WAYLAND BAPTIST
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
The Mission of Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary is to practically and professionally prepare God-called men and women to impact the world by living the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Church, the academy, and specialized ministries.
Our Mandate: “To proclaim the power of the gospel by healing the sick, mending broken hearts, feeding the hungry, cleaning the lepers, setting the captives free and leading humanity to the sacred heart of Jesus Christ.”
Tuition Scholarship Opportunities
NEW! Baptist Pastor's & Ministry Spouses Scholarship
NEW! Artists, Liturgical Dancers, Break Dancers, Iconograph Scholarship
3 Partial Master Level Scholarships
5 Full Scholarships for Music Ministers/Musicians
A Seminary for the times. Founded in 1812 as the Baptist Training Union by free and escaped enslaved persons, Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary has a heart for scriptural interpretation, scholarship, sacred music, skills, and specialized ministries. With a rich history of practical and professional preparation, Wayland continues to equip pastors, ministers, scholars, music ministers, musicians, global service apostles (missions workers), and church workers for a variety of ministries in the church, the academy, and the world.
Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary is like no other, balancing practical application and scholarship by prepared clergypersons and academicians utilizing our pastor-prophet-priest and professor-prophet-practitioner system for instruction and equipping. Wayland Baptist Theological Seminary is the choice for specialized ministry preparation, testing intellect against standards of excellence, and working from a historic Baptist perspective hermeneutically, in identity, ecclesiology and practice, historically, theologically, and in polity.
CONTACT US
Phone:
(804) 404-5617
Email:
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 2721
2333 53rd Street East
Oneco, Florida 34264-9800
Upcoming Chapel Speakers
The Rev. Willie Dwayne Francois, III, DMin
Pastor | Scholar | Author
Denominational Affiliation:
Progressive National Baptist Convention
Sunday, August 29, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
Orientation Sunday
TBA
Ministry Spouse
Denominational Affiliation:
National Baptist Convention, USA
Sunday, September 5, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
Ministry Spouses Appreciation Day
The Rev. Tiny Lucus
Minister | Teacher |Preacher
Denominational Affiliation:
Pentecostal
Sunday, September 19, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
Ordinary Time
Pastor Russell Andrew Pointer, Jr., MDiv
Lead Minister | Church Planter
Denominational Affiliation:
Church of Christ (Non-Instrumental)
Sunday, October 3, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
World Communion Sunday/
Clergy Appreciation Sunday
Elder Kelon Duke, DMin
Preacher | Pastor | Revivalist
Denominational Affiliation:
National Primitive Baptist
Convention, USA
Sunday, October 17, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
Ordinary Time
The Rev. Danielle
L. Brown, DMin
Pastor | Preacher | Revivalist
Denominational Affiliation:
American Baptist Churches, USA
Sunday, October 31, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
Horace B. Wayland Day
(School Spirit Day)
Commemoration of Baptist
Missionaries & Fore-parents
The Rev. Clarence
E. Wright, DMin
Pastor | Poet | Leader
Denominational Affiliation:
Progressive National Baptist Convention
Sunday, November 14, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
Baptist Heritage Sunday (WBTS)
The Rev. J. T.
Thomas, MS
Pastor | Educator
Denominational Affiliation:
Progressive National Baptist Convention
Sunday, November 28, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
Advent/ Seminary Giving Sunday
The Rev. Shawn
Patrick Torres, MDiv
Preacher | Advocate | Activist
Denominational Affiliation:
Progressive National Baptist Convention
Sunday, December 5, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
World HIV/AID Commemoration Sunday
V. Shayne Frederick
Singer | Composer |Musician
Sunday, December 19, 2021 | 5:45 PM
Holy Day/Observance
Christmas Vespers
WEEKLY READINGS:
REVISED COMMON LECTIONARY
New Faculty Lecturers
Rev. Jennifer L. Carner
Faculty Lecturer (Theology & Rhetoric)
Denominational Affiliation:
National Baptist Convention, USA
Area of Interests:
Epistemology, Rhetorical
Theory, Rhetorical Criticism, World Religions, Systematic Theology, African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric
Dr. Gregory P. Nelson
Faculty Lecturer (Methodist Studies)
Denominational Affiliation:
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Area of Interests:
Methodist Studies, Methodist History, Methodist Discipline
Dr. Tisha Dixon Williams
Faculty Lecturer (Practical Theology)
Denominational Affiliation:
Missionary Baptist Conference, USA
Area of Interests:
Biblical Studies, Marriage & Family, Practical Theology, Pastoral Ministry
Upcoming Courses
School of Theology
School of Plain Theology
Graduate School
Ordinary Trimester
(8 Weeks)
August 23 - October 15, 2021
MONDAYS
PRAC500 - Ministerial Boundaries & Ethics
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Professor: Dr. John Harris
THEO650 - Critical Approaches to
Black Theological Literature
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM EST
Professor: Dr. John Harris
TUESDAYS
BSWB590 - Women's Biblical Narratives
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Faculty Lecturer: Dr. Tish Dixon Williams
WEDNESDAYS
PRAC 100 - Preaching Practicum
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST
Faculty Lecturer: The Rev. Eric J. Goode
Lockridge College &
Adult Undergraduate Studies
Fall Semester
(10 Weeks)
August 23 - October 28, 2021
MONDAYS
MUS101: Music History Through
the Black Religious Experience
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Teaching Assistant: Dr. Sara L. Blanford
THURSDAYS
RHT101: Rhetoric, Invention
(Reading) and Memory
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Faculty Lecturer: The Rev. Jennifer L. Carner
THE101: Black Theological Construct
8:15 PM – 9:15 PM EST
Professor: Dr. John Harris
Ordinary Trimester/Fall Semester Schedules