— Current Students —

Veteran’s Benefits and GI Bill

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The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is an accredited school recognized by the Veteran’s Administration (VA). Through the VA, entitled Veterans may receive financial assistance for education.

There are three items Financial Aid requires from students to certify a VA Application. These are:

A copy of your DD-214.
A copy of your Certificate of Eligibility–veterans will receive this from the VA.
A copy of your final class schedule–this can be emailed to financialaid@sbts.edu. (Before receiving school certification, students must finalize their class schedule, taking only those classes which contribute to the completion of their degree. VA students must notify Financial Aid any time a class is added or dropped from their schedule).

Without these three items, Financial Aid cannot certify your VA Benefit. If the VA is slow in completing your application, advanced credit may be available for tuition only.

Students must continue to contact Financial Aid each semester that they intend to use their benefits. For specific questions regarding benefits, please contact the VA at 1.888.442.4551, or go online.

How to Get Started With VA

For all eligible Veterans, we encourage you to apply with the VA using their online application. This will allow you to submit your application electronically for the fastest response. Below are the paper forms that may also be submitted to begin the process. (These forms are not submitted to SBTS).

For GI Bill students who have never received benefits:
http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/22-1990.pdf
For GI Bill students who have received benefits at another institution:
http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-22-1995-ARE.pdf
For dependents of veterans who have never received benefits:
http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-22-5490-ARE.pdf
For dependents of veterans who have received benefits at another institution:
http://www.vba.va.gov/pubs/forms/VBA-22-5495-ARE.pdf

VA Vocational Rehabilitation

Qualifying students should contact their Voc Rehab counselor and they will notify Financial Aid of eligibility. Voc Rehab students must continue to contact Financial Aid each semester that they intend to use their benefits prior to the close of registration.

For specific questions regarding benefits, please contact the VA at 1.888.442.4551, or go online.

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Announcements

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Christianity in Africa class: A special opportunity is available to students during the upcoming winter term. Along with George Martin, Randy Arnett (over 30 years ministry experience in West Africa) and Charles Juma (from East Africa) will be offering the course 33477, “Topics in Missions: Christianity in Africa.” The seminar format class will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 14-18. (more…)
Church planting family banquet: On Friday, Dec. 4, the Church Planting Center will be hosting its annual church planting family banquet from 6-8 p.m. in the President’s Reception Room. You must RSVP by Nov. 24 to attend. Come hear Cincinnati-area church planter and Southern Seminary graduate Michael Clary, and his wife share about the difficulties and delights of being a church planting family. (more…)
Study break during finals: The SBTS Student Council will serve coffee and doughnuts to all students from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1. Come by the lobby of 5th and Broadway early to pick up your free Blue Book for you final exam. The event is sponsored by the Seminary Student Council.

Blogs

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Render Not to Caesar What Is God’s: by Denny Burk – Nov 20; I just finished reading and signing The Manhattan Declaration (MD), and I urge you to do the same. The Manhattan Declaration is a document affirming the sanctity of human life, the sanctity of marriage, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty.
The Blur of Gender — Is The New York Times Trying to Tell Us Something?: by R. Albert Mohler Jr. – Nov 20; Is The New York Times trying to tell us something? Just eleven days after running a story on gender-bending teenagers on the front page of its “Style” section, the paper is back with yet another front page story in the same section, this time on gender-bending young adults. The articles even cite the same psychologist as authority. What’s going on here?
When Morality Collapses — The Therapeutic Evasion: by R. Albert Mohler Jr. – Nov 19; Any civilization requires a stable, rational, and consensual moral framework in order to survive. Western civilization has been built on a framework of Christian morality, with the so-called “Judeo-Christian ethic” providing the moral principles that support laws, ethical reasoning, and moral impulses.
Turning the Bible into Toilet Paper: by Denny Burk – Nov 18; I mentioned yesterday that I am in New Orleans this week to deliver a paper on homosexuality at the Evangelical Theological Society. Yesterday I came across an article that relates to the subject matter of that paper.