Archive for August 2022
Southwestern Seminary, Lifeway en Español conference to equip the ‘pastor-theologian’
In effort to equip the “pastor-theologian” with the skills of biblical and theological exposition, the Hispanic Programs of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Lifeway en Español will host the inaugural “Theology Conference-Preaching and Teaching the Book of Colossians” for pastors and ministry leaders on the Fort Worth campus Sept. 30-Oct. 1. “We seek to equip,…
Read MoreLet the Lord fight your battles, Greenway encourages students at convocation
Doing the Lord’s work may bring attacks, but the battle belongs to the Lord, President Adam W. Greenway encouraged students during his August 23 convocation message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College, drawing upon the solace of David’s words in Psalm 18 and warnings in the nearly century-old words of L.R. Scarborough,…
Read More‘God’s perfect will’ for Jim and Jeannine Carter
When W.A. Criswell, longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, officiated the wedding ceremony of Jim and Jeannine Carter, the couple prayed they “would always be in the perfect will of God.” The couple, who grew up together in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, graduated from W.H. Adamson High School and were…
Read MoreMinistry in paradise
Sitting on a surfboard in the Pacific Ocean having a Gospel conversation with a new friend, talking theology with a fellow pastor, or praying while waiting for the next wave were common experiences for Chris Martin (‘20) while he pastored on the Hawaiian island of Maui. “I can’t tell you how many times sitting out…
Read MoreIn a class of her own: God’s good work in the life of Norma Hedin 
In 2000, when Adam Davis (’02, ’11), took the course Principles of Teaching as an elective in his Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Master of Divinity degree plan, “a light bulb went off.” Davis, who serves as the associate pastor at Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, says the class and the professor, Norma Hedin…
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