Archive for November 2019
Pastor James Womack shares how to find joy in ministry
“Ministry is not a playground; ministry is a battleground,” said James Womack, senior pastor of Destiny Church in Fort Worth, Texas, during his chapel address at The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Nov. 7. Womack, who prayed the dedicatory prayer over Adam W. Greenway and his family during his inauguration as Southwestern Seminary’s ninth president, Oct.…
Read MoreFaculty, students to represent Southwestern Seminary at 2019 ETS meeting
Thirteen faculty members and 10 students from The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will participate in the 71st annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in San Diego, California, Nov. 20-22. This year’s theme will be “Christ in all Scripture.” Southwestern Seminary faculty and students taking part in the meeting and their topics include: David Allen…
Read MoreSWBTS Legacy: William B. Tolar
When William B. Tolar’s teacher challenged him to read the Bible, she had no idea the impact that challenge would have on not just the 13-year-old Tolar, but on generations of seminary students. The teacher shared that the Bible was the best-selling book in history but speculated that 99 percent of people had never read…
Read MoreAvoid temptation to veer from Gospel preaching, BGCO president exhorts
Preaching from 1 Timothy 1:3-20, Blake Gideon urged future pastors to stay the course, stay true to the Gospel, and avoid temptation to deviate from that path. Gideon, senior pastor at Edmond’s First Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, and president of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO), spoke in chapel at The Southwestern Baptist…
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