Archive for December 2020

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the fall 2020 issue of Southwestern News. On Dec. 7, the U.S. State Department added Nigeria to the list of “Countries of Particular Concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for engaging in or tolerating “systemic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.” More Christians have been martyred in…

“No one has ever shown that to me.” Rex is 56, and that is what he said to me on Dec. 3 in my study at church.  I have the sovereign privilege to pastor a rural church in East Texas. Do not let the sound of that fool you. Some readers may picture a lifeless…

Southwestern Seminary is the “preeminent Southern Baptist seminary” for “studying Christian education,” says Bryan Barrineau, student pastor at First Baptist Church in Enterprise, Alabama, and one of the nine students in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s first Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) cohort, which began in October. Approved by the seminary’s board of trustees at their spring…

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Scarborough College recognized, celebrated, and commissioned 638 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and certificate graduates during its fall 2020 commencement ceremony, Dec. 4, of whom 223 were present.  The ceremony took place in MacGorman Chapel, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, only graduates, faculty, and production staff were present in the room. All wore masks…