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The Statement of Ethical Values guides ethical accountability and aligns with the Seminary’s vision, mission, and purpose.
The Statement
of Ethical
Values
The Mississippi Baptist Seminary community is committed to the highest ethical standards of teaching, research, service, and social action in fulfillment of the mission of our institution. All policies, procedures, programming, and operational standards adhere to the application of the following ethical values in our individual and collective work as members of this educational community.
We are committed to:
Academic Rigor
We will teach conceptual understanding, critical analysis, fluency, procedural skill, documentation, and application.
Accountability
We will be accountable as individuals, as citizens, and as members of the Seminary community for our ethical conduct and for compliance with applicable state and federal laws, policies, and directives.
Biblical and Scriptural Authority
As stated in the Baptist Articles of Faith, “We believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect treasure of heavenly instruction; that it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error, for its matter; that it reveals the principles by which God will judge us; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried.”
Historical Repentance and Faith
As stated in the Baptist Articles of Faith, “We believe that repentance and faith are sacred duties, and also inseparable graces, wrought in our souls by the regenerating Spirit of God; whereby, being deeply convinced of our guilt, danger, and helplessness, and of the way of salvation by Christ, we turn to God with unfeigned contrition, confession and supplication for mercy; at the same time heartily receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King, and relying on him alone as the only and all-sufficient Savior.”
Integrity
As members of the Christian faith, we will conduct ourselves with integrity in our dealings with and on behalf of the Mississippi Baptist Seminary.
Service
Accepting the call of Mark 10:43-45, we will serve the least, the weak, the poor, and the needy in our community, without fail, and in the spirit of one accord with community partners, civic agencies, and social organizations.
Social Justice
We will teach and demonstrate the concepts of fair and just relations between the individual and society in all Seminary programs and services, and we will provide opportunities for activism and engagement to fight societal ills in promotion of economic justice and equal rights for all.
Academic Integrity
Mississippi Baptist Seminary assumes that all its students desire to pursue all academic work with honesty and scholarly integrity. Breaches of academic honesty and integrity are infringements of the mutual faith and trust essential to the academic enterprise. Activities that have the effect or intention of interfering with education, pursuit of knowledge, or fair evaluation of a student’s performance are prohibited. Examples of activities include, but are not limited to, the following definitions.