Archive for April 2021
Former youth ministry professor Phil Briggs dies at 88
Phil Briggs, distinguished professor of student ministry and youth education at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1971 to 2004, died on April 18. He was 88. “Dr. Briggs was a Southwesterner with few equals,” said Southwestern Seminary President Adam W. Greenway. “As a four-time graduate and long-tenured faculty member for more than three decades, his…
Read MoreEngage in a ‘transformational trust,’ Brown preaches
Even in the face of uncertain times, Christians must be characterized by a “transformational trust” in the Lord, said Robert Brown, executive director of Lakeway Christian Schools in Morristown, Tennessee, during his chapel sermon at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, April 14. “How we choose to live and how we choose to conduct ourselves will be…
Read MoreGod is doing ‘fresh, marvelous’ work on Seminary Hill, Greenway tells trustees
God is doing “a fresh and marvelous work” on Seminary Hill, President Adam W. Greenway declared to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s board of trustees during their spring meeting, April 12-13. During the meeting, Greenway announced the seminary plans to resume “full, normal on-campus operations in the fall,” and the board approved the 2021-2022 budget, elected…
Read MoreFour appointed to Scarborough College faculty
Four new professors have been appointed to the faculty of Scarborough College, President Adam W. Greenway announced during Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s spring meeting of the board of trustees, April 13. “With the addition of these new faculty, our college will be infused with even greater academic rigor and proven ministers of the Gospel who…
Read MoreNew faculty appointees bring ‘intercultural competence, fresh vision’ to Fish School
Two new professors have been appointed to the faculty of the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, including a new director of the World Missions Center and a new director of Hispanic Programs, President Adam W. Greenway announced during the spring meeting of the institution’s board of trustees,…
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