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Comprehensive Strategic Plan
                                     2018 - 2022

1   Comprehensive Strategic Plan, 2018-22 | The Bible Seminary
2   Comprehensive Strategic Plan, 2018-22 | The Bible Seminary
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
   Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
   Core Values .................................................................................................................................................. 4
   Institutional Objectives ................................................................................................................................ 5
   Philosophy of Education .............................................................................................................................. 5
   Doctrines ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
   Ethos ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
   Facts ............................................................................................................................................................. 9
   History ........................................................................................................................................................ 10
Planning Process, Design, and Utilization ...................................................................................................... 12
   Planning Process ........................................................................................................................................ 12
   Design......................................................................................................................................................... 13
   Utilization ................................................................................................................................................... 13
Plan Components ........................................................................................................................................... 14
   Educational Programs ................................................................................................................................ 14
   Enrollment ................................................................................................................................................. 18
   Staffing ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
   Finances ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
   Facilities ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
   Policies and Procedures ............................................................................................................................. 22
   Accreditation.............................................................................................................................................. 23
   Alumni ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
   Communications and Marketing................................................................................................................ 25

      Note: For additional information, consider the TBS handbooks as companion documents to this Strategic Plan.

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INTRODUCTION
     The Bible Seminary (TBS) is an independent, non-denominational, 501(c)(3) charitable institution of
higher education incorporated in Texas in 2010 to offer training for laity and vocational ministry
professionals. Programs include Bible Certificate and Licensed Professional non-degree programs, and Dual
Degree Completion, Master of Arts, and Master of Divinity degree programs.

Purpose
   The Bible Seminary exists to glorify God by training Christian believers in a context of biblical
community in all 66 books of the Bible so that they can serve the local church and fulfill the Great
Commission by the power of God’s Spirit.

Core Values
                                                   Key Verse
       "They read from the book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the
                             people could understand what was being read."
                                            Nehemiah 8:8

   •   Lordship – Because He is Lord (Philippians 2:11), we will continually ask Jesus Christ to sit on the
       throne of the seminary and on the throne of the lives of its faculty, administrators, and students
       for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31).
   •   Bible – Because the Bible is the fully true Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16), we will offer and require
       the study of all 66 books of the Bible before graduation with a degree. We will seek to creatively
       integrate classical theological disciplines and ministry training by studying books of the Bible (i.e.
       Church History will begin with the Book of Acts and keep going; Pastoral Leadership will come
       through the study of the Pastoral Epistles; Systematic Theology will flow out of the study of the
       Pauline Epistles)
   •   Prayer – Because apart from Him we can do nothing (John 15:5), we will continually seek to plug
       into the Vine Jesus Christ through yielding to Him in prayer. We will offer a unique emphasis on
       prayer including classes on prayer, a school of prayer, prayer faculty, and multiple prayer
       opportunities in the life of the seminary.
   •   Unreached Peoples – Because the return of Christ awaits the evangelization of all people groups
       (Matthew 24:14), we will keep our eyes on the unreached peoples of the world and train our
       students to have a heart for the fulfillment of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) by
       seeking to reach millions of souls for Jesus Christ.
   •   Local Church – Because the local church is God’s plan (Matthew 16:18), we will be based in the
       local church and have a symbiotic relationship of service and training with local churches and
       parachurch ministries.
   •   Community – Because we were created for community (Genesis 1:26; Romans 12:5), we will seek
       to build a campus-based fellowship where the “one anothers” of Scripture are lived out, where
       authenticity and accountability are practiced, and where integrity is modeled and taught.
   •   Compassion – Because God has a huge heart for the poor and overlooked (Mt. 25:31-46), we will
       strive to motivate, equip, and train students to minister to “the least of these” as a lifestyle.

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Institutional Objectives
   The Bible Seminary strives to provide a learning environment, faculty, staff, and support services that
enable students and graduates to:

    •   Believe in Jesus Christ as LORD and trust Him on the throne of their lives for the glory of God.
    •   Believe the BIBLE is the fully true Word of God, and have integrated the study of all 66 books of
        the Bible with studies in classical theological disciplines and ministry training prior to graduating
        with a degree.
    •   Practice a life of PRAYER, continually seeking to plug into the Vine of Jesus Christ.
    •   Have a heart for the UNREACHED PEOPLES of the world and the fulfillment of the Great
        Commission through seeking to reach millions of souls for Christ.
    •   Have training and experience in the LOCAL CHURCH and have established key relationships with
        various local churches and parachurch ministries.
    •   Have experience in ministry and study amidst a COMMUNITY committed to authenticity and
        accountability, and where integrity is modeled and taught.
    •   Have COMPASSION for the poor and overlooked, and have received motivation, equipping, and
        training to minister to "the least of these" as a lifestyle.

Philosophy of Education
    •   We believe the Bible is one book, written by many authors over time, inspired by one Spirit for all
        time – and is the best training manual for ministry.
    •   We believe that doing ministry, debriefing ministry, and studying ministry – in association with
        called, life-giving, seasoned and Spirit-filled professionals – is an effective educational model.
    •   We believe a balanced, Bible-based, Christ-centered, mission-focused educational approach
        includes a comprehensive curriculum that integrates studying through all 66 biblical books along
        with studying standard historical, theological, and practical disciplines critical to developing
        professional skills for 21st century ministry.
    •   We believe that challenging and nurturing students, getting them into the Word of God, and helping
        them think biblically and listen to the Holy Spirit, involves a unique combination of professional
        ministry training, cutting-edge tools, and extraordinary experiences.
    •   We believe that face-to-face interaction over time, among groups of individuals with a common set
        of core values and doctrines and ethical standards, and with diverse backgrounds and experiences,
        can offer an exciting, family-friendly, practical, rich, and unparalleled learning environment.
    •   We believe that a journey of theological education should:

        o Glorify the Lord
        o Be rooted in His Word
        o Nurture an intimate, faithful, trusting relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
        o Cultivate a contextual and increasingly more profound understanding of God and creation,
          scripture and the world, heaven and earth, culture and history, time and eternity, and things
          seen and unseen
        o Equip students with relevant experiences, knowledge, relationships, training, and tools for a
          lifetime of ministry leadership
        o Lead to a passionate commitment to love and serve the Lord and others with all that students
          are and have, in perpetuity.

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Doctrines

    •   We believe in the inspiration and authority of Scripture – The Bible is the only inspired Word of God,
        fully true, and our sole authority for all that we believe and do (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21;
        Matthew 5:18). We hold to the inerrancy of Scripture, as outlined in the “Chicago Statement on
        Biblical Inerrancy.”
    •   We believe in one God – There is only one true God who exists eternally in three Persons: God the
        Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John
        14:9; Acts 5:3-4,9; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 13:14; Hebrews 1:1-3, I John 5:7).
    •   We believe in the deity and humanity of Christ – Jesus Christ is Lord, being fully God and yet fully
        Man, born of a virgin, as affirmed in the Nicene, and Apostles’ Creeds (Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 1:26-
        38; John 1:1-2,14; Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 1:13-20; Hebrews 1:8).
    •   We believe in substitutionary atonement – Jesus Christ died on the cross as our substitute – taking
        upon Himself the penalty of the sins of fallen humans (John 1:29; Romans 3:25-26; 5:8, 12-19;
        Galatians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18).
    •   We believe in the resurrection of Christ – Jesus rose from the dead in a bodily resurrection defeating
        sin and death (Romans 6:4-9; 10:9; 1 Corinthians 15:3-6).
    •   We believe in salvation by grace through faith alone – A person is saved from eternal separation
        from God as a free gift when that person places their faith in Jesus Christ who is the only way to the
        Father (John 1:12; 3:16; 5:24; 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 1:16-17; Ephesians 2:8-9; Revelation 21:27).
    •   We believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ – Jesus Christ will come again to judge the living
        and the dead (Matthew 24-25; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19-21).
    •   We believe in heaven and hell – Believers in Jesus Christ will be resurrected to everlasting
        blessedness and joy in eternal fellowship with God (1 Corinthians 15:35-57; 2 Corinthians 5:1-9;
        Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 21:1-7; 22:1-5). Unbelievers will be
        resurrected to conscious separation from God and eternal punishment (Matthew 25:41,46; Mark
        9:43-48; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Revelation 14:9-11;20:10-15; 21:8).

WHERE WE STAND ON SOME CONTROVERSIAL SOCIAL ISSUES
We acknowledge that the following social issues have brought much pain and division in some churches,
and we do not approach these issues lightly or glibly. But we also acknowledge that, at the heart, these are
authority of Scripture issues. We believe the Bible is clear about the following:

    •   Abortion – We believe human life inside a mother’s womb begins at conception and is a real human
        being created in the image of God (Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:4-5; Luke 1:39-45) and, therefore,
        that abortion is murder and wrong/sin (Exodus 20:13). We believe God offers full forgiveness to an
        abortive mother/father who has turned to Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:13-15; Ephesians 1:7).

    •   Celibacy, Marriage, and Sexuality – We believe God created humans in His image, intentionally and
        immutably male and female, each bringing unique and complementary qualities to sexuality and
        relationships (Genesis 1:27, 2:21-24, 3:16-20, 4:1; Matthew 19:4-5; Ephesians 5:22-33). Celibacy,
        marriage, and sexuality in general are gifts from God to be expressed: (1) within specific boundaries
        He designed for our safety and pleasure, and, (2) within the confines of His purposes, which include
        gratefully honoring the Lord with our bodies and minds (Proverbs 6:20-7:27; Matthew 6:27-30;
        Romans 12:1-2; I Corinthians 7:19-20; Ephesians 4:17-5:20; Philippians 1:20-2:16).

        Sexual acts within marriage are God’s solely ordained method for moral human procreation
        (Genesis 1:27-28, 2:18-24; Matthew 19:4-9; Mark 10:5-9; Ephesians 5:31). Sexual acts condemned
        in the Bible include but are not limited to adultery, bestiality, fornication, incest, lust, prostitution,
        same-sex sexual acts, sodomy, and voyeurism (Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 18:7-23, 20:10-21, 21:9;

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Deuteronomy 5:18; Matthew 5:27-28, 15:19; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-13; Galatians 5:19;
    Ephesians 4:17-19; Colossians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Hebrews 13:4). Therefore, we believe
    variant sexual behaviors such as bi-sexuality, homosexuality, lesbianism, pedophilia,
    transgenderism, and transsexualism are sinful and defy God’s natural order, plans, and purposes
    (Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Genesis 19; Jude 7; Romans 1:26-32; 1 Timothy 1:9-11; 1 Corinthians 6:9-
    11). We do not believe in ordaining self-avowed practicers of any of these or any other sexual sins,
    and do not believe in ceremonies that celebrate same-sex unions (Romans 1:18-32).

•   Ministry Leadership – We believe persons engaged in willful, ongoing sinful practice(s) should not
    serve in ministry leadership (Romans 1:18-32; I Corinthians 5:1-13 and 6:9-20; I Thessalonians 4:1-
    8; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9), and those already serving in leadership that engage in ongoing
    sinful behavior(s) should be disciplined and removed from leadership, at least for a season
    (Deuteronomy 17:1-7; I Samuel 15; 2 Samuel 11-12 and 24; Daniel 4; I Corinthians 5-6; Revelation
    2-3). We believe true repentance and conversion are first steps toward salvation, and essential for
    engaging in the process of sanctification (I Corinthians 6:9-11; I Thessalonians 4:1-8). Therefore,
    anyone considering ministry leadership via a path that includes seeking a degree from and/or
    working for The Bible Seminary should evidence public and private freedom from sinful behavior(s)
    over time (Matthew 3:8; Acts 26:20; James 2:14-26), since ministry leadership is incorporated into
    official positions and roles at The Bible Seminary including administration, board, faculty, staff, and
    students.

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Ethos
       It is a high honor and privilege to represent God to people by being in the ministry and training for
ministry. When people see someone “in the ministry,” they see that person as representing Christ’s church.
It is for this reason that the Bible outlines in 1 Timothy 3 some of the expectations and qualifications of a
leader in the church. It is very important for each member of the seminary community (no matter what
their position) to seek to live up to these standards (with God’s help and empowerment). Thus, we ask each
member of the seminary community to covenant to lead a life that is “above reproach” as defined by the
following Ethos Statement. The heart of this document is healthy community full of grace and truth (John
1:17).
       As a member of the seminary community, I agree, with God’s help and empowerment, to live by the
following ideals to the best of my ability:

    •   I will seek to walk with God through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ (Genesis 5:22; John
        17:3; Mark 12:29-31; Ephesians 2:8-9).
    •   I will seek to have no other gods than Jesus Christ (Exodus 20:3-6; 1 Peter 3:15). I will seek to keep
        myself from idolatry (1 John 5:21) by not making idols out of money, sex, power, people, material
        things, school, or ministry success.
    •   I will work as “unto the Lord” (Colossians 3:23-24). I will give God my best in my family, in my job
        performance and in my training for ministry.
    •   I will refrain from sexual immorality (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5). If I am married, I will be faithful to my
        spouse (Exodus 20:14). If I am single, I will remain celibate in my singleness. I will not engage in
        homosexual practice (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).

    •   I will refrain from drunkenness or the use of illegal drugs (Ephesians 5:18). I will not allow a
        substance to control me, rather I will seek to be controlled by God. If I choose to “drink socially,” I
        will do so in a way that does not cause other people to stumble (1 Corinthians 8).
    •   I will practice Biblical conflict resolution. If someone hurts or offends me, I will go to that person
        and speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15,25) and forgive them (Ephesians 4:32). If this does not
        resolve the issue, I will then involve a second person as prescribed in Matthew 18:15-17. I will not
        slander another person by talking negatively about him/her without him/her present (Ephesians
        4:31). I will seek to build others up with my words (Ephesians 4:29). If I cannot bring resolution
        through these steps, I will seek counsel.
    •   I will be respectful of those in authority over me and submit to their leadership (Hebrews 13:17)
        unless they were to call me to do something contrary to Scripture (Acts 5:27-29). I will seek
        humbleness in my life (1 Peter 5:5-6).

     The purpose of this Ethos Statement is order (1 Corinthians 14:40) and to uphold integrity, respect,
honor and character (2 Timothy 2:20-22). There is plenty of grace in this community for mistakes (James
5:16), whereas there is not room in this community for blatant and unrepentant rebellion (1 Corinthians 5).
I agree to do my best to live by this Ethos Statement with God’s help and power through Jesus Christ and
for His glory.

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Facts
  Incorporation and Licensing
    • Independent and non-denominational
    • Registered as Domestic Non-Profit Corporation in the state of Texas, Feb 2010
    • Registered as IRS 501(c)(3) Charitable Institution of Higher Education, Aug 2010
    • Exemption granted by Texas Workforce Commission, March 2011
    • Exemption granted by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, May 2011
    • Affiliate Member of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), 2012
    • Approved CEU provider by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), Oct 2015
    • Approved by the Texas Veterans Commission, July 2017
    • Approved for Applicant Status by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
        (TRACS), January 2018
  Founders
    • Dr. James E. Leggett, Founding President (2010-13)
    • Rev. Paul Helbig, Bible Institute Co-founder and Lead Faculty (2008-16)
    • Mr. Dan Dunham, Founding Board of Trustees Chair (2010-13)
    • Grace Fellowship Church, Seed funding for launch (2010-11)
  Executive Officers
    • President – Dr. K. Lynn Lewis
    • Provost – Dr. Scott Stripling
    • Vice-President of Finance and Administration – Mr. Rick McCalip
    • Board of Trustees – Mrs. Heidi Arneson (Chair), 9 regional and national representative members
  Programs
    • Master of Divinity – 84-credit hours, first classes offered in Fall 2012, and first 7 graduates in
       2015
    • Master of Arts – Four majors ranging from 48 to 60-credit hours, added in 2015, first graduate in
       2015
    • Dual Degree Completion (Dual track to obtain both a Bachelor's and Master's degree) – Added
       in 2015
    • Licensed Professional – 18-credit hours, added in 2015
    • Bible Certificate – 10-credit hours, first 10 graduates in December 2012
  Faculty
    • Two full-time administrators who also teach
    • One full-time faculty and 15+ adjunct professors
    • 50+ professionals who serve as mentors and visiting teachers
  Unique Features
   • All programs cover all 66 books of the Bible
   • Comprehensive, relevant education and training for 21st century ministry
   • Local church mentoring and training opportunities throughout the graduate degree programs
   • Educational experiences in classrooms, on-site visits to many regional locations and locations in
       Israel
  Special program elements
    • Distinctively clear doctrinal and ethos statements
    • Commitment to seven core values - Lordship of Christ, Bible as fully true Word of God, Prayer,
        Unreached Peoples, The Local Church, Community, and Compassion
    • Holy Land Study Tour opportunity
    • Technological ministry study and resource tools
    • Multiple experiential learning opportunities
    • Fundraising training
    • Strong commitment to helping students graduate with no seminary debt

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History

    The passion for a vibrant Bible-based, Christ-centered, mission-focused training center for church laity
and professional ministers began in the life and ministry of Dr. Jim Leggett, founder and senior pastor of
Grace Fellowship United Methodist Church in Katy, Texas.
    Part of the church’s founding vision in 1996 included eventually creating a school offering seminary-
level training to laity. Initially visualized as a “Growth Institute,” the idea evolved into a “Bible Institute”
under the leadership of Grace Fellowship UMC Teaching Pastor, Paul Helbig – a former teacher and key
leader at the College of Biblical Studies in Houston, Texas.
    The church officially established a Bible Institute in 2008 to teach a series of lay courses covering all 66
books of the Bible. Classes were designed to be highly engaging and transformative, a joy and not a burden,
taught by seminary-trained, credentialed instructors, and more intensive than typical Bible studies, but not
quite as intense as a full-level seminary class.
    The original Bible Institute courses included Bible Study Methods, three Old Testament and three New
Testament classes, and one missions class. Each course was one semester in length, and students generally
met one night per week throughout a semester. During the six-year span between the first class offered in
the spring of 2008 and the spring of 2014, more than one thousand students enrolled in Bible Institute
courses. The first twelve students to complete all eight courses finished the Bible Institute program track
in December 2011.
    Also in 2008, several key Grace Fellowship UMC members began working diligently with Dr. Leggett and
others to develop a graduate school as a separate, non-denominational, charitable, educational
organization. The team selected a name – The Bible Seminary – and worked to establish bylaws, a Board of
Trustees, core values, doctrines, ethos, financial support, incorporation in the state of Texas, institutional
policies, and a program track for a three-year Master of Divinity degree aimed at attracting full-time,
residential students. These tasks were completed or advanced significantly under the leadership of seminary
Board Chair, Dan Dunham, and seminary Vice-President of Finance and Administration, Rick McCalip.
    In the fall of 2010, the new Board officially named Dr. Jim Leggett President of The Bible Seminary, and
hosted a fundraiser targeted toward the Grace Fellowship UMC congregation. Ultimately, more than 260
church members and friends committed in excess of $1,100,000 to help launch the seminary.
    Shortly thereafter, the Board launched a nationwide search for an Executive Vice-President/Provost. Dr.
K. Lynn Lewis – a dynamic professional with more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneurial
businessman, educator, fundraiser, and ministry leader – began serving TBS in July 2011.
    That same year, TBS received an exemption for its Master of Divinity program by the Texas Workforce
Commission in March, received a similar exemption from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in
May, officially transferred the Bible Institute from Grace Fellowship UMC to The Bible Seminary in July, and
began publicizing and recruiting students for a new, 32-course, 96-hour Master of Divinity graduate school
program in the fall. The graduate program launched with 12 inaugural students the next fall on September
4, 2012. Faculty included Dr. Lewis, Professor Helbig, and select adjunct professors.
    TBS received approval for Affiliate status with the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) in
April 2012. As an Affiliate institution of ABHE, The Bible Seminary participates in and contributes to collegial
and professional development activities of the Association. Affiliate status does not, however, constitute,
imply, or presume ABHE accredited status at present or in the future.
    During the 2013-14 school year, the seminary offered an expanded slate of classes and options for both
the Bible Certificate and Master of Divinity programs, as well as a Biblical Leadership Series of monthly
seminars on various topics.
    Founding President, Dr. Jim Leggett, transitioned to a new role at the seminary in January 2014, and the
Board of Trustees selected Dr. K. Lynn Lewis to serve as the new President. The seminary then launched a
nationwide search for a new Provost (Chief Academic Officer), and in October 2014, Dr. Steve Adamson – a
seasoned corporate and academic manager with worldwide experience – became the seminary’s new
Provost.

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In 2015, TBS formally established a Master of Arts program, and developed a dual degree completion
option enabling those without a completed bachelor’s degree to enroll at TBS and graduate with both a
bachelor’s and master’s degree. TBS awarded its first graduate degrees – including seven Master of Divinity
and one Master of Arts – on May 17, 2015. TBS added an 8-10 course Licensed Professional program in
September 2015, enabling those without a bachelor’s degree to obtain core TBS graduate level education.
The Bible Certificate program added Spanish language classes in the fall, and received approval by the
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) in November 2015 to provide continuing education
units for K-12 Christian education teachers.
     In 2016, the seminary began expanding course offerings into the northwest Houston region in
association with churches and ministries in that area. By the end of the year, founding Professor Paul Helbig
switched from full-time TBS employment to full-time disability leave due to complications from Multiple
Sclerosis.
     In 2017, the seminary hired a new Provost with 36 years of experience serving professionally as a pastor,
principal, superintendent, professor, Development Director, teacher, coach, archaeologist, and more – Dr.
Scott Stripling. TBS also hired a new full-time faculty member with an extensive background worldwide in
educational administration, research, and teaching – Dr. Douglas Petrovich. TBS also implemented major
revisions to the Bible Certificate program, added the “Bible Panorama” Bible Certificate course and “Biblical
Archaeology” graduate course, and added new teaching sites in southwest Houston and in Luling, Texas. In
December, TBS received recognition by the Knowledge Review as one of the 10 Most Preferred Divinity
Schools for Religious Studies 2017.
     In 2018, TBS approved graduate program academic revisions that included a reorganization and
expansion of the Master of Arts programs to include four distinct majors with varying credit hours required
for completion depending on the major: Master of Arts in Biblical History and Archaeology (MABHA), Master
of Arts in Biblical Languages and Culture (MABLC), Master of Arts in Biblical Studies (MABS), and Master of
Arts in Church History and Theology (MACHT). The seminary also reduced the required hours to complete a
Master of Divinity (MDiv) from 96 to 84-credit hours, and increased the number of required Licensed
Professional program courses from eight (8) to nine (9). The revisions included integrating “Bible Panorama”
as a required foundational course into all TBS educational programs, and adding a capstone course to every
graduate degree program schedule. TBS also hired a part-time Communications Director and is in the
process of hiring another full-time faculty member.

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PLANNING PROCESS, DESIGN, AND UTILIZATION

Planning Process

     The Bible Seminary’s Comprehensive Strategic Plan (CSP) depicts a summary progression of ongoing
planning, budgeting, engagement and governance processes. It ensures alignment of the institution’s
Mission and Purpose, Overarching Objectives, Philosophy of Education, Core Values, Doctrines and Ethos
with the near and medium term objectives, goals, budgets, and implementation timing. This alignment
spans key areas of Educational Programs, Enrollment, Staffing, Finances, Facilities, Policies & Procedures,
Accreditation, Alumni, and, Communications & Marketing, each of which are addressed directly in the CSP
component sections.
     Beginning in the fall of 2010, an annual planning and budgeting process has been ongoing, involving
both the Administration and the Board, the governance process of which is detailed in the TBS by-laws.
Following the launch of the Master of Divinity program in September 2012, supplemental efforts to the
annual planning process yielded Board commissioned subcommittees to address strategic areas and other
urgent matters with focused, timely effort.
     In February 2014, at request of the Board Chair, the Board of Trustees convened for a weekend Board
Strategy workshop with three distinct goals:

       1. To understand at a deeper level the current state of TBS, including specific internal and external
          challenges to overcome,
       2. To identify key priorities in 2014-2015 and longer term, and
       3. To identify specific actions by Board and Administration in support of priorities.

      The workshop resulted in determining short-term priorities associated with fundraising, recruitment,
volunteer utilization, and narrowed focus, as well as priority enablers such as enhanced marketing plans
and pursuit of accreditation. The next formal meeting of the Board of Trustees resulted in the formation of
a Strategic Plan Sub-committee to advance this work and integrate it with existing TBS planning and
governance processes to formulate the first 5-year Comprehensive Strategic Plan (CSP).
     Beginning in June 2014, CSP Subcommittee chair Bob Button initiated sessions with Administration and
the Board Chair to map out the process leading up to CSP presentation and adoption at the September 2014
Board of Trustee meeting. Several milestone events followed. In June 2014, a group (including a cross
section of administration, faculty, and student representatives) held a workshop to provide grass roots
constituency input to the CSP. The session revolved around two questions:

       1. What are we currently doing?
       2. What might we want to consider doing in the future?

     Discussion thereafter ensued between the TBS President, Board Chair, and subcommittee chair. In July
2014, a subcommittee meeting with the TBS President resulted in adoption of the CSP design framework,
identification of component sections, identification of section objectives, goals, timetables, responsible
individuals tasked with completing, financial resources, and item statuses. The Board of Trustees received
the plan design and framework in late July for their consideration, input and identification of missing
components. Following additional engagement with the newly hired Provost in August 2014 , the committee
issued the first draft to the Board in mid-August. After considering and integrating their feedback, the Board
received the final version of the first TBS CAP and approved it at the September 28, 2014 Board of Trustees
meeting.
     The CSP is reviewed annually by TBS administration and staff. The Board utilizes the plan as the outline
for their annual Strategic Planning Retreat (normally held each February), and approves the updated plan
annually.

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Design

   The plan outline consists of nine component sections:

        •    Educational Programs
        •    Enrollment
        •    Staffing
        •    Finances
        •    Facilities
        •    Policies and Procedures
        •    Accreditation
        •    Alumni
        •    Communications and Marketing

   Each section is further divided to address the following elements:

      Objective                   Goals              Timeline         Leader(s)          Budget           Status
                              Specific goals,                                          Amount(s)      Current status
                                                   Time ranges,        Person(s)
                          including ranges of 1-                                      required to     at the time of
Initiative(s) to pursue                             deadlines,      responsible for
                           2 year and 3-5 year                                          fund the      compiling the
                                                   targets, etc.   implementation
                                  goals                                               initiative(s)       report

   Utilization

        The TBS administration and staff review and update the CSP annually as part of the ongoing cycle of
   planning, budgeting and assessment, incorporating input from all institutional constituencies. The CSP is
   also reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees each year to ensure that it continues to support the
   Mission and Purpose of the institution.
          This annual planning effort requires systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of relevant
   feedback information, for effective impact on the institution’s programs, policies, procedures and budgets.
   As such, the results of assessments and continuous evaluation processes are incorporated into the strategic
   planning process, specifically as part of the annual Board Strategic Planning Retreat usually held each
   February.
          Instruments such as the annual Board self-assessment, student course evaluations, faculty
   evaluations, annual audits, and donor input are utilized. The Board Chair is tasked with administering the
   annual Board self-assessment and ensuring the annual financial audit is conducted with results reviewed by
   the Board. The administration is tasked with conducting course and faculty evaluations each semester as
   well as staff assessments annually.

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PLAN COMPONENTS
Educational Programs
            Objective                          Goals                  Timeline     Leader(s)   Budget          Status
 Bible Certificate Program (BC)

 Offer a BIBLE CERTIFICATE         Offer Bible Certificate (BC)       Annually     Provost              21 consecutive sem.
 (BC) program that engages         courses every semester                                               Sp 2008 – Sp 2018
 students in all 66 books of the                                                                        1399 enrollees
 Bible.                                                                                                 1958 w/Perspectives

 Begin with program consisting     Offer at least one Bible Study     Annually     Provost              Offered 19/21 sem.
 of 7 core classes plus at least   Methods (BSM) class every                                            Sp 2008 – Sp 2018
 1 elective.                       year                                                                 488 students total

                                   Offer one OT and NT course        Begin 2017    Provost              Began 2017-18
                                   every semester

                                   Offer min. 1 Elective/sem.         Annually     Provost              Began 2013

                                   Offer every class at least         Annually     Provost              Began 2013
                                   once every 4 semesters

                                   Deliver instruction face-to-       Annually     Provost              Began 2013
                                   face on-site every semester

 Offer Continuing Education        Review CEU organizations for        2015        Provost              Initiated summer
 credit for BC courses             options, select one, pursue                                          2015
                                   relationship, and implement
                                   CEU credits as an option.

                                   Establish relationship with         2015        Provost              Approved Nov 2015,
                                   the Association of Christian                                         1st credits given Dec
                                   Schools International (ACSI)                                         2015
                                   to offer CEU credit for TBS BC
                                   courses.

 Evaluate the entire scope,        Conduct research, suggest          2016-17       Admin.              Completed review
 design, and delivery of the BC    improvements based on                            Faculty             May 2017
 program                           research, formulate plans,                      Students
                                   implement plans                                  Alumni              Implemented with
                                                                                                        Fall 2017 semester
                                   • Refine BC CORE to:                Aim to      President
                                                                    implement by    Provost
                                     o Bible Study Methods
                                                                      Fall 2017
                                     o OT I, II, and III
                                     o NT I and II
                                   • Add “Bible Panorama” as
                                     CORE 14-wk launch course
                                     to provide overall Bible
                                     framework perspective

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Objective                      Goals                  Timeline     Leader(s)   Budget         Status
(cont)                           • Maintain total classroom                      President            Complete
                                   contact hours but lengthen                     Provost
                                   course sessions and
                                   decrease number of               Fall 2017
                                   classes to 8 weeks to help
                                   accommodate two 8-week
                                   sessions per semester
                                 • Add graduate courses as                                            Added 15 auditors to
                                                                    Fall 2017
                                   electives for $250 audit                                           grad classes
                                 • Deliver new BC program
                                                                    Fall 2017                         Distributed to 150+
                                   book to all BC students
                                                                                                      BC students
                                 • Add new adjuncts to              Fall 2017
                                   accommodate growth                                                 6 new adjuncts
                                 • Partner with other
                                                                   Spring 2018                        Partnered w/Reasons
                                   churches and ministries to
                                                                                                      to Believe to offer
                                   produce select BC classes
                                                                                                      “God & Science”
Expand access to BC program      Offer BC courses in other                        Provost
content                          languages                                       President
                                 • Spanish                        Fall 2015                           Began Fall 2015

                                 Offer BC courses physically in                                       @Location YR began
                                 other locations (Remote                                              • Katy/W Houston
                                 Instructional Locations):                                              @TBS 2012
                                                                                                        @GFUMC 2014
                                 •   Katy/W Houston               Fall 2014                             @Kingsland 2015
                                 •   NW Houston                   Fall 2016                             @COTHA 2017
                                 •   SW Houston                   Fall 2017                             @Ecclesia 2018
                                 •   IBC (San Antonio)            Spring 2019                           @Mission Bend ‘18
                                 •   SE Houston                   Fall 2019                             @Parkway 2018
                                 •   NE Houston                   Fall 2020                           • NW Houston
                                 •   Austin, TX                   Fall 2021                             @Faithbridge 2016
                                                                                                        @The Brook 2016
                                                                                                        @Windwood 2018
                                                                                                      • SW Houston
                                                                                                        @SLFC 2017
                                                                                                        @COLW 2018
                                                                                                      • San Antonio
                                                                                                        @MCF 2017

                                 Explore offering BC courses      Fall 2018                           Tested synchronous
                                 online                                                               delivery in Fall 2017,
                                                                                                      on hold
                                 Explore offering BC classes or   2018-20
                                 derivative seminars for                                              Exploring
                                 camps, retreats, trips

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Objective                       Goals                  Timeline        Leader(s)      Budget        Status

Offer GRADUATE degree           Graduate first degree class by   May 17, 2015    Administration            Complete
programs that walk students     May 2015
through all 66 books of the
Bible. Begin with Master of     Explore instructional plan         Fall 2016        Provost                Began Fall 2016
Divinity (MDiv) and consider    options offering classes
adding other programs.          during nights and weekends

                                Network with local, national,      Annually         Provost                Ongoing since
                                and international ministries                                               2013
                                to incorporate additional
                                teaching sites and guest
                                speakers into the program

                                Offer select class(es) online     Begin 2016     Administration            Offered online to
                                synchronously (live) and                            Faculty                remote students:
                                record for potential                               Provost                 F 2016, SFM 501
                                asynchronous delivery (on                                                  S 2017, SFM 502
                                demand)                                                                    S 2017, THE 511
                                                                                                           F 2017, THE 520
                                                                                                           S 2018, THE 502
                                                                                                           S 2018, THE 510
                                                                                                           F 2018, GRK 501
                                                                                                           F 2018, SFM 506
                                                                                                           F 2018, THE503

 Offer additional graduate      Add Master of Arts (MA)
 degrees that are shorter and   program                                            President               Began Spring
                                                                   2014-15
 provide elective options                                                           Provost                2015

 Offer a program to meet the    Add Dual Degree Completion
 need of prospective            (DD) program
 graduate students who have                                                        President               Began Spring
                                                                   2014-15
 not yet completed an                                                               Provost                2015
 undergraduate degree

 Offer options for prospects    Add Licensed Professional
 who may not want or need a     (LP) program
                                                                                   President
 degree, but who want core                                         2014-15                                 Began Fall 2015
                                                                                    Provost
 training

Offer STUDY TOURS for           Conduct Holy Land study          Began 2015      Administration            Trips conducted
additional learning             trips regularly with TBS                                                   • Jan 2015
opportunities                   students, family and friends       Annually                                • May/Jun 2018
                                                                 starting 2018
                                                                                                           Scheduled
                                                                                                           • May/Jun 2019
                                                                                                           • May/Jun 2020
                                                                                                           • May/Jun 2021
                                                                                                           • May/Jun 2022

                                Offer study trips to other           2019        Administration            Exploring
                                historical/religious locations
                                in the U.S. and abroad

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Objective                           Goals                  Timeline     Leader(s)   Budget        Status
Offer graduate courses, and      Begin by offering LP classes in                                       NW Houston
eventually entire programs, in   regional proximity locations to                  President            @Faithbridge
other physical locations         attract student body for
                                 potential MA and MDiv                                                 Complete:
                                 • Other Houston regions              2016                             F 2016, SFM 501
                                 • Other Texas regions                2020                             S 2017, SFM 502
                                 • Other states                       2022                             F 2017, PAS 501
                                                                                                       S 2018, PAS 511

                                                                                                       Scheduled:
                                                                                                       F 2018, BSM 501
                                                                                                       F 2018, SFM 500
                                                                                                       S 2019, THE 510
                                                                                                       F 2019, PRE 501
                                                                                                       S 2020, THE 501

Assess graduate degree           • Match Bible book(s) with          Review       Provost              Ongoing since
courses, programs, and             appropriate course(s)           every course                        2012
schedules                        • Examine course content             every
                                   relative to overall programs     semester
                                 • Determine most effective
                                   ways to deliver content

                                 Offer some interchangeable        Fall 2017      Provost              Began Fall 2017
                                 course options for degrees

                                 Review entire MA program          2017-18        President            Completed
                                 • Assess Bible books matches,                     Provost             Spring 2018
                                   course offerings, and                           Faculty
                                   content                                        Students             Switched some
                                 • Explore number of credit                         Staff              Bible book
                                   hours/courses required                           Board              matches, added
                                   o MDiv                                                              and changed
                                   o MA                                                                some courses
                                   o LP
                                 • Explore possible MA majors                                          Reduced MDiv to
                                   o Biblical History and                                              84 credit hours
                                      Archaeology (MABHA)
                                   o Biblical Languages and                                            Added MA
                                      Culture (MABLC)                                                  majors:
                                   o Biblical Studies (MABS)                                           • MABHA, 60 hrs
                                   o Church History and                                                • MABLC, 54 hrs
                                      Theology (MACHT)                                                 • MABS, 60 hrs
                                   o Biblical Counseling                                               • MACHT, 48 hrs
                                      (MABC)
                                   o Christian Education                                               Increased LP
                                      (MACE)                                                           from 8 to 9
                                 • Review assessment criteria                                          courses
                                   and methods
                                                                                                       Add Capstone
                                                                                                       class to MA and
                                                                                                       MDiv programs

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Enrollment

       Objective                 Goals           Timeline         Leader(s)   Budget       Status
                                                                                          Averages
 Establish a healthy                                           Provost                 YR BC F,S|G F, S
 baseline student                                                                      12 11,18 | 9, 9
 enrollment in each      Enroll per CLASS:    By:                                      13 10,12 |15,12
 class and program        • 10                2014-15                                  14 14,13 |13,15
                          • 12                2015-16                                  15 14,15 | 5, 6
                          • 10                2016-17                                  16 12,12 | 5, 7
                          • 10                2017-18                                  17 14, 9 | 9, 6
                          • 12                2018-19                                  18
                          • 14                2019-20                                  19

                         Enroll LP PROGRAM    By:                                         LP Actual
                          • 3                 2014-15                                  15 = 3
                          • 5                 2015-16                                  16 = 11
                          • 7                 2016-17                                  17 = 8
                          • 9                 2017-18                                  18 =
                          • 11                2018-19                                  19 =
                          • 13                2019-20

                         Enroll MA PROGRAM    By:                                         MA Actual
                          • 1                 2015-16                                  15 = 3
                          • 3                 2016-17                                  16 = 4
                                                                                       17 = 9
                          • 5                 2017-18
                                                                                       18 =
                          • 7                 2018-19
                                                                                       19 =
                          • 9                 2019-20

                         Enroll MDiv          By:                                        MDiv Actual
                          • 25                2012-13                                  12 = 11
                          • 25                2013-14                                  13 = 16
                          • 25                2014-15                                  14 = 17
                          • 25                2015-16                                  15 = 7
                          • 25                2016-17                                  16 = 5
                          • 25                2017-18                                  17 = 9
                          • 25                2018-19                                  18 =
                          • 25                2019-20                                  19 =

 Expand to additional    Add:                 By:              President               Added:
 PROGRAM locations       1 new location       2016             Provost                 16 Faithbridge
 where at least 15 new   2 new locations      2020
 students commit to      3 new locations      2024
 enroll in the program

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Staffing

            Objective                        Goals                Timeline        Leader(s)       Budget      Status
 Employ FULL-TIME staff to       Retain a President (CEO)         Annually    Board of Trustees             Since 2011
 help lead the seminary with
 annual renewal contracts        Retain a Provost (CAO)           Annually    President                      Oct 2015
 offered each June-May                                                                                       Jan 2017

                                 Retain a Faculty Dean            Annually    President                      Jan 2012
                                                                                                            (Disability
                                                                                                            Nov 2016)

                                 Hire a Full-time Faculty           2017      President/Provost              Jul 2017

                                 Hire a Director of Inst. Adv.    2018-19     President                    On hold

                                 Hire a Full-time Faculty           2019      President/Provost             (Jan 2019)

                                 Hire a BC Director                 2020      President/Provost

 Employ PART-TIME staff to       Communications Director          Annually    President                      Aug 2012
 help manage the seminary                                                                                    Aug 2015
 with annual renewal contracts                                                                              None 16-18
 offered each June-May (other
 than seasonal employees,        Admin. Assistant/Librarian       Annually    President                       Jan 2012
 such as Summer Interns)                                                                                     Vol. 2018

                                 Administrative Coordinator       Annually    President                      Jul 2012
                                                                                                             Aug 2014
                                                                                                             Mar 2015

                                 Summer Intern(s)                 As needed   President                     May 2014
                                 Business Manager                2015         President                     Aug 2016
                                 Communications Coord.           2017         President                     Aug 2017
                                 Marketing Coord.                2017         President                     Aug 2017
                                 Finance Administrator           2018         President                     May 2018
                                 Development Director            2019         President
                                 Registrar                       2020         President
 Secure regular part-time        VP Finance/Administration         Annually   President                      Aug 2010
 VOLUNTEERS to help with         Finance Administrator             Annually   VP Finance/Adm.                Jan 2014
 seminary administration         Librarian                         Annually   President                      Jan 2018
 Secure seasonal part-time       Annual Banquet Team               Annually   Board Chair                     2014, 17
 VOLUNTEERS to help with
 various events and projects     Communications Assistant(s)      Annually    Com. Director                  May 2014
 Employ sufficient ADJUNCT       Classes per semester, BC | G    By:          Provost                      Actual
 FACULTY to help teach current    • 3|5                          2012-13                                   12 3, 3 | 5, 5
 program courses                  • 4|5                          2013-14                                   13 6, 5 | 5, 5
                                  • 5|5                          2014-15                                   14 5, 4 | 7, 5
                                  • 6|6                          2015-16                                   15 6, 5 | 5, 6
                                  • 7|6                          2016-17                                   16 5, 4 | 6, 5
                                  • 8|6                          2017-18                                   17 9, 8 | 7,10
                                  • 9|5                          2018-19                                   18

 Employ additional ADJUNCT       Hire Hispanic faculty for       2015         Provost                      1 Fall 2015
 FACULTY to teach new classes    Bible Certificate program                                                 +1 Sp 2018
                                                                                                           + 1 F 2018

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Finances
      Objective                   Goals                    Timeline           Leader(s)         Budget              Status
                        Preliminary and final       Preliminary approval                     None               Ongoing
                                                                            VP Fin/Admin
 Maintain an Annual     budget approvals by         prior to June 1, each                                       since 2010
                                                                                Staff
 Operating Budget       Board                       year; final approval
                                                                            Board Finance
                                                    in September, after
                                                                             Committee
                                                    enrollment finalized
                        Review and update each      Annually each                            None               Ongoing
                                                                            VP Fin/Admin
 Maintain a 5-year      year; prepare detailed      January                                                     since 2010
                                                                                Staff
 financial plan         summary/assumptions
                                                                            Board Finance
                        for each line item, as
                                                                             Committee
                        necessary
                        Set tuition and fees to     Annually                  President      Possible           Ongoing
 Review tuition and     reflect market                                      VP Fin/Admin     minimal            since 2011
 fees schedule          consistency and meet                                Bus. Manager     expense for
                        operational solvency                                   Provost       market analysis
                                                                                Board

 Distribute invoices    Notify students of          Monthly in                               Postage            Ongoing
                                                                              Business
 and statements to      payments due                conjunction with                                            since 2012
                                                                              Manager,
 students                                           semester schedules
                                                                            Admin. Coord.
 Assist students with   Provide procedural          Annually                                 Minimal, for       Ongoing
 fundraising            guidance and resource                                                copying/printing   since 2012
                                                                               Provost
                        materials to students                                                materials and
                                                                                             postage
 Host large             Provide TBS updates and     Bi-annually                              $16,000-20,000     9/21/14
 celebration            solicit donor support       beginning in 2014                                           1/27/17
                                                                                Board
 banquet                                                                                                        (2/8/19)

 Host smaller info      Provide TBS updates and     Bi-annually                              $2000              Date, # Attended

 meetings               solicit donor support       beginning in 2018                                           3/24/18, 34
                                                                            Administration                      4/21/18, 26
                                                    (off-set from              Board
                                                    banquet years)

 Conduct financial      Audit financial             Annual audit                             $6,000 per year    Ongoing
 audit                  statements                  • Approve auditor                                           since 2012
                                                                             Board Audit
                                                      selection in Spring
                                                                             Committee,
                                                    • Begin after May
                                                                            VP Fin/Admin
                                                      31 close each year
                                                                              Bus. Man.
                                                    • Complete by Nov
                                                      1
 Complete annual        File Form 990               By Oct 15 each year     VP Fin/Admin,    Postage            Ongoing
 IRS filings                                                                  Bus. Man.                         since 2011
 Engage in major        Raise per year:             By:                                                             Actual
 fundraising to help     $ 500,000                   2014                                                       14 = $367
 fund the TBS            $ 600,000                   2015                                                       15 = $455
                                                                                Board
 mission                 $ 700,000                   2016                                                       16 = $568
                                                                              President
                         $ 800,000                   2017                                                       17 = $553
                         $ 900,000                   2018                                                       18 = $613
                         $1,000,000                  2019                                                       19 =
 Subscribe to           Access online fundraising   By 2013                                                     Since 2013
                                                                              President
 FoundationSearch       resources

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Facilities
          Objective                           Goals             Timeline      Leader(s)        Budget          Status
Review main campus facilities     Assure consistency of       Annually                                     Ongoing since
adequacy, maintenance, and        facilities with current                                                  2012
                                                                              President
obsolescence                      and immediate
                                                                            VP Fin/Admin
                                  demands, based on
                                  enrollment/programs
Forecast long-range plans for     Determine space             Annually     Board Campus                    2008 GFUMC
main campus                       requirements for                         Development                     2012 GSWEC
                                  seminary activities                       Committee
Fire/safety inspections           Operability and             Monthly                       Minimal, for   Ongoing,
                                  adequacy of smoke                                         replacement    procedure
                                  detectors, fire                           VP Fin/Admin    of obsolete    documented
                                  extinguishers,                                            equipment
                                  evacuation plans, etc.
Secure extension sites to teach   Cultivate LOCAL sites and   Annually                                     Class locations
both Bible Certificate and        ministry partners                                                        (not counting
graduate courses, including                                                                                Israel):
both individual class sessions,   Cultivate REGIONAL sites                                                 2014, 21
as well as entire courses         and ministry partners                       President                    2017, 37
                                                                               Provost                     2018, 42
                                  Cultivate NATIONAL sites
                                  and ministry partners                                                    (see BC and
                                                                                                           Graduate
                                                                                                           sections)

           The Bible Seminary’s main campus facilities consist of leased space with two classrooms (270 = 40
      seats, 250 = 32 seats), a Library/Boardroom (14-20 seat capacity), six individual office spaces plus a 3-desk
      shared office area, a reception area, and access to common restroom facilities. Total simultaneous capacity
      on the main campus approximates 86 - 92 students in three classrooms.
           Bible Certificate courses begin 2008 hosted in various available local church facilities, mostly at Grace
      Fellowship United Methodist Church. In preparation for launching the Master of Divinity program in
      September 2012, TBS initially secured temporary office, library and single classroom space at 2655 S Mason
      Rd, Katy, TX 77450, on the grounds of the Great Southwest Equestrian Center (GSWEC) via a 3-year lease
      from the GSWEC. The original footprint aimed to meet the seminary’s initial 1-3 year needs.
           Preliminary work on TBS future facility needs and options for campus development began in 2011, with
      a formal Campus Development Committee (CDC), consisting of TBS trustees, established by the TBS Board
      in 2012. The CDC charge was to evaluate near term and intermediate future facility needs and the strategy
      by which to provide such facilities. In November, 2012 the CDC presented to the Board a comprehensive
      strategy to assess future facility needs, evaluate various options, and exercise good stewardship in guiding
      TBS into the next phase of campus development. The strategy included maintaining relationship with the
      current lessor and evaluating expansion of existing leased space as opportunities became available.
           A March 2013 opportunity to expand the then current lease and acquire additional adjacent classroom
      space within the same building complex became available. The CDC reviewed this option with the Board on
      March 3, 2013, including current capacities and demands, various enrollment based projections for future
      space needs, and an overview of the flexibility that additional space would provide.
           TBS signed a revised lease for these facilities that extended through July 2018, then signed a new lease
      extension for these same facilities through July 2020.
           Documentation related to this section includes lease documents, facility inspection records, and Board
      Development Committee meeting minutes, all available on file in the TBS offices on campus.

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Policies and Procedures
             Objective                    Goals                Timeline        Leader(s)     Budget     Status

 Provide the five handbooks      Administrative Policies    All reviewed    VP Fin/Admin              Since 2012
 required for TRACS              and Procedures             and updated
 accreditation                                              by 2014, then
                                 Board Handbook             annually        Board Chair               Since 2013

                                 Faculty Handbook                           Provost                   Since 2013

                                 Student Catalog                            President                 Since 2012
                                                                            Provost

                                 Student Handbook           (Combined       President                 Since 2018
                                                            with Catalog    Provost
                                                            until 2018)
 Institute a Comprehensive       Write CAP                  By 2014         Administration            Since May
 Assessment Plan (CAP)                                                                                2014
                                 Implement                  In 2014

                                 Evaluate and improve       Annually

 Conduct Annual reviews in       (see CAP for details and   Annually        Administration            Since 2014
 every area in accordance with   schedules)
 the CAP

 Institute a Comprehensive       Write CSP                  By 2014         Administration            Completed
 Strategic Plan (CSP)                                                                                 Sep 2014

                                 Implement                  In 2014                                   Began 2014

                                 Review, evaluate and       Annually                                  Feb 2015
                                 improve the plan           during Board                              Feb 2016
                                                            Strategic                                 Feb 2017
                                                            Planning                                  Feb 2018
                                                            Retreat

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Accreditation
           Objective                           Goals                    Timeline          Leader(s)    Budget        Status
 Prepare for TRACS application    • Complete the 10 IER’s             Fall 2014        President                 Submitted
                                    (Institutional Eligibility                         Provost                   • Jul 2015
                                    Requirements)                     Summer                                     • On hold
                                                                      2015                                         due to $
                                                                                                                   concerns
                                                                      Summer
                                                                      2017                                       Resubmitted
                                                                                                                 • Jul 2017

                                                                                                                 Approved
                                                                                                                 • Jan 2018

 Apply for TRACS Applicant        • Submit TRACS “Applicant           Fall 2014        President       $6,000    Submitted
 status                             Institutional Profile”            Sum. 2017        Provost                   • May 2015
                                                                      Win. 2017-18                               • Jul 2017
                                                                                                                 • Jan 2018
                                                                                                                 Approved
                                                                                                                 • Jan 2018
 Attend TRACS Annual              • Send TBS representative           Annually         President       $3,000    Attended
 Conferences                                                          each Fall                                  • Oct 2013

 Engage in additional TRACS       •   Submit Self-study Proposal      Jan 2018         President       $2,000    Jan 2018
 accreditation processes to       •   Initial TRACS staff visit       Mar 2018                                   Mar 2018
 move from Applicant to           •   Conduct Self-study #1           Mid-2018                                   In process
 Candidate to Accredited          •   Submit Self-study Report #1     Fall 2018
 status                           •   Host Evaluation Team #1         Nov 2018                         $9,000
                                  •   Appear TRACS Commission                                          $3,500
                                                                      Apr 2019
                                  •   Pay TRACS Fees for                                               $19,000
                                                                      Apr 2019
                                      Candidate status
                                  •   TRACS Staff visit for                                            $2,000
                                                                      May 2019
                                      Candidate status
                                  •   Conduct Self-study #2           Sum. 2019
                                  •   Submit Self-study report #2     Fall 2019
                                                                                                       $9,000
                                  •   Host Evaluation Team #2         Nov 2019
                                                                                                       $3,500
                                  •   Appear TRACS Commission         Apr 2020
                                                                                                       $19,050
                                  •   Pay TRACS fees for              Apr 2020
                                      Accredited status

 Explore additional options for   Explore pursuing accreditation      (After TRACS     President and             On hold
 accreditation and association    with the Association of             accreditation)   Provost
                                  Theological Schools (ATS)

                                  Explore pursuing accreditation      (After ATS       President and             On hold
                                  with the Southern Association       accreditation)   Provost
                                  of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

                                  Apply for membership with the       2018             President and             In process
                                  Evangelical Council for Financial                    Provost
                                  Accountability (EFCA)

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Alumni
            Objective                      Goals                  Timeline          Leader(s)      Budget     Status

Establish a communication      Employ online resources to       Annually in     Spiritual          $0       Initiated
system to engage, highlight,   establish connections with       SFM 505 class   Formation and               May 2015
and support TBS Alumni         TBS alumni                                       Ministry faculty
                               • TBS website - assist
                                  current students in setting
                                  up and learning how to
                                  manage and update their
                                  personal profiles online
                               • Social media sites – form
                                  groups and pages and
                                  establish links to students
                                  (Facebook, Google+,
                                  LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)

                               Select officers (President,      Annually in     Spiritual          $0       Began 2018
                               Vice-President, and              SFM 505 class   Formation and
                               Secretary/Treasurer) from                        Ministry faculty
                               among graduates to serve as
                               representatives (i.e.
                               intermediaries between the
                               school and alumni)

                               Include alumni highlights and    Annually or     Communications     $0       Began 2015
                               updates in The Sentinel          bi-annually     staff

                               Post alumni highlights and       Regularly       Communications     $0       Began 2015
                               updates online in social                         staff
                               media posts

Conduct alumni interviews      Phone, email, personal visits    Annually        Provost            $0       Began 2015
                               for support/encouragement

                               Conduct electronic surveys       By 2015

                               Send survey to all alumni:
                               • Within two months of           Annually
                                  graduating                    each summer
                               • After one year
                               • After every five years

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