Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary

[Chip Van Emmerik]

John,

It depends on what you mean by reformed. They are dispensational but Calvinistic in their soteriology. Others on this site have attended/graduated from Detroit and can give more precise details to answer your question.

Then they stand with John MacArthur in this area, except he is not a separatist. But its not common in IFB circles to be reformed as many are very anti Calvinist. Many are into “soul winning” which is a arminian form of evangelism meant to “persuade” a sinner into salvation, and then boast about how many decisions one got. The EXACT opposite of the Way of the Master.

[Mike Harding]

I have an M.Div. and Th.M. from DBTS. They are a strong independent Baptist, fundamental, dispensational (Alva McClain variety), four-point Calvinistic, pro-Lordship, aggressively evangelistic school with a much emphasized missionary and church planting strategy. McCune, the former president, often presented himself as a militant fundamentalist as he detailed the history of new evangelicalism in “Promise Unfulfilled”. He led the school for about twenty-plus years. Dave Doran is the new president and has a deep appreciation for both McCune and Dr. William R. Rice, the founding pastor and president of DBTS. DBTS is not KJV-only in the least. They argue strongly against that position as divisive and possibly heterodox.

Thanks Mike.

Are they into The Way of the Master? That’s a very Reformed based approach to evangelism and certainly different than what you see in IFB circles. Not many if any IFB churches use WOTM. I read that book, however the problem I have with it, are his stereotypes, strawmen arguments, and divisive attitude. But that said he is including Reformed in his “New Evangelicalism” labels so why would he do that? Is it all about the music? Also are they KJVP? BJU was not KJVO but they were strong KJVP.