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John Leland Center for Theological Studies

Field	Value
image_name	John Leland Center logo.png
established	1998
type	Private
name	John Leland Center for Theological Studies
president	Kenneth R. Pruitt
city	Arlington County
state	Virginia
country	United States
coor
affiliation	Baptist
website	http://www.leland.edu

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The John Leland Center for Theological Studies, known as Leland Seminary, is an American nondenominational theological institute in the Baptist tradition based in Arlington County, Virginia, with several satellite locations elsewhere in Virginia. and the District of Columbia Baptist Convention, though the center has ties with a range of denominations and churches. Leland is a member of the Washington Theological Consortium.

The center's namesake, John Leland, was an 18th- and 19th-century Baptist minister in the United States who was a proponent of the separation of church and state

History

At a 1997 Baptist World Alliance meeting, several Baptist leaders discussed developing the Washington Metropolitan Area's first Baptist seminary. These individuals resolved to create the center which began offering classes the next year.

Randel Everett, the center's first president, stepped down in late 2006. Mark J. Olson became Leland's second president in 2007. In 2019, William H. Smith became Leland's president.

Academics

The seminary is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). The seminary offers the following ATS-approved degrees: Master of Divinity, Master of Christian Leadership, and Master of Theological Studies. The seminary also offers several graduate certificates.

Leland's School of Ministry offers the center's undergraduate-level courses, including a diploma in theology program. Students seeking a bachelor's degree may be able to transfer credit from the School of Ministry into two Bluefield College Bachelor of Arts degree programs.

References

"Mission & Ministry Partners". [[Baptist General Association of Virginia]].
"Partnerships". [[District of Columbia Baptist Convention]].
Witham, Larry A.. (2005). "Who Shall Lead Them?: The Future of Ministry in America". [[Oxford University Press]].
"Member Institutions". [[Washington Theological Consortium]].
Butterfield, L.H.. (1952). "Elder John Leland, Jeffersonian Itinerant". [[American Antiquarian Society]].
Brackney, William H.. (2008). "Congregation and Campus: Baptists in Higher Education". [[Mercer University Press]].
Witham, Larry. (August 30, 2002). "Baptist seminary moves into new home". via [[Internet Archive]].
Dilday, Robert. (June 14, 2007). "North Carolina pastor named president of Leland Center". [[Religious Herald]].
Francis, Barbara. (January 31, 2019). "Transitions for the week of 2-1-19.". [[Baptist News Global]].
"Member Schools: John Leland Center for Theological Studies". [[Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]].
Elliott, Hannah. (June 29, 2006). "Leland Center receives accreditation; faculty lauded for 'notable scholarship'". Associated Baptist Press.
White, Jim. (March 17, 2009). "John Leland center to offer leadership degree". [[Religious Herald]].
"Graduate Programs Overview". John Leland Center for Theological Studies.
"History". John Leland Center for Theological Studies.
"About Leland School of Ministry". John Leland Center for Theological Studies.
"Educational Partnerships". John Leland Center for Theological Studies.
White, Jim. (November 28, 2010). "Bluefield College, Leland Center to partner on theological training". Baptist News Global.

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