The Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth lists DBTS in its directory of institutions of higher education operating in accordance with applicable state laws and conducting programs leading to a degree.
[3] DBTS describes itself as "unashamedly Baptist," holding to a dispensational approach to the Bible and thus premillennial and pretribulational in eschatology.
Additionally, it "is biblicist in theology and stands opposed to and engages in refutation of the charismatic movement, Arminianism, and hyper-Calvinism.
"[4] The institution treats the original manuscripts of the Bible as the inerrant Word of God,[5] a position that places it in opposition to the King-James-Only Movement.
[13] Dr. David M. Doran, a graduate of Bob Jones University[6] who also holds two master's degrees from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary and a D.Min.
[18][19] DBTS also is credited as the developer of a widely disseminated tract entitled The Bridge to Eternal Life.
[20] Graduates and former students of DBTS are well represented[citation needed] in the ministry and as faculty members of bible colleges and seminaries.