Education at Dallas Theological Seminary
By Anton Williams, Founder
GMNF recommends Dallas Theological Seminary for theological equipping
DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Currently, DTS is the largest multi/non denominational seminary in the world comprising of over 2,600 students from over 100 countries and 70 denominations. DTS has free courses which over 800,000 people globally are taking as DTS learners
DTS is committed to biblical exposition of all 66 books of the bible from the perspective of inerrancy
DTS is the publisher of Bibliotheca Sacra since 1934. Bibliotheca origins began in the 1800s and it is the oldest continually published theological journal in the United States
DTS awards more than $6 Million annually in scholarships and 90% graduate without DTS incurred debt
DTS has produced more influential pastors and leaders as faculty and alumni since its inception that any other seminary in the world.
DTS is the most influential seminary in the world:
A survey referenced by Christianity Today of the most influential leaders between 1956 and 2006 (mid to late twentieth century to the early 21st century) had 40% (4 of the top 10) as pastors who were alumni and/or faculty at DTS:
Charles Swindoll, Haddon Robinson, Tony Evans and John MacArthur.
A survey of the 10 most influential pastors by Lifeway research in 2009 had responses from evangelical and mainline Christians on the most inlfuential pastors; 40% (4 out of the top 10) were faculty and/or alumni of DTS
Charles Swindoll, John MacArthur, David Jeremiah and Andy Stanley
DTS has had the most scholars which served as active faculty to serve as President of the Evangelical Theological Society
DTS Alumni Influence
A 2002-2003 survey of alumni of Dallas Theological Seminary shows the influence that DTS has on the market
95 serve as Presidents of schools
37 serve as Deans of schools
421 serve as faculty members at bible schools, colleges and seminaries
2,510 serve as Pastors or assistant/associate pastors
520 serve as Missionaries
907 serve as Staff members at parachurch organizations
1,168 serve in secular workforce
*Note: This survey was taken in 2002 when the Dallas Seminary alumni base was about 10,000. In 2023 there are about 20,000 alumni to the number of DTS graduates serving in various roles is substantially higher.
source: https://library-files-of.dts.edu/dts/dts.catalog-2002-03.pdf - Dallas Seminary 2002-2003 catalog page 11
DTS - FAITHFUL EXPOSITORS
Scripture calls on us to note those who labor in word and doctrine (1 Timothy 5:18) and DTS has had several pastors who are among the top 10 or 20 most influential in late 20th century and early 21st century.
J. Vernon McGee (served as a DTS faculty member for decades and was a DTS alumni) - ( https://library-files-of.dts.edu/dts/dts.catalog-1953-54.pdf ) catalog page 7
John F. MacArthur Jr , Pastor of Grace Community Church (served as DTS adjunct faculty and visiting lecturer on conference for years) -( https://library-files-of.dts.edu/dts/dts.catalog-1981-82.pdf )- catalog page 162
David Jeremiah, Pastor of Shadow Mountain Church (served as an DTS adjunct faculty on conference for several years and is a DTS alumni) -( https://library-files-of.dts.edu/dts/dts.catalog-1981-82.pdf )- catalog page 162
Tony Evans, Pastor of Oak Cliffe Bible Fellowship (DTS alumni and served as DTS faculty over several decades) - (https://library-files-of.dts.edu/dts/dts.catalog-1980-81.pdf ) catalog page 142
Charles Swindoll, Pastor of Stonebriar Community Church (served as DTS President and lecturer) - (https://library-files-of.dts.edu/dts/dts.catalog-1995-96.pdf ) - catalog page 126
Some of the faithful expositional scholars who served as professors of Dallas Theological Seminary include but are not limited to:
Lewis Chafer
John Walvoord
Dwight Pentecost
Harry Ironside
Eugene Merrill
Merrill Unger
Henry Thiessen
Charles Feinberg
Charles Swindoll
Charles Ryrie
Charles Woodbridge
Stanley Toussaint
Howard Hendricks
Harold Hoener
Wilbur Pickering
Zane Hodges
Roy Zuck
Haddon Robinson
Robert Chisholm
Darrell Bock
Daniel Wallace
George Peters
Buist Fanning
Robert Jeffress