Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary recently took a major step forward in its pursuit of regional accreditation. With the approval of our self-study design by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), CBTS now enters the critical self-study phase—an 18-month period of intense self-analysis with a focus on assessment and improving educational and institutional quality in relation to the seminary’s mission and goals. During his May 22nd visit, Middle States staff liaison Dr. Robert Schneider not only enthusiastically approved CBTS’s self-study design—but requested permission to use it as a model for other institutions! What impressed Dr. Schneider was that rather than follow a strict structure organized around Middle States’ Fourteen Standards of Excellence, CBTS’ self-study design is based on four principal work groups as reflective of the practical day-to-day outworking of the Seminary’s own individualized mission. We praise the Lord for this positive affirmation of the efforts of CBTS’ Self-Study Steering Committee but realize that much work remains.