Editing Northern Seminary

{{short description|American Christian seminary in Illinois}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Northern Seminary
 | former_names           = Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
 | image                  = 
 | motto                  = 
 | established            = {{start date|1913}}
 | academic_affiliation   = [[Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]]
 | type                   = [[Private university|Private]] [[seminary]]
 | religious_affiliation  = [[American Baptist Churches USA]]
 | president              = Joy J. Moore
 | provost                = 
 | city                   = [[Lisle, Illinois]], United States
 | coordinates            = {{coord|41.80914070|-88.05609720|format=dms|region:US-IL_type:edu_source:wikidata|display=inline,title}}
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.seminary.edu/}}
 | postgrad               = 297 (2020)<ref name="ats2020">{{cite web |title=Northern Baptist Theological Seminary |url=https://www.ats.edu/member-schools/northern-baptist-theological-seminary |publisher=Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
 | academic_staff         = 28 (2024)
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{{cite web 
| title = Northern Seminary Faculty Page
| url =  https://www.seminary.edu/faculty/
| date = November 14, 2023
| work = Northern Seminary
| accessdate = November 14, 2023}}
</ref>
 | campus                 = Online/hybrid
 | campus_size            = 
}}

'''Northern Seminary''' is a [[Private university|private]] [[Baptist]] [[seminary]] in [[Lisle, Illinois]]. It is affiliated with the [[American Baptist Churches USA]].

==History==
The Seminary was founded in 1913 by the Second Baptist Church of [[Chicago]] under the name ''Northern Baptist Theological Seminary'' as a theologically conservative alternative within the framework of its association with the [[American Baptist Churches USA]] (Northern Baptist Convention).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Garrett |first=James Leo |title=Baptist theology: a four-century study |date=2009 |publisher=Mercer University Press |isbn=9780881461299 |edition=1st |location=Macon, GA |pages=330 |language=en |oclc=223853668}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trammel |first=Madison |date=2024-09-15 |title=Retooling Seminary |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/2007/08/retooling-seminary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915080155/https://www.christianitytoday.com/2007/08/retooling-seminary/ |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Christianity Today}}</ref> In 1920 a collegiate department was founded, and the Northern Baptist Convention became a seminary partner.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=American universities and colleges |date=2010 |publisher=Praeger |isbn=978-0-3133-6609-3 |edition=19th |location=Santa Barbara, CA |pages=356 |doi=10.5040/9798400612398 |language=en |oclc=475446482 |last1=Publishers |first1=Praeger }}</ref> In 1963, it moved to [[Lombard, Illinois]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Goldsborough |first1=Bob |last2=Kimberly |first2=James |date=August 22, 2021 |orig-date=July 10, 2007 |title=Lombard Seminary May Sell Land |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/07/10/lombard-seminary-may-sell-land/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221153646/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/07/10/lombard-seminary-may-sell-land/ |archive-date=February 21, 2025 |access-date=February 21, 2025 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> In 2004, it was renamed Northern Seminary.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, it moved to [[Lisle, Illinois]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Marie |date=September 22, 2017 |title=Lombard seeking ways to spur redevelopment around Yorktown, Butterfield Road |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170922/lombard-seeking-ways-to-spur-redevelopment-around-yorktown-butterfield-road/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922234401/https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170922/lombard-seeking-ways-to-spur-redevelopment-around-yorktown-butterfield-road/ |archive-date=September 22, 2017 |website=Daily Herald}}</ref>

It is accredited by the [[Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]].

On March 13, 2023, the president, William D. Shiell, resigned from his position amid controversy.
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{{cite web |last=Souder-Philyaw |first=Elizabeth |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Shiell resigns as Northern Seminary president |url=https://baptistnews.com/article/shiell-resigns-as-northern-seminary-president/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314002825/https://baptistnews.com/article/shiell-resigns-as-northern-seminary-president/ |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |accessdate=November 14, 2023 |work=Baptist News}}
</ref> After several interim presidents were named, Joy J. Moore officially became the 13th president of Northern Seminary on December 1, 2024. 

==Noted alumni==
*[[David Breese]] - evangelist, author, and radio broadcaster
*[[Carl F. H. Henry|Carl Henry]] - founder and first editor of ''[[Christianity Today]]''
*[[Torrey Johnson]] - first president of [[Youth for Christ]]
* [[Tara Beth Leach]] - pastor and author
*[[John Osteen]] - first pastor of [[Lakewood Church]] in [[Houston, Texas]]
*[[Kenneth N. Taylor]] - creator of [[The Living Bible]] paraphrase and founder of [[Tyndale House]] publishers
*[[Warren W. Wiersbe]] - author, teacher, and minister
*[[Clay Evans (pastor)]] - 20th-century African-American evangelical pastor
*[[Millard Erickson]] - 20th-century theologian and author
*[[Derwin Gray (defensive back)|Derwin Gray]] - professional football player and pastor
*[[Mildred Bangs Wynkoop]] - Wesleyan-Holiness preacher, evangelist, and theologian

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website}}

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