Release of Pro Pastor 3.1 – Preaching the Whole Counsel of God Grace Bible Theological Seminary Hot off the press rolls the latest issue of Pro Pastor: A Journal of Grace Bible Theological Seminary! The Spring 2024 edition of Pro Pastor (Vol. 3, No. 1) examines the question: How does a faithful preacher proclaim the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27)? How does one properly preach through the Bible’s stories, songs, proverbs, prophecies, poems, and parables? The sheer diversity of literature can be overwhelming! We are thrilled to have the following team of contributors for Pro Pastor 3.1, all ..read more

GBTS Celebrates an Evening of Joyous Reflection Grace Bible Theological Seminary Yuletide greetings from Grace Bible Theological Seminary! On Wednesday, December 6, gathered in the jubilant joy of the Lord, faculty, staff, students, and supporters of GBTS celebrated God’s faithfulness throughout the past year. The night’s events included a prayer from President Jeff Johnson, congregational worship with hymns “Come, Behold the Wondrous Mystery,” “Behold Our God,” and “Joy to the World”, a year-end highlight video provided by Media Specialist Christian Santos, and a devotional given by Provost ..read more

Release of Pro Pastor 2.2 – The Sufficiency of Scripture Grace Bible Theological Seminary Today we are launching the latest issue of Pro Pastor: A Journal of Grace Bible Theological Seminary! The Fall 2023 edition of Pro Pastor (Vol. 2, No. 2) features the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture applied to all major theological disciplines. Joining our GBTS faculty for this issue are two esteemed contributors, New Testament specialist Ardel Caneday of UNW-St. Paul, and biblical counseling guru Wayne Mack of ACBC, Africa. Pro Pastor 2.2 features the following articles: “The Sufficiency of Sc ..read more

GBTS Awarded Accreditation at Unprecedented Pace Grace Bible Theological Seminary CONWAY, Ark. – On Thursday, October 5, 2023, Grace Bible Theological Seminary was granted accredited member status by the Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries (ARTS). GBTS joins a collegial association of like-minded seminaries who aim to connect the academy to the church for the glory of Christ. Member seminaries affirm Scripture as the inerrant Word of God and the only infallible rule of faith and practice along with commitment to confessional standards in the Protestant Reformed tradition. Member sc ..read more

Owen Strachan Releases New Book, The War on Men Grace Bible Theological Seminary GBTS Provost and Research Professor of Theology Owen Strachan has released a new book, The War on Men: Why Society Hates Them and Why We Need Them (Salem Books). GBTS staff reached out to Dr. Strachan with questions about his new volume that is currently the #1 bestseller on Amazon in the category of Christian Theological Anthropology. Owen Strachan, The War on Men: Why Society Hates Them and Why We Need Them (Washington, DC: Salem Books, 2023) 1. When did your thoughts start accumulating into ideas that would ev ..read more

40-Year Teaching Veteran Bruce Ware Leads GBTS Faculty Workshop Grace Bible Theological Seminary CONWAY, Ark.—Earlier this month, 40-year veteran seminary professor Bruce Ware conducted the first annual faculty workshop for the faculty of Grace Bible Theological Seminary.  Ware serves as the T. Rupert and Lucille Coleman Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Session 1 of the training consisted of Ware’s presentation, “Four Decades of Teaching: Reflections and Encouragements.” Ware recounted his former days of serving alongsi ..read more

Scott Aniol and Ryan Bush Release New Books Grace Bible Theological Seminary The GBTS faculty is a publishing group of theologians! GBTS Professor of Pastoral Theology Scott Aniol recently released Musing on God’s Music: Forming Hearts of Praise with the Psalms (G3 Press), and Associate Professor of Missions Ryan Bush issued his compilation book Gospel Portions (Free Grace Press). GBTS staff reached out to both professors with questions about their new volumes. Scott Aniol, Musing on God’s Music: Forming Hearts of Praise with the Psalms (Douglasville, GA: G3 Press, 2023) GBTS Staff: When did ..read more

GBTS Sponsors “A Night with James White” Grace Bible Theological Seminary CONWAY, Ark. – On May 11, 2023, Grace Bible Theological Seminary sponsored a special presentation and interview with faculty member and seasoned apologist, Dr. James White, hosted by Grace Bible Church of Conway. For years White has emphasized the pressing need for Christian academic institutions and evangelical scholars to hear the apostle Paul’s caution in 1 Corinthians 1:10-31. In White’s message, titled “The Foolishness of God,” he noted Paul’s declaration that God’s wisdom is considered utter foolishness to the wor ..read more

Release of Pro Pastor 2.1 – Missions Edition Grace Bible Theological Seminary We are delighted to release the second volume of Pro Pastor: A Journal of Grace Bible Theological Seminary! In our new issue of the journal, we continue our goal of making deep theology accessible to non-scholars. Pro Pastor 2.1 is entitled “Making Sense of Missions.” Most of our contributors in this issue are missionaries who serve on the front lines of countries all across the globe. Pro Pastor 2.1 features the following articles: Paul Snider (Indonesia), “The Prerequisite of Missions: Praying for More Missionari ..read more

Announcing Dr. Josh Buice, Assistant Professor of Preaching Grace Bible Theological Seminary Christ gives gifts to his church, including pastors and teachers (Ephesians 4:11), and we are overjoyed to announce the most recent “gifted one” that the Lord has entrusted to Grace Bible Theological Seminary. Our latest GBTS faculty appointment is Dr. Josh Buice, who will join our Pastoral Theology department as Assistant Professor of Preaching. Dr. Buice joins esteemed colleagues Rob Davis (Instructor of Pastoral Studies), Dr. Ryan Bush (Associate Professor of Missions), and Dr. Scott Aniol (Profess ..read more