Archive for July 2017
Jerry Vines enrolls in Ph.D. program
Jerry Vines, pastor emeritus of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla., and preacher for more than 60 years, has enrolled in the Ph.D. program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The prolific preacher and frequent speaker at Southwestern’s annual preaching conference will begin his studies in Southwestern’s School of Preaching this fall. “All of his…
Read MoreLanguage skills build bridges to share the Gospel
On a scorching night in Phoenix, Ariz., this June, some Crossover teams were tired and a bit discouraged. “We had had a rough night,” recalls Luis Gonzalez. “Nobody wanted to talk to us. So many people shut the door in our faces.” His team went to a poor minority neighborhood. “We got out of our…
Read MoreLives miraculously changing in Madagascar
In 2012, Southwestern Seminary accepted a challenge from the International Mission Board (IMB) to adopt an unreached people group—the Antandroy people of Madagascar. In the five years since then, Southwestern has sent teams to the remote island off the African coast to share the Gospel with the Antandroy. This summer, Southwestern laid the groundwork for…
Read MoreSouthwestern lays groundwork for future seminary in Madagascar
Hard work is evident in the progress made in Southwestern Seminary’s outreach to the remote, undeveloped island of Madagascar—hard work and, unmistakably, the hand of God. In 2012, Southwestern Seminary accepted a challenge from the International Mission Board (IMB) to adopt an unreached people group—the Antandroy people of Madagascar. This summer, Southwestern laid the groundwork…
Read MoreLockman Foundation president Robert Lambeth dies
Robert “Bob” Lambeth, president for 38 years of the Lockman Foundation and donor for each of the Southern Baptist Convention’s six seminaries, died suddenly on Tuesday, July 11. He was 81. The Lockman Foundation is a nonprofit, interdenominational ministry dedicated to the translation, publication and distribution of the New American Standard Bible (NASB), Amplified Bible,…
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