Archive for August 2018
Bingham shares dream for Southwestern in coming academic year
In his first address to the student body as interim president of Southwestern Seminary, D. Jeffrey Bingham expounded three virtues that should characterize every Southwesterner: self-denial, taking last place, and orienting one’s entire life around serving others. This word from the interim president came during the seminary’s fall convocation service, Aug. 23, which signified the…
Read MoreFIRST-PERSON: Which Path Will Southwestern Take?
I was on an early morning hike on Eagle Mountain when I came to the scene pictured above. The sun was just rising over the cliff and treetops when the hiking trail bifurcated. I had to decide which direction to take. It dawned upon me that many in the Southern Baptist Convention and the watching…
Read MoreFall 2018 chapel speakers announced
Southwestern Seminary has released its schedule of chapel speakers for the fall 2018 semester. Chapel services will take place in MacGorman Chapel every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. Chapel archives as well as a live stream of the services are available online at swbts.edu/chapel. The chapel speakers are as follows: Aug. 23: D. Jeffrey Bingham,…
Read MoreFROM THE PROFS: RTN experience capped off by plane-ride conversation
Nathan Burggraff accompanied a fellow Southwestern professor to Juneau, Alaska, for Revive This Nation (RTN) earlier this year. Burggraff, assistant professor of music theory, led worship throughout the week while the other professor, then-dean of the Terry School of Church and Family Ministries Waylan Owens, preached revival sermons. When the week concluded, Burggraff found himself…
Read More‘Tough guy’ proves open to the Gospel, accepts Jesus as Lord
“There’s no way this guy wants to hear the Gospel.” Matt Queen, Chair of Evangelism at Southwestern Seminary, thought this of his Lyft driver on his way to the airport. Queen had spent a week in Hawaii with his wife Hope earlier this summer, preaching revival services and doing evangelism training for local churches. On…
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