Allen models text-driven preaching at Brazilian seminary’s annual theology conference

Dean of the School of Preaching David Allen recently spoke at a theology conference hosted by the Baptist Theological Seminary in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference, held March 26-28, celebrated the 110th anniversary of the Brazilian Baptist Convention and emphasized the importance of expository preaching. “The Brazilian Baptist Convention is doing very well with…

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Dale Johnson elected executive director of ACBC

Dale Johnson, assistant professor of biblical counseling at Southwestern Seminary, has been elected executive director of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). This comes in the wake of current executive director Heath Lambert’s decision to step down from the position after assuming the senior pastorate of the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla. Following…

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Dale Johnson elected executive director of ACBC

Dale Johnson, assistant professor of biblical counseling at Southwestern Seminary, has been elected executive director of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). This comes in the wake of current executive director Heath Lambert’s decision to step down from the position after assuming the senior pastorate of the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla. Following…

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Yearlong evangelism effort connects dozens to local church

Early in the spring 2017 semester, a group of Southwestern students active in the seminary’s “Everyday Evangelism” program noticed a common problem. Many of the people who made a profession of faith lacked personal discipleship and connection with a local church. “We learned that evangelism and discipleship are two sides of the same coin,” says…

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Search for a higher purpose bridged gap between faith and finance

John Cortines grew up as a saver. As a child, he regularly dumped his piggy bank and recorded his “net wealth” of pennies. He saved money from mowing lawns and finished high school with $10,000 in savings—and graduate school with over $100,000. Saving—and growing—his wealth was his goal. A graduate of Harvard Business School and…

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