Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

one of the largest seminaries in the world, southwestern baptist theological seminary equips men and women with a strong theological foundation to fulfill god’s calling on their lives. rooted in scripture and branching out to fulfill the great commission, southwestern’s motto is “preach the word, reach the world.” southwestern seminary has trained and commissioned more than 42,000 graduates to serve in local churches and mission fields around the world. in 1908, b.h. carroll established the seminary on the campus of baylor university, and southwestern moved to its current location on seminary hill in fort worth in 1910. paige patterson was elected as the eighth president of the seminary in 2003. the motto “preach the word, reach the world” captures for a new generation of students the historic pledge of southwestern seminary to serve both southern baptist churches and a lost world by equipping ministers for their god-ordained task.