Archive for January 2018
Two high school students accept āfree gift of Godā
With so many homeowners consistently away in the afternoons when Southwesternās Everyday Evangelism teams canvass, Teaching Fellow Charles Stewartās teams have consistently tried to engage people who are simply out walking in the neighborhoods, seeing these as divine appointments. On Thursday, Jan. 25, he and his team found such an appointment with two high school…
Read MoreHavard students exhorted to live by the Word, resist worldly temptations
During the convocation service for Southwesternās J. Dalton Havard School for Theological Studies in Houston, Jan. 22, Southwestern President Paige Patterson extended a challenge to those students who have been called to āpreach the Word.ā Preaching from Romans 13:11-14, Patterson urged students to live their lives according to Godās Word, resisting all worldly temptations. Referencing…
Read MoreNew keyboards classroom unveiled in Cowden Hall
In the words of Leo Day, dean of the School of Church Music at Southwestern Seminary, he and his faculty strive to ātrain all skillfully to perform masterfully so that we worship passionately.ā This goal is now even more attainable thanks to the Oneta and Curtis Tally Collaborative Keyboards Classroom, which was unveiled during a…
Read MoreNew semester is a time of new commitment, Patterson tells students
Students beginning a new semester of study should āput aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light,ā President Paige Patterson told Southwestern Seminary faculty and students during the spring 2018 convocation, Jan. 18, in MacGorman Chapel. Leo Day, dean of the School of Church Music, lent his voice to a rousing welcome, followed…
Read MoreStudents glean wisdom from professors through new discipleship opportunity
Throughout the fall 2017 semester, students in Southwestern Seminaryās undergraduate, masterās and doctoral programs had the unique opportunity to learn from the experience and wisdom of their professors outside the traditional academic context. In the new program called the Legacy Leadership Track, students met with a group once a month to discuss life, ministry and…
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