The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is the oldest of the six seminaries affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Located in Louisville, Kentucky, Southern Batist Theological Seminary is one of the world's largest theological seminaries with a full-time equivalent enrollment of over 2,000 students. Today, it trains students coming from 41 countries and all 50 states. In addition, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is currently organized into four different schools and programs - School of Theology, Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism, School of Church Ministries and Boyce College.

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. serves as the 9th and current president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Christianity Today recognized Mohler as a 'leader among American evangelicals' while Time called him the 'reigning intellectual of the evangelical movement in the U.S.' Moreover, Mohler is currently serving as chairman of the SBC's Council of Seminary Presidents. He is also known as a conservative Baptist evangelical and a Calvinist.