Partner Churches: Baptist House of Studies

Ignite hope in the next generation of Baptist and Free Church leaders with a BHS partnership.

The Baptist House of Studies (BHS) is eager to partner with local churches to equip and empower the next generation of Baptist and Free Church leaders. Your local church can help advance the theological education and preparation for people who are called to ministry within the Baptist and Free Church denominations by becoming a BHS partner church.

The BHS is supported by the generosity of individuals and churches who believe in ecclesial and academic training. Becoming a church partner provides a way for churches to cooperate with the BHS in training the next generation of Baptist and Free Church leaders.

“Churches have a responsibility to support theological education. The future of the church depends on the future of its leaders. It is part of the witness of the church to invest in the lives of those who are pursuing theological education.”
-Victoria Robb Powers, Board Chair of the Bapist House of Studies, Perkins School of Theology 

“Churches need to tend to the next generation of leaders, and your church’s next pastor might be at Perkins right now. Seminaries need the support of churches to help these students prepare for a life of loving and leading the church. Through partnership with schools like Perkins, churches can provide a context for theological reflection and practice.” 
-Garrett Vickrey, Senior Pastor at Woodland Baptist Church

What it means to be a Partner Church

• Sign up for the BHS newsletter
• Add the BHS to your church’s regular prayer ministry
• Announce BHS happenings through appropriate channels of communication
• Share and promote the BHS with prospective students within your congregation
• Annually contribute to the BHS
• Provide ministry internships for BHS students

Church partnership includes:
• Covered admission to all BHS events
• Postings for employment opportunities within your church

Current BHS Partner Churches

Wilshire Baptist Church
Royal Lane Baptist Church
Woodland Baptist Church

For more information on how to become a partner church or to apply, contact Rev. Annette Owen at bhsperkins@smu.edu or 214-768-6131.