Seminary faculty at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and other SBC seminaries were being required to sign documents indicating agreement with Scriptural inerrancy. The board of regents and trustees were able to avoid this requirement at Truett. Truett Seminary was and is more accepting of moderate theology.
At Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and other SBC seminaries, faculty were required to sign documents affirming Scriptural inerrancy. However, the board of regents and trustees could exempt Truett from this requirement. Truett Seminary has always been more open to moderate theological views.