---
license: other
license_name: mrl
license_link: https://mistral.ai/licenses/MRL-0.1.md
tags:
- Baptist
- Christian
- Bible
- Theology
- Jesus
- Seminary
- SBC
- Protestant
pipeline_tag: text-generation
base_model: mistralai/Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410
---

# Baptist Christian Bible Expert 8B (Ministral Edition)

A specialized 8B parameter language model for Baptist theology and ministry, fine-tuned on `mistralai/Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410` with **128k token context window** for deep scriptural analysis and multilingual ministry support.

## Features

- 🕊️ Answers theological questions from a Southern Baptist perspective (Baptist Faith & Message 2000)
- ✝️ Explains Scripture using historical-grammatical interpretation with emphasis on practical application
- 🌍 Multilingual support for ministry in 10+ languages (English, Spanish, French, Korean, etc.)
- 🎓 Enhanced agentic capabilities for sermon preparation, Sunday School lessons, and evangelism training
- 💬 Advanced roleplaying for pastoral counseling and discipleship scenarios
- 📖 Specializes in Baptist distinctives: believer's baptism, local church autonomy, priesthood of all believers

## Quantized Formats

- **GGUF Collection**:
  [Baptist-Christian-Bible-Expert-v1.1-8B](https://huggingface.co/mradermacher/Baptist-Christian-Bible-Expert-v1.1-8B-GGUF)

## Usage

**Chat Template (V3-Tekken):**

**Recommended Deterministic Settings for Doctrinal Accuracy:**
```python
{
  "temperature": 0,
  "top_k": 1,
  "top_p": 0,
  "min_p": 0,
  "repetition_penalty": 1.18
}
```

## Training Details

- **Base Model**: `mistralai/Ministral-8B-Instruct-2410` (128k context)
- **Fine-Tuning**: QLoRA on SBC doctrine

## Key Capabilities
- **Multilingual Ministry Support**
- **Advanced Function Calling**
- **Biblical Accuracy**

## Ethical Considerations

This model is designed to:
- Maintain strict fidelity to the Baptist Faith & Message 2000
- Promote biblical inerrancy and sufficiency of Scripture
- Support but never replace local church leadership and pastoral counsel

*For the Glory of God and the Advancement of His Kingdom*