Archive for May 2020
HOW-TO: Teach a New Song to a Congregation
Editor’s Note: The following was written by Nathan Burggraff, assistant professor of music theory at The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. This article originally appeared in the spring 2020 issue of Southwestern News (pg. 27). One hurdle that contemporary churches have in teaching new songs to their congregations is the lack of a musical score from which church…
Read MoreThe Neighborhood, the State, the Nation, the World: The concentric reach of one South Texas church making disciples who make disciples
Editor’s Note: The following feature story originally appeared in the spring 2020 issue of Southwestern News (pgs. 28-33). The mission efforts recounted herein took place before COVID-19 restrictions limited community involvement. “We’re from West Conroe Baptist Church. We’d like to pay for your groceries today.” Stop at any grocery store in Conroe, Texas, and you may hear…
Read MoreOnline video game becomes avenue for evangelism
While COVID-19 may have hindered door-to-door evangelism efforts, students at The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary remain committed to the evangelistic task. One unique avenue for a recent evangelistic conversation was the chat feature of an online video game. Jeff,* a master’s student at the seminary from Keller, Texas, took an evangelism practicum this semester with…
Read MoreSearch for evangelism partners leads layman to Southwestern Seminary
Michael Craiglow, a retired electrical engineer in Grapevine, Texas, felt the urge to witness to people about Jesus. He prayed that God would direct him to one or two others with whom he could partner for door-to-door evangelism. God answered his prayers by leading him to the Everyday Evangelism program at The Southwestern Baptist Theological…
Read More‘Continue going forth,’ Greenway charges graduates in video address
With COVID-19 preventing The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Scarborough College from having an in-person commencement ceremony for the first time in the institution’s 112-year history, the school’s administration and faculty still congratulated and celebrated the 336 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students graduating in the spring 2020 semester, including the largest-ever graduating class from Scarborough…
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