Archive for December 2022
Caldwell connects church history to students’ lives, ministries
Jonathan Edwards scholar Robert Caldwell’s passion is to help his students at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary understand that the “great stories of church history really do connect” with their stories and ministry. Caldwell, professor of church history, said he first became interested in history during his undergraduate years at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where…
Read MoreKeith and Kristyn Getty bring Sing! An Irish Christmas to Seminary Hill
Keith and Kristyn Getty performed Christ-centered Christmas music and traditional carols of the season for almost 1,700 people through “Sing! An Irish Christmas” on Dec. 7 in the MacGorman Chapel and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Christian hip-hop artist Trip Lee and worship leaders Matt Papa and Matt Boswell…
Read MoreA Journey of Faith: Michelle Hicks helps women learn to be in God’s Word as they walk with the Lord
Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Southwestern News. At the start of the winding, gravel road that leads into Mt. Lebanon Baptist Encampment in Cedar Hill, Texas, is a weathered wooden sign that reads, “Where People Meet Jesus.” As a rising eighth-grader attending her first-ever church-related event, the sign proved prophetic…
Read MoreWicker models accurate biblical interpretation, creative teaching in the classroom
Whether he is dressed as a Roman soldier or a Jewish shepherd explaining the background of a New Testament text or supplying his class with 3D glasses to be at the empty tomb in a video he created, Jim Wicker, professor of New Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, seeks to teach his students not…
Read MoreGenerational discipleship should be every believer’s goal: The role of biblical mentoring in Jonathan Coleman’s life and ministry
Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Southwestern News. From the Friday night lights of high school football to the flaring flames atop oil rigs of the Permian Basin, a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary grad is looking to increase the light of Christ and spiritual fire through mentoring men at his church…
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