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Dallas Theological Seminary
Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is an evangelical theological seminary in Dallas, Texas. DTS has campuses in Dallas, Houston, and Washington, D.C., as well as extension sites in Atlanta, Austin, San Antonio, Nashville, Northwest Arkansas, Europe, and Guatemala, and a multilingual online education program. DTS is the largest non-denominational seminary accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.
DTS was founded in 1924 as the Evangelical Theological College by Rollin T. Chafer, Lewis Sperry Chafer, and William Henry Griffith Thomas. Its founders envisioned a school dedicated to expository Bible teaching, pioneering one of the first four-year Master of Theology (Th.M.) programs. The seminary moved to its current location in 1926 and launched its Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) program in 1927. Under Lewis Sperry Chafer’s leadership until his death in 1952, DTS played a significant role in shaping the fundamentalist movement, training pastors and educators who founded Bible colleges and independent churches. In 1934, the seminary began publishing Bibliotheca Sacra, one of the oldest continuously published theological journals in the United States.
Following Chafer’s death, John F. Walvoord became president in 1952, expanding DTS’s academic programs and influence. Under his leadership, the seminary introduced the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program in 1980 and several master’s programs in biblical studies and Christian education. Subsequent presidents included Donald K. Campbell (1986–1994), Chuck Swindoll (1994–2001), and Mark Bailey (2001–2020), during whose tenure DTS launched programs in biblical counseling, linguistics, media, leadership, a Spanish D.Min. track, and multilingual online education. Mark Yarbrough succeeded Bailey as president in 2020. As of 2014, DTS reported over 15,000 alumni serving in ministry roles across 97 countries worldwide.
Theologically, DTS is widely regarded as a center of modern dispensational teaching, based on Lewis Sperry Chafer’s eight-volume Systematic Theology (1948), which remains a core resource in its curriculum. The seminary upholds beliefs in premillennialism, dispensationalism, and biblical inerrancy while maintaining a non-denominational Protestant identity. DTS was first accredited in 1944 and is a member of several theological and educational associations. Its alumni include prominent pastors, scholars, and authors such as David Jeremiah, Andy Stanley, and Tony Evans.
DTS was founded as Evangelical Theological College in 1924 by Rollin T. Chafer and his brother, Lewis Sperry Chafer, who taught the first class of thirteen students, and William Henry Griffith Thomas, who was to have been the school's first theology professor but died before the first classes began. Their vision was a school where expository Bible preaching was taught simply, and under Chafers' leadership, DTS pioneered one of the first four-year degrees in theology, the Master of Theology (Th.M.). The present location of the school was purchased in 1926, and the Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) program was started in 1927. Chafer remained president until his death in 1952.
The seminary had a considerable influence in the fundamentalist movement by training students who established various Bible Colleges and independent fundamentalist churches in the southern United States.
DTS has continually published a quarterly entitled Bibliotheca Sacra initially edited by Rollin T. Chafer since 1934. In 1983, a complete collection of articles was published as a book commemorating fifty years of the journal.
John F. Walvoord took over as president in 1952 after Chafer's death in 1952. In 1974, DTS added a two-year Master of Arts (MA) program in biblical studies, and in 1982, a two-year program in Christian Education was begun. In addition to these, a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program was opened in 1980. Walvoord retired as DTS president in 1986.
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Dallas Theological Seminary
Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is an evangelical theological seminary in Dallas, Texas. DTS has campuses in Dallas, Houston, and Washington, D.C., as well as extension sites in Atlanta, Austin, San Antonio, Nashville, Northwest Arkansas, Europe, and Guatemala, and a multilingual online education program. DTS is the largest non-denominational seminary accredited by the Association of Theological Schools.
DTS was founded in 1924 as the Evangelical Theological College by Rollin T. Chafer, Lewis Sperry Chafer, and William Henry Griffith Thomas. Its founders envisioned a school dedicated to expository Bible teaching, pioneering one of the first four-year Master of Theology (Th.M.) programs. The seminary moved to its current location in 1926 and launched its Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) program in 1927. Under Lewis Sperry Chafer’s leadership until his death in 1952, DTS played a significant role in shaping the fundamentalist movement, training pastors and educators who founded Bible colleges and independent churches. In 1934, the seminary began publishing Bibliotheca Sacra, one of the oldest continuously published theological journals in the United States.
Following Chafer’s death, John F. Walvoord became president in 1952, expanding DTS’s academic programs and influence. Under his leadership, the seminary introduced the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program in 1980 and several master’s programs in biblical studies and Christian education. Subsequent presidents included Donald K. Campbell (1986–1994), Chuck Swindoll (1994–2001), and Mark Bailey (2001–2020), during whose tenure DTS launched programs in biblical counseling, linguistics, media, leadership, a Spanish D.Min. track, and multilingual online education. Mark Yarbrough succeeded Bailey as president in 2020. As of 2014, DTS reported over 15,000 alumni serving in ministry roles across 97 countries worldwide.
Theologically, DTS is widely regarded as a center of modern dispensational teaching, based on Lewis Sperry Chafer’s eight-volume Systematic Theology (1948), which remains a core resource in its curriculum. The seminary upholds beliefs in premillennialism, dispensationalism, and biblical inerrancy while maintaining a non-denominational Protestant identity. DTS was first accredited in 1944 and is a member of several theological and educational associations. Its alumni include prominent pastors, scholars, and authors such as David Jeremiah, Andy Stanley, and Tony Evans.
DTS was founded as Evangelical Theological College in 1924 by Rollin T. Chafer and his brother, Lewis Sperry Chafer, who taught the first class of thirteen students, and William Henry Griffith Thomas, who was to have been the school's first theology professor but died before the first classes began. Their vision was a school where expository Bible preaching was taught simply, and under Chafers' leadership, DTS pioneered one of the first four-year degrees in theology, the Master of Theology (Th.M.). The present location of the school was purchased in 1926, and the Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) program was started in 1927. Chafer remained president until his death in 1952.
The seminary had a considerable influence in the fundamentalist movement by training students who established various Bible Colleges and independent fundamentalist churches in the southern United States.
DTS has continually published a quarterly entitled Bibliotheca Sacra initially edited by Rollin T. Chafer since 1934. In 1983, a complete collection of articles was published as a book commemorating fifty years of the journal.
John F. Walvoord took over as president in 1952 after Chafer's death in 1952. In 1974, DTS added a two-year Master of Arts (MA) program in biblical studies, and in 1982, a two-year program in Christian Education was begun. In addition to these, a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program was opened in 1980. Walvoord retired as DTS president in 1986.