Archive for February 2016
College students gain ministry insight through international missions
After several days of outreach efforts in Tekax, Mexico, a team of Southwestern college students assisted in starting a new church plant in the nearby village of Pencuyut. Encouraged by two salvations that took place in the church’s first Sunday morning service, the group was eager to conduct a mini church service in a local…
Read MoreHavard students reminded of ‘highest, noblest’ calling
As Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson pointed out, relatively few preachers have the courage to preach from Ezekiel 40-48. These chapters, which detail the 1,000-year reign of Christ after the Great Tribulation, are often misunderstood, and students instructed to preach through entire books of the Bible often point to this section of Ezekiel as evidence…
Read MoreFirst fruits of spring semester harvested at UTA campus
Two Southwestern Seminary evangelists were conversing with a college student, Esteban, on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington when two of his friends, Stephanie and Belen, showed up. Though one of the evangelists, Master of Divinity student Emmanuel Escareno, initially feared this had ruined the chances of making a full Gospel presentation,…
Read MoreSouthwestern professors, students participate in Jacksonville Pastor’s Conference
More than 30 faculty, staff and students from Southwestern Seminary participated in the 2016 Pastors’ Conference, Jan. 28-31, hosted by the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla. The theme of the conference was “Study to Show Thyself Approved,” based on 2 Timothy 2:15. Southwestern President Paige Patterson and Dean of the School of Preaching David…
Read MorePh.D. students teach, lead evangelism in Zambia
Over winter break, five Southwestern Seminary Ph.D. students, under the supervision of professors Keith Eitel and Dean Sieberhagen, taught at the Zambia Baptist Theological Seminary in Lusaka. Spending four hours each morning instructing on the topics of world religions and evangelism, the Southwesterners led Zambian students in engaging local villagers with the Gospel in the…
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