Archive for April 2020
New and revised Terry School degrees will directly impact ‘health and mission effectiveness’ of churches, Wilder says
The addition of four new degree programs and revisions to three existing programs in the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries will elevate education and outreach, focusing on a “competency-shaped curriculum,” says Dean Michael S. Wilder. The programs were approved by The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Board of Trustees at their spring meeting, April…
Read MoreMyers: Musical beauty ‘contains a summons’ to glorify God
Christians must resist the cultural temptation to see musical expression and practices as beyond Christian discipleship and must see the beauty of music ‘contains a summons’ to glorify God, author Ken Myers said in keynote talks for The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s School of Church Music and Worship, April 17. Throughout the month of April,…
Read MoreChurch sees record-high attendance amidst COVID-19-prompted drive-in services
As the threat of COVID-19 escalated in mid-March, Pastor Matt Henslee crafted a message to his congregation, outlining how the church would adapt to the state-wide limitation of all gatherings to 50 people. Attendance at Mayhill Baptist Church in Mayhill, New Mexico, had been hovering around 100, so Henslee swiftly made plans to begin offering…
Read More‘Forward-thinking’ Southwestern eases mid-semester shift to online-only courses, students and professors say
When COVID-19 precautions required the moving of all on-campus courses to online delivery, the “forward thinking” of The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary allowed faculty and students to adapt quickly to a new normal. Classes that formerly took place on campus now consist of pre-recorded materials, logging in to online video conferences for live lectures and…
Read MoreFIRST-PERSON: After years of prayer and in the midst of pandemic, student’s mother receives Christ as Savior
Being the only child in my family, I find it most difficult to share the Gospel with my parents. They know my sins, my weaknesses, and my failures better than anyone else. In addition to that, based on the traditions of Asian hierarchy, it is disrespectful for a child to call parents unto repentance. However,…
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