Since the fall of 2005, First Baptist has served as a satellite campus for Central Baptist Theological Seminary.  CBTS, affiliated with the American Baptist Churches in the USA and in full support of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, ecumenical and evangelical in spirit, is committed to the education and development of men and women called by God to be leaders for the church of Jesus Christ who are:

Theologically articulate
Biblically knowledgeable
Spiritually heathly
Humanly Sensitive
Professionally competent

and who respond to the Holy Spirit in the ministries of reconciling, proclaiming, and teaching throughout the world.

For more information on Central Baptist Theological Seminary, visit online at www.cbts.edu.

These classes apply toward the Master of Divinity and can be audited by Lifelong Learners.  Except where noted, these classes will be taught in a weekend format from 5:45 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday nights and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.

• CS501t--Formation for Christian Ministry—Ircel Harrison, instructor; classes will be taught September 30 - October 1, October 28 - 29, November 18 - 19 and December 16 - 17.

• PR501t--Homiletics: Introduction to Preaching--Lisa Thompson, instructor; classes will be taught September 23 - 24, October 21 - 22, November 11 - 12 and December 9 - 10.

• ET501t—Christian Ethics—Sally Holt, instructor; classes will be taught September 16 - 17, October 14 - 15 and December 2 - 3.

• TH501e—Constructive Theology I (online)

• HB501e—Hebrew Bible I (online)

For information on the application process, contact Steve Guinn, director of admissions, at 913.667.5700 or sguinn@cbts.edu. Online application is available at www.cbts.edu. For academic advisement or other questions, contact Ircel Harrison at iharrison@cbts.edu or call 615.423.8223.

The Murfreesboro Center is a cooperative ministry of Central Baptist Theological Seminary, First Baptist Church of Murfreesboro, and the Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

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