As president of the John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Arlington, Virginia, Mark Olson leads a team of faculty and staff at one of the nation’s leading pan-Baptist colleges. The school offers three master’s degree tracks: a master of divinity degree, a master of Christian leadership, and a master of theological studies. The John Leland Center and Mark Olson place great emphasis on the importance of systematic scriptural study not only for those planning a career in the ministry, but for individuals hoping to serve in any leadership position in business, civic, or religious life.
The Alma Hunt Library is available to Leland Seminary students for all their research needs. Named in honor of the long-time leader of the Women’s Missionary Union who presented it with a founding gift, the library opened its doors in 1999. It offers more than 14,000 books focused on Bible scholarship in general, and Baptist theology and history in particular.
Alma Hunt died at age 98 in 2008, leaving behind a legacy of devotion to the Christian faith and the Baptist church. She had spent more than a quarter century in service to the WMU as its executive secretary from the late 1940s into the 1970s, leading the organization’s expansion to a membership of 1.5 million people.
The Alma Hunt Library is available to Leland Seminary students for all their research needs. Named in honor of the long-time leader of the Women’s Missionary Union who presented it with a founding gift, the library opened its doors in 1999. It offers more than 14,000 books focused on Bible scholarship in general, and Baptist theology and history in particular.
Alma Hunt died at age 98 in 2008, leaving behind a legacy of devotion to the Christian faith and the Baptist church. She had spent more than a quarter century in service to the WMU as its executive secretary from the late 1940s into the 1970s, leading the organization’s expansion to a membership of 1.5 million people.