Archive for September 2017
Woman’s voicemail leads to salvation of teenage son
When Christian Stringer arrived at his church office on Monday morning, he had a voicemail from a woman informing him that she, along with her husband and son, were currently homeless and needed help. He met them in-person with food and money the following day; indeed, they were staying under a pavilion at a nearby…
Read MoreSouthwestern employee misses prayer meeting to lead woman to Christ
Southwestern’s admissions team prayed during their Monday morning meeting for the prospective students they would call that week—that the prospects would discern and obey the Lord’s will, and that the admissions team would display godly character in their interactions. As most Southwesterners do, the admissions team also prayed for the salvation of the lost, especially…
Read MoreGTI formalizes partnership with South Asian seminary, 2 Champion Churches
Southwestern Seminary’s Patterson Center for Global Theological Innovation (GTI) has formalized a new partnership with a seminary in South Asia and two Champion Churches. Representatives from each of these four institutions signed documents confirming the partnership during Southwestern’s chapel service, Aug. 30. The South Asian seminary is Alpha College of Theological Studies (ACTS), which was…
Read MoreSouthwestern faculty among signers of ‘Nashville Statement’ on human sexuality, identity
On Aug. 29, a broad coalition of Christian leaders released the Nashville Statement, a new doctrinal declaration articulating God’s design for humans as male and female, including opposition to same-sex marriage and fluid gender identity. Such a statement is needed, they say, as a response to an increasingly post-Christian Western culture that believes it can…
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