ] - author and founder/operator of Koinonia Institute
* ] &ndash; author and founder of the unaccredited California Biblical University and Seminary.<ref>Arellano. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110081525/http://www.ocweekly.com/news/news/dr-jihad/24608/?page=2 |date=2007-11-10 }}, '']'', March 2, 2006. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Morey also claims to have received a doctorate from Louisiana Baptist University. Two problems: LBU is unaccredited by the United States government, which means no serious academy would recognize it. Then there's this: LBU doesn’t offer a Ph.D. in Islamic studies."</ref>
* ] &ndash; businessman
* ] - member of the ] for District 7<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=107 | title=Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission }}</ref>


===Dissertations=== ==See also==
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==References==
Unlike accredited schools and even many that are not accredited, LBU does not make graduate student research available to the academic community. This is considered unusual because the purpose of graduate work is to conduct research, write and publish the results in a graduate-level document (a ] or ]) and add that material to academia, recording and storing the additions to human knowledge in a form readily available to other researchers and interested parties. At accredited schools, a master's thesis is microfilmed and made available for loan from accredited schools, and doctoral dissertations are obtainable in similiar fashion. Doctoral work is required to be deposited in the United States ] (LOC), where it is made available to interested parties wishing to examine the work. (Since 1940, all accredited universities in the United States have deposited dissertations in the LOC . The practice began in 1870, and many dissertations have been available online from the LOC since 1997 .). Yet, due to the fact that LBU policy does not require these standard practices, it is difficult to determine the quality of graduate work completed at the University, and it is, therefore, also difficult to determine the quality of the instruction.
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==External links==
In comparison, the ], for the ] degree, requires that, "once sustained by the Committee, the original dissertation and the first copy, in bound form, together with their abstracts and an unbound, boxed copy for ] (UMI), should be submitted to the registrar." As noted on the Library of Congress webpage, since 1999, the UMI has submitted dissertations to the Library of Congress, which are then available for download online .
* {{Official website|https://lbu.edu/}}


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The writing requirements for an LBU master's thesis or doctoral dissertation are outlined in their ''Guidelines for Writing Assignments'' pamphlet,{{ref|a}} and summarized on the school's , which describes the standards expected of graduate students.
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== Noteworthy events ==
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* '''2005''': Governor ] declared April to be "Louisiana Baptist University Month," citing the school as an "important leader in innovative Christian education in the United States and in the world," while praising it as "an Ambassador of Good Will."
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* '''2006''': ], chancellor of ], is scheduled to appear at the graduation ceremony and will give the commencement address.
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== Contact information ==
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::Louisiana Baptist University
::6301 Westport Avenue
::Shreveport, LA 71129

::Phone: 318-686-2360
::Email: lbuinfo@lbu.edu

== External links ==
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* Information from the US Library of Congress on PhD dissertations.
* - Lists the Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools as a suspect accrediting agency.
* Includes explanation of .edu domains.
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=== Endnotes ===

#{{note|a}}* pamphlet (In *.pdf format)

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Christian university located in Shreveport, Louisiana
Louisiana Baptist University
TypePrivate
Established1973
AffiliationBaptist Bible Fellowship International
PresidentGreg Lyons
Academic staff39
Students650 (in 2010)
LocationShreveport, Louisiana, United States
Websitehttp://www.lbu.edu/
Louisiana Baptist University is located off Interstate 20 in Shreveport.

Louisiana Baptist University (LBU) is an independent Baptist Christian university located in Shreveport, Louisiana.

LBU has both an on-campus program and a distance education program which teaches subjects pertaining to the Bible and Baptist theology. The school houses five departments: School of Biblical Studies, School of Communications (Leadership), School of Christian Counseling, School of Christian Education, and Theological Seminary.

History

In 1973, Baptist Christian University was founded by Jimmy G. Tharpe (1930–2008) as part of the Baptist Tabernacle, offering distance education for full-time ministers to complete degrees without leaving their pastorates. In February 1993, the trustees restructured the school's charter and changed the name to Louisiana Baptist University.

Kathleen Blanco, then governor of Louisiana, declared the month of April 2005 as "Louisiana Baptist University Month".

In its beginning, LBU was housed in the Centrum Building on Hollywood Avenue. It later relocated to a 12,500-square-foot (1,160 m) facility off Interstate 20 at 6301 Westport Avenue in the center of West Shreveport, where the campus remains today.

In May 2013, the university expanded their campus with the completion of the Neal Weaver Conference Center. The center is equipped with the latest audio/video equipment which enables the university to host webinars in addition to their conferences.

Accreditation

LBU is accredited by the Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC).

Academics and staff

The school employs around forty faculty and staff. The current President of LBU is Greg Lyons.

Alumni

Seminary

University

See also

References

  1. "Louisiana Baptist University". Association for Biblical Higher Education. 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  2. http://www.lbu.edu/download/LBU%20Catalog%202012-2013.pdf LBU 2012-2013 Catalog pg 20
  3. United States of America, State of Louisiana, Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Proclamation Signed March 29, 2005. Archived October 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Tharpe, Mr. Baptist, pp. 135-137
  5. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151530148444492.1073741826.264062789491&type=3 LBU Official Facebook Page
  6. "ASIC". ASIC. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ LBU Staff Page
  8. Tobia, P.J. "Reading, Writing and Jesus: What nearby schools don’t know about the Bible class they soon may be teaching" Archived 2008-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, Nashville Scene, October 19, 2006. Accessed December 19, 2007. "While there are a few reputable legal and theological minds from solid universities associated with the group, they are far outnumbered by the likes of Carl Baugh, who holds a Ph.D. in theology from Louisiana Baptist University."
  9. Perkes, Kim Sue Lia. "Fort Worth school sues to call itself "seminary'", Austin American-Statesman, April 15, 1999. "Tyndale has about 350 seminary students, about two-thirds of them taking courses by correspondence, said Mal Couch, the school's president and founder. He said he holds five degrees, including a doctorate of theology from Louisiana Baptist Seminary..."
  10. Murray, Shailagh. "Filibuster Fray Lifts Profile of Minister: Scarborough Has Network and Allies", The Washington Post, May 8, 2005. Accessed December 19, 2007. "After receiving a master's of divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth and a doctorate in ministry from Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary, Scarborough hit the national revival and crusade circuit for 14 years."
  11. Rick Scarborough Archived 2006-09-09 at the Wayback Machine Vision America
  12. "Larry Bagley". Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  13. Wilson, Jennifer. "Is Noah's Ark on mount in Iran? Man scours the world looking for religious artifacts" Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today, Deseret Morning News, August 11, 2006. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Bob Cornuke doesn't have a degree in archaeology; he holds a doctorate in Bible and theology from Louisiana Baptist University."
  14. Knowles, Francine (June 18, 2014). "Ex-head of religious group acted inappropriately, not criminally: investigation". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  15. Arellano. "Dr. Jihad" Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, OC Weekly, March 2, 2006. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Morey also claims to have received a doctorate from Louisiana Baptist University. Two problems: LBU is unaccredited by the United States government, which means no serious academy would recognize it. Then there's this: LBU doesn’t offer a Ph.D. in Islamic studies."
  16. "Legislator-Profile - Legislative Research Commission".

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