International Baptist Theological Study Centre (IBTS) is a
Baptist theological school, located in
Amsterdam,
Netherlands. It is affiliated with the
European Baptist Federation.
History
The Seminary was founded in 1949 in
Ruschlikon,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It transferred to
Prague, Czech Republic, in 1996. Over the summer of 2014 IBTS was established in
Amsterdam.
IBTS forms part of a community of organisations known as the Baptist House in Amsterdam. The other members of the community are the Baptist Union of the Netherlands, the Dutch Baptist Seminary and the office of the European Baptist Federation.
The IBTS houses a collection of books in the areas of Baptist identity, mission and practice.
Programmes
Lecturing and supervision is in English and faculty are drawn from throughout Europe. The Centre offers a PHD programme for study and research in a collaborative partnership with the Faculty of Religion and Theology at the VU (Vrije Universiteit).
It is a founding member of the Consortium of European Baptist Theological schools.
Presidents/rectors/directors of seminary
# 1949—1950 George W. Sadler
# 1950—1960 Josef Nordenhaug
# 1960—1964 J. D. Hughey
# 1964—1970
John D. W. Watts
John D. W. Watts (August 9, 1921 – July 21, 2013) was a Baptist theologian and Old Testament scholar.
Career
Europe
In 1948, Watts was a member of the founding faculty of the International Baptist Theological Seminary, Rüschlikon in Switzerl ...
# 1972—1977 Penrose St. Amant
# 1978—1981 Isam E. Ballenger
# 1982—1983 Clyde E. Fant
# 1984—1987 Altus Newel
# 1988—1997 John David Hopper
# 1997—2013 Keith Grant Jones
# 2013—2014 Parush R Parushev (Acting Rector during the transition period)
# 2014—2018 Rev. Dr Stuart Blythe (First Rector of IBTS Centre. Blyth was the first head of the institution to be an IBTS graduate alumnus, obtaining his BD degree magna cum laude at Rüschlikon in 1989.
)
#2018–Present Rev. Dr. Mike Pears
See also
*
European Baptist Federation
References
External links
Official websiteConsortium of European Baptist Theological schoolsEbf.orgIBTS History
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Baptist seminaries and theological colleges
Protestantism in the Czech Republic
Educational institutions established in 1949
1949 establishments in Switzerland
1997 establishments in the Czech Republic