Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary

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Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (GGBTS) is a graduate school affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The theological seminary system comprises five campuses, including Mill Valley CA, Brea CA, Scottsdale AZ, Vancouver WA, and Centennial CO. During the 2010-11 academic year, the seminary's enrollment totalled more than 2,000 students, making it one the largest seminaries in the United States.[1] The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[2]

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[edit] History

Aerial view of the GGBTS Mill Valley campus.

GGBTS was originally founded in 1944 in Oakland, California, at the Golden Gate Baptist Church. The seminary was moved to Berkeley shortly thereafter. After some time the seminary moved again and in 1959 it held its first classes at its current main campus in Mill Valley. Since its establishment GGBTS has expanded to include several satellite campuses in addition to the Mill Valley site.

As of June 30, 2011, GGBTS has an endowment valued at $14.6 million.[3]

[edit] Leadership

Jeff Iorg is the seminary president.

[edit] Educational focus

As a theological seminary, GGBTS offers a variety of theological degrees. Among these are the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), the Master of Theological Studies (MTS), the Master of Theology (Th.M.), the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership (MAEL), the Master of Missiology (MMiss) and two Doctorate degrees, the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.). and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Golden Gate focuses on multicultural and cross-cultural ministry to a significant degree. As a result, a large number of Golden Gate students become missionaries working with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.[citation needed]

There is also an on-site preschool, Golden Gate Academy, that serves as a lab school for the seminary.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Trivia

The land where the Mill Valley, CA campus now sits was once a proposed site for the United Nations.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Fact Sheet". 
  2. ^ "Statement of Accreditation Status". 
  3. ^ "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers. January 17, 2012. p. 21. Retrieved March 22, 2012. 

[edit] External links

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