Archive for March 2017

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted its first annual Text-Driven Preaching Conference, March 6-8. Pastors, preachers, and students from across the country and even around the world were welcomed to the three-day conference, which featured eight plenary sessions, 18 breakout sessions, and a pre-conference workshop, all of which aimed to encourage attendees and bring a sense…

Is faith reasonable? Is faith good? These questions were the center of a special “Christian/Atheist dialogue,” March 3, hosted by Southwestern Seminary in connection with the annual Stand Firm Apologetics Conference. The event featured Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine, and John Mark Reynolds, president of the Saint Constantine School in Houston. Shermer and…

Mardi Gras is a safe place for sinners, says Master of Divinity student Calvin Summers, “because they can be rude, they can be obnoxious, they can be above the law, and no one says anything. The drawback to that is, at the end of the day, they have to go back to reality and take…

In celebration of musical excellence at Southwestern Seminary, the School of Church Music hosted its 14th annual Gala concert, Feb. 25. The evening featured a variety of musical styles performed by the Southwestern Master Chorale, the Southwestern Singers, the Chapel Choir and the Southwestern Jazz Combo. The concert also highlighted special performances from the Southwestern…