LBU Global | About

A Great Commission University

Empowering Believers Worldwide Through Accessible, Faith-Based Learning since 1972

Our History

LBU Global (formerly Louisiana Baptist University) was founded in 1973 with the mission to provide faith-based higher education that integrates biblical principles across academic disciplines. Emerging from the vision of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, LBU Global was established as a private Christian liberal arts college intent on training students for service and leadership.

In our beginning, LBU Global focused on education degrees to prepare future pastors and teachers. Over the decades, the curriculum expanded to include Christian Counseling and Leadership degrees. Even with our changes, LBU Global remains grounded in its biblical heritage and dedication to equipping students to fulfill the Great Commission.

Doctrinal Statement

In 1973, LBU Global (formerly Louisiana Baptist University) was founded on the Word of God. Today, LBU Global continues to stand on the inspired, inerrant Word of God, in its entirety, as our authority in an age of ideological and theological compromise.

LBU Global is founded on the following doctrines. We believe...

In the verbal, plenary inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of the Scriptures; that the Bible reveals God, the fall of man, the way to receive salvation, and God’s plan and purpose in the past, present, and in eternity.]

In the Holy Trinity—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

In the deity, virgin birth, and bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ.

That the conditions of salvation are repentance and faith. That people are justified by faith alone and are accounted righteous before God only through the merit of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

That all may receive salvation and that all believers are eternally secure.

In the everlasting, conscious reward for the saved and the everlasting, conscious punishment of the lost.

In the visible, personal, pretribulation, and premillennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

That the New Testament church is a local body of baptized believers who are covenanted together to fulfill the Great Commission.

In the ordinance of baptism by immersion of the believer in water, by the authority of the local church, to show the death and burial of the old life, and resurrection to walk in the new life of the Christian.

In the Lord’s Supper as an ordinance to be observed by the local church in the church’s capacity to show forth the central importance of the Lord’s death, Resurrection and Second Coming.

In the Genesis account of creation, and that it is to be accepted literally and not allegorically or figuratively. That God created all life forms and established divine law that all things shall bring forth only “after their own kind.”

In the biblical description of the existence of Satan, the adversarial spirit, who acts as tempter and accuser and who is an enemy of the work of God in Creation and human affairs.

That God gives spiritual gifts to all believers for the edification of the church and the building up of the body of Christ.

Accreditation

We are proudly accredited by ASIC, a prestigious global accreditation firm. Additionally, LBU Global is registered with the Louisiana Board of Regents, authorized to grant degrees, and subjected to an annual review. Beyond these credentials, LBU Global undergoes rigorous peer reviews with partner institutions, consistently maintaining the highest standards of academic rigor and excellence. Join us, and you will be proud to become an alum of LBU!

LBU Global is registered with the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), an organization accrediting schools across the USA and foreign countries.

Affiliations

Southern Baptist Convention

LBU Global proudly maintains a strong affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) through our integral relationship with the North Louisiana Baptist Association and our active involvement in the Conservative Baptist Network. This affiliation underscores our unwavering commitment to the values and mission of the SBC, enhancing our dedication to providing a faith-based education rooted in the Holy Bible.

Baptist Bible Fellowship International

LBU Global is an affiliated institution of the Baptist Bible Fellowship International (BBFI).

World Baptist Fellowship

LBU Global is affiliated with the World Baptist Fellowship (WBF).

The WBF is a global fellowship comprising pastors, churches, missionaries, and educational institutions, dedicated to the mission of evangelism, discipleship, and church planting worldwide.

Mission Agency Affiliation

LBU Global is a great place to learn about becoming a cross-cultural missionary! The following agencies have approved LBU Global Missions MasterClass Certification Program as meeting their requirements for approval!

Central Missionary Clearinghouse

Central Missionary Clearinghouse (CMC) serves over 850 missionary families on every continent! CMC services donations from 9,000 USA churches. Thousands of global based churches. LBU partners with CMC in helping missionaries strengthen their education to better serve in the various nations represented. The Missions MasterClass Certification Program has been welcomed by CMC to strengthen missionary training. For more information, visit www.cmcmissions.org

BBFI Missions

The BBFI Mission Office serves over 700 missionaries in over 80 countries around the world, over 4,000 US churches and over 20,000 churches outside the US. The LBU missions courses are approved by the BBFI Mission Office to meet the educational requirements for Career Missionary Approval. For more information, visit www. bbfimissions.com

Global Missionary Clearinghouse

LBU Global partners with the Global Missionary Clearinghouse (GMC). GMC focuses on sending non-western missionaries to nations that are difficult to reach. Through our partnership, we equip missionaries to serve nations that traditionally would be resistant to western influences. GMC serves over 150 missionary families. For more information, visit www.gmcmissions.org