FROM THE HILL: Darling discusses topics including race and Christmas, Queen shares about evangelism

“From the Hill” is a regular series highlighting the work of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s faculty. Check back here regularly to find articles, blogs, podcasts, interviews, and more. “Ministers of Reconciliation: Preaching on Race and the Gospel” (book with Lexham Press), edited by Daniel Darling, director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement and assistant…

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Church Practices, Church Polity, and Cooperation: How Baptist distinctives in theology and at church form the basis for healthy multi-church cooperation

Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2021 issue of Southwestern News. The practices and polity of the church are fundamental to Christianity. Specifically, they are fundamental to faithful discipleship, to cooperation with likeminded churches, and to denominational integrity. Ecclesiology is the name given to the area of theology that includes the practices and polity…

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The Bible is God’s Word

Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2021 issue of Southwestern News. As we enter the Christmas season, it’s a good time to be reminded of the importance of words—and the Word.  Words matter. Without them, we cannot make claims or delineate truths. Sometimes, the claim we want to make or the truth we want…

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