Archive for February 2019
Greenway nominated to lead Southwestern Seminary
Southwestern Seminary alumnus Adam W. Greenway, dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been unanimously selected by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Presidential Search Committee as their nominee to fill the presidential vacancy. Greenway, 41, has served in many denominational leadership roles, including vice chairman…
Read MoreA LEGACY OF SOUL-WINNING: 14-year-old E.D. Head wins soul to Christ through ‘unusual services’
Editor’s Note: The following is part of an ongoing series examining the evangelism experiences of significant figures from Southwestern Seminary’s history. This story is taken from a Baptist Standard article—written by former Southwestern professor Ray Summers—on the life of E.D. Head, Southwestern’s third president and the second occupant of the seminary’s Chair of Evangelism.[1] E.D.…
Read MoreUtah mission trip energizes Scarborough students
Fifteen Scarborough College students met challenges and reaped rewards as they evangelized door to door in a Utah polygamist community near the campuses of Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University over winter break. Accompanied by Scarborough professors Sarah Spring and Daniel Weaver, the team worked with Troy and Janis Walker, former Southwestern students now living in…
Read MoreNew 2+2 program deploys students to mission field more quickly
Concurrently with the release of its new Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Southwestern Seminary has also unveiled changes to the 2+2 program, officially known as the M.Div. in international church planting. The flagship M.Div. degree for those called to serve in overseas missions, this modified program will enable students to reach their mission fields to fulfill the Great…
Read MoreFormer music professor Elizabeth McKinney dies at 91
Elizabeth Richmond McKinney, former Southwestern music professor and wife of former dean of the School of Church Music James McKinney, died on Jan. 30 after a lengthy illness. She was 91. McKinney was born on Dec. 8, 1927, in Oakdale, La., to Harold E. and Essie Almeda Seals Richmond. A musically talented child, she studied…
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