There is trouble brewing for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS). The seminary is an important Southern Baptist institution, but alumni and Southern Baptists are alarmed at the action of the administration that has reduced the representation of minorities and women on the faculty. According to research, the new administration hired 12 white men all the while reducing about 13 women and minority faculty members. In fact, a group of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni and a handful of Southern Baptist church members are considering a complaint to SWBTS’ accreditors, they tell the Capstone Report.
A complaint to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) could be based on problems found at The Master’s University and Seminary by its regional accreditor in 2018.