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{{Short description|Christian university located in Shreveport, Louisiana}}
⚫ {{ Infobox University| name = Louisiana Baptist University
{{Infobox university
| image = ]
⚫ | name = Louisiana Baptist University
⚫ | image = Louisiana Baptist University (logo).png
| established = 1973 | established = 1973
| type = ] / ] | type = ]
| affiliation = ]
| president = ] | president = Greg Lyons
| city = ] | city = ]
| state= ] | state = ]
| country=] | country = ]
| 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>)
| enrollment = 1,100 undergraduate <br>and graduate
| faculty = 44 | faculty = 39
| campus =
| website = http://www.lbu.edu/ | website = http://www.lbu.edu/
}} }}
'''Louisiana Baptist University''' ('''LBU''', originally called '''Baptist Christian University''') is a conservative ] university, founded in 1973, with the physical campus located in ]. LBU is ] by any recognised accreditation body. As such, its degrees may not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.


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LBU has an on-campus program, as well as an extensive ]/] program, which enrolls students from all over the world. LBU offers a curriculum of over two hundred on-campus courses, with approximately ten different courses made available to students each semester and lists over 400 distance courses; mostly in subjects pertaining to the ] and ] theology.


'''Louisiana Baptist University''' ('''LBU''') is an ] ] ] located in ], ].
⚫ ==Accreditation, licensing, and approvals==
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.<ref> December 10, 1998 Orders LBU to stop admitting students.</ref> 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."<ref> April 22, 1999 Allows it to operate only as a religious institution.</ref>


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 ].
LBU is one of six 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. Louisiana Baptist University also has the approval of the ] (ACCTS), a Christian, non-governmental agency involved in approving Christian schools. ACCTS is not a recognized accreditor<ref></ref> and Louisiana Baptist University does not represent these memberships as accreditation and they should not be taken as implying any independent academic credibility. According to ], ACCTS is among a list of unrecognized accreditors, which are "meaningless."<ref name="credentialwatch"> by ]</ref>


==History==
Although the school is unaccredited, the web site address contains the .edu domain. This may mislead some to think the school has some standing with US government approval. However, the US Department of Education has said, "Before the U.S. Department of Commerce created its current, strict requirements, some questionable institutions were approved to use an ]. The current requirements allow only colleges and institutions accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to use the .edu."<ref> explanation of ]</ref>
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>
The university web site lists 44 faculty, but it is unknown to what extent they are full or part-time instructors or if Louisiana Baptist employs the ]. Only six people on the staff are known to have earned a ] or other ] from an accredited institution.<ref> See faculty listings.</ref> The majority of the faculty listed did graduate work from LBU itself, <ref></ref> while even more have degrees under its previous name Baptist Christian University and Baptist Christian College.


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>
== Diploma mill allegations ==
Louisiana Baptist University is alleged to match several of the criteria for ], as defined by the ] (USDE). Primarily, if a university is accredited, but not by an agency recognized by the ] (CHEA), then it may not be a reputable institution.<ref> by ]</ref> LBU and the Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools are not listed by CHEA, and Louisiana Baptist University does not claim accreditation by this agency nor does it make any claims of accreditation.<ref> website and database</ref> In the United States associations as ACCTS are without value to the academic community.<ref name="credentialwatch" />
The USDE has 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.<ref> ]</ref> Like some accredited schools, LBU will accept a limited amount of three types of non-traditional credit: experiential learning credits, military experience credits, and credit by examination. Also by purchasing and reading a book by ] one can "receive college credit from Louisiana Baptist University upon completion of the book."<ref> by Chuck Missler</ref> Assist News quoted Missler as explaining LBU "has offered course credits for those that do a 'reflective paper' on what they got out of it" besides the three semester hours credit, people "also get a certificate for it."<ref> Dan Wooding. ASSIST News Service. Garden Grove, CA April 3, 2001</ref> Also according to Missler's website the university allows people to "transfer credits from" Missler's unaccredited Koinonia "Institute" for "up to half of the credit hour requirements for a graduate degree" at Louisiana Baptist University.<ref> by Chuck Missler</ref>


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.
The ] noted, ] has a PhD from the unaccredited Louisiana Baptist University in Islamic Studies, but the school does not have an islamic studies program.<ref name="OCweekly"> ''] March 2, 2006 </ref> The Weekly described that Morey told the Christian news service ASSIST that there are three nuclear terror devices in U.S., but "no mainstream journalist reprinted Morey’s claim—despite the fact that Morey pitches himself as one of the country’s leading experts on Islam."<ref name="OCweekly" />


⚫ == Accreditation ==
LBU has been criticized for not making graduate student research easily available for the academic community. At accredited schools, master's ] and doctoral ]s are microfilmed and made available for loan; and since 1940 these universities have deposited their dissertations in the United States ] (LOC)<ref> from ]</ref> becoming available to the public. Some universities require students to submit their original dissertation and abstracts to the ] (UMI)<ref> from ]</ref> who then submits them to the LOC.<ref> ] January 22, 1999</ref> LBU does require dissertations to be professionally bound and a hardback copy submitted to the LBU library for public viewing.<ref></ref> However, due to the fact that LBU policy does not require submission to the LOC or UMI, it is relatively difficult to determine the quality of instruction and graduate work at the university.
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>


== Alumni == ==Academics and staff==
The school employs around forty faculty and staff.<ref name=":0" /> The current President of LBU is Greg Lyons.<ref name=":0"></ref>
Note: LBU's degrees are unaccredited.
⚫ ===Seminary===
* ] - Th.D. (2005) - author and president of the ] (an unaccredited institution)
* ] - Th.D. - author and president of ] (an unaccredited institution)
* ] - D.Min. - author, activist, and founder of ]<ref name="visionbio"> Vision America</ref>
⚫ * ] - D.Min. - current Louisiana Baptist University president


===University=== == Alumni ==
⚫ '''Seminary'''
* ] - Ph.D. (2005) - author and director of the ].
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* ] - Ph.D. (2004) - director of the ]
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⚫ * ] - Ph.D. - author and director of the Pre-Trib Research Center
* ] &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>
⚫ * ] - M.A., Ph.D. (1999) - author and prophecy teacher
* ] &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>
* ] - Ph.D. - president of Clovis Christian Schools and a director of ]
* ] &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>
⚫ * ] - Ph.D. (1999) - author and founder/operator of Koinonia Institute (an unaccredited institution)
* ] - Ph.D. (2003) - author, founder and sole faculty member of the ] (an unaccredited institution)
* ] - Ph.D. in Communications<ref> was signed off by ]. This is the only known online example of the standard of LBU graduate work.</ref> (2005) - founder/operator of the Themelios Institute (an unaccredited institution)


'''University'''
===Honorary degrees===
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* ] -(Doctorate) - former 79th ], Senator, and Missouri Governor.<ref name="WND">David Dolan.. '']''. "Having had the privilege of receiving an honorary doctorate with Sen. Ashcroft at Louisiana Baptist University a few years ago"</ref>
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* ] - founder and chancellor of ] and editor of the ].<ref name="LBUAlumni"></ref>
*] &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>
* ] - author, conference director, and president of Thy Kingdom Come, Inc.<ref name="LBUAlumni" />
* ] &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>
* ] - president of ]<ref name="LBUAlumni" />
* ] &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>
* ] - D.Lit. - president of ]<ref name="LBUAlumni" />
⚫ <!-- * ] – author and director of the Pre-Trib Research Center -->
⚫ * ] &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>


== See also == ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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== External links == ==External links==
* {{Official website|https://lbu.edu/}}
* &ndash; Official website
* &ndash; Information on PhD dissertations
* &ndash; Lists the Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools as suspect accrediting agencies


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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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