Talk:Baptist Bible Fellowship International

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Can anyone explain this sentence: The Baptist Bible Fellowship International is a separatist fundamentalist organization formed in 1950 by members who separated from the World Baptist Fellowship. It is not a "accreditor" for institutions of higher learning according to the US Department of Education.[1]

Religious denominations are not generally charged with "accrediting" academic institutions in the USA. Perhaps this was meant to say they do not have an accredited college or seminary? Also I changed the reference to Falwell as labeling the SBC "less conservative" as opposed to "more liberal", both labels have problematic POV issues, but neither church is commonly considered "liberal" in the common sense of the word jme66.72.215.225 14:33, 4 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I was going to ask this same question. BBFI doesn't claim to be an "accreditor" for institutions of higher learning. It has a list of "approved" colleges, but that is simply a "these people line up with our beliefs" list. Since nobody has followed up with this question since August 4th, I am going to remove this statement. If anybody knows a good reason to have this in, please post the reason here before you reinsert the statement. Mgroop 18:09, 25 October 2006 (UTC)


 * It must be noted that being an "approver" isn't the same as being an "accreditor." We dont want readers to confuse the two drastically different terms. Arbusto 07:20, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I still can't say I am convinced. However with the wording change you added, it at least makes sense why that statement is in there now. Good work. Mgroop 15:49, 30 October 2006 (UTC)


 * The term "approved" refers to the status earned by the school strictly within the confines of the Fellowship. This type of recognition primarily benefits graduates of those schools who wish to seek Fellowship-wide approval as BBFI missionaries.  It in no way refers to academic accreditation.  That status can only be granted by accrediting agencies such as the North Central Association (which has granted full accreditation to Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri).  I'm not sure of the accreditation status of Boston Baptist College.  --CBTemple (talk) 02:06, 20 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't why that sentence about approving and accrediting schools even needs to be in this article, and if it is necessary, it definitely does not belong at the top main paragraph of the article. It has nothing to do with the existence of the BBFI. I moved it to the bottom of the article for now.  Please let me know if you have any problems with that.  (JWK)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kinmansguatemala (talk • contribs) 02:44, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Jerry Falwell Trivia
I did a little (very little) research on this. David Cloud claims Jerry Falwell's Church is affiliated with SBC and BBFI.  In a brief Bio, americanpresbyterianchurch.org says he went to Baptist Bible College, which is a BBFI college. Also rapidnet.com makes it clear he has strong ties with the Southern Baptist Convention (as well as several other things), but it never says it is a Southern Baptist Church. sbcv.org lists Thomas Road Baptist Church as one of its members. Also the wiki entry for Jerry Falwell and Thomas Road Baptist Church say that he was part of BBFI, but now strictly SBC. Mgroop 22:59, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Conclusion, I never saw anything that strictly said he was BBFI, but it can be inferred from the fact that he graduated from Baptist Bible College in Springfield Missouri. Mgroop 23:00, 28 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Jerry Falwell remained affiliated with the Baptist Bible Fellowship until his death in 2007. He was a 1956 graduate of Baptist Bible College, and founded Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, the same year.  He led TRBC to become dually-affiliated with both the BBFI and the Southern Baptist Convention, and maintained relationships with both groups.  There is no formal membership in the Baptist Bible Fellowship; affiliation means financial support of:  1) One of the BBFI-approved schools; 2) The Baptist Bible Tribune (the magazine which is the official voice of the Fellowship); or 3) At least one BBFI missionary.  A directory, published bi-annually and available from the BBFI Missions Office in Springfield, Missouri, lists every church and pastor which supports one of these entities.  --CBTemple (talk) 02:14, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

This article needs citations and has some potential POV issues. (Idiefree (talk) 06:37, 29 April 2012 (UTC))