Archive for August 2019

In his first convocation service as president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Adam W. Greenway continued the longstanding tradition of pronouncing the incoming class of students “Southwesterners.” To emphasize the history and heritage behind such a pronouncement, however, Greenway did not deliver the charge himself, but rather appealed to a historic figure from the seminary’s…

As vice president for public affairs, John Seelig served Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with faith and grace for three decades. In leading the seminary to greatness over the years, many men contributed through their teaching, and many through their preaching. But Seelig led Southwestern Seminary to grow exponentially through his gift of amassing vast support from the local…

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has released its schedule of chapel speakers for the fall 2019 semester. Speakers include the seminary’s newly elected president Adam W. Greenway; President of the Southern Baptist Convention J.D. Greear; Distinguished Professor of Preaching Emeritus Al Fasol; President of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Juan Sanchez; and Southwestern Seminary’s seventh…

In his 1958 inaugural address, Robert Naylor posed the question, “Is there a single word that can tie together the first year of the seminary’s life with this year and the last year?” In Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s first 50 years, much had changed from the time of B.H. Carroll and the seminary’s founding faculty.…