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 Rüschlikon, Switzerland.William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 202 It transferred to Prague, Czech Republic, in 1996.Stephen R. Holmes, Baptist Theology, T&T Clark, UK, 2012, p. 62 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 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. Blythe 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 website Consortium of European Baptist Theological schools Ebf.org IBTS History