Articles of incorporation, bylaws, and governance documents establishing the legal foundation of CLSD and its accreditor.
Cross Life School of Divinity operates as a religious educational institution. Its accrediting body, the Council for Theological Accreditation and Review (CTAR), was formally incorporated in 2026 as a Delaware nonstock, non-charitable religious corporation — independent of CLSD and its founder. CTAR's Certificate of Incorporation establishes its independent director governance, purpose (theological accreditation), and structural separation from any institution it accredits.
Filed with the Delaware Division of Corporations under Title 8, Chapter 9 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
CTAR's bylaws establish the procedures for accreditation review, site visits, standards publication, conflict-of-interest management, and the appointment of its independent director. The bylaws are available for public inspection and form the operational foundation of the accreditor's independence and integrity.
Adopted at the organizational meeting of the Corporation.
CTAR is a private religious accrediting body. It is a Delaware nonstock, non-charitable nonprofit corporation. It is not a 501(c)(3) charity and does not solicit or accept tax-deductible contributions. CTAR accreditation is a private religious accreditation and is not recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Transferability of credits or degrees to other institutions is not guaranteed.
CTAR affirms that an institution meets its nine published standards of theological and institutional integrity.
To preserve CTAR's structural independence, Larry D. Fisher — who stewarded the vision — deliberately recused himself from the incorporation, governance, and direction of CTAR. CTAR was incorporated by an independent party, and Mr. Fisher holds no incorporator, director, officer, or controlling role in CTAR. This recusal is documented in CTAR's founding notice and conflict-of-interest policy.
The founding vision originated in 2004 as an internal initiative of the late Minister Bill Robinson.