Carroll Institute claims not against Southwestern

DALLAS — Although the new B.H. Carroll Theological Institute is being founded by former administrators and faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, founders insist the new seminary is not formed in reaction to changing leadership at Southwestern and will not seek to draw students away from Southwestern or other traditional seminaries.

Four faculty members — Bruce Corley, Jim Spivey, Budd Smith and Stan Moore — resigned from Southwestern in early November to become the inaugural faculty of the institute.