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| Master's Seminary logol | |
| Motto | We Train Men as if Lives Depended on It |
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| Type | Theological Seminary |
| Established | 1986 |
| President | John F. MacArthur |
| Dean | Richard L. Mayhue |
Academic staff | 20 |
| Students | 375 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban (Los Angeles) |
| Affiliations | WASC, The Master's College, Grace Community Church |
| Website | tms.edu |
The Master's Seminary was founded in 1986 by John MacArthur and is located on the campus of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. The Master's College, an undergraduate Christian liberal arts college, and the seminary comprise a single corporation whose official name is The Master's College and Seminary.
Doctrinal beliefs
Theologically, The Master's Seminary is conservative and evangelical, affirming biblical inerrancy, a Reformed view of soteriology, and a Dispensational, premillennial position in eschatology. They have an extremely thorough doctrinal statement,[1][improper synthesis?] which covers all aspects of their beliefs in a systematic fashion. All members of the Board of Directors, Seminary Administration, and Faculty must annually sign a statement affirming complete agreement with the doctrinal statement. The belief system is incorporated in the instructional tenents of their programs, emphasizing intense study of the Biblical languages, expository preaching, nouthetic counseling, and personal holiness.[citation needed]
Academic programs and accreditation
The Master's Seminary is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).[2] It offers the following degree programs:[citation needed]
- Diploma of Theology (for those with no undergraduate credits)
- Bachelor of Theology (for those with only 60 units of undergraduate credit)
- Master of Divinity
- Master of Theology
- Doctor of Ministry
- Doctor of Theology
The Master's Seminary Journal
Begun in 1990, The Master's Seminary Journal (ISSN #1066-3959) is a publication of the faculty of The Master's Seminary. It is published semi-annually and contains articles dealing with the Biblical text, theology, and issues related to pastoral ministry. It also contains reviews of current books and significant articles relating to these issues.[citation needed]
The Master's Seminary Journal (MSJ) is indexed and abstracted in all of the leading research tools including: Elenchus Bibliographicus Biblicus of Biblica, Christian Periodical Index, Guide to Social Science & Religion in Periodical Literature, New Testament Abstracts, Old Testament Abstracts. It is also indexed in the ATLA (American Theological LIbrary Association) Religion Database and it is also included in the full-text ATLASerials.[citation needed]
An annual lecture series by the seminary faculty is presented in chapel services in the spring and then published with full research documentation in the fall issue of the journal. Those series have included:[3]
- 1998: Hell: Never, Forever, or Just for Awhile?
- 1999: The Biblical Covenants
- 2000: Major Ethical Issues Facing the Church
- 2001: The Openness of God Controversy
- 2002: The Pretribulational Rapture
- 2003: Cessationism
- 2004: Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture
- 2005: The New Perspective on Paul
- 2006: The Emerging Church Movement
- 2007: An Examination of New Covenant Theology
- 2008: The Truth About Homosexuality
- 2009: The Doctrine of Penal Substitution
- 2010: Biblical Sanctification
- 2011: Christ's Church