Archive for January 2023
Hawkins encourages Southwestern students to fulfill their purpose
Be a servant, remember your calling, be relevant, and keep an eternal perspective, preached O.S. Hawkins, senior advisor, ambassador-at-large, and senior professor of pastoral ministry and evangelism, at the Southwestern Baptist Theological and Texas Baptist College chapel on Jan. 26. In his welcome during the second chapel of the spring academic semester, David S. Dockery,…
Read MoreCouple’s discomfort dissolves through encouragement of Everyday Evangelism initiative
In his marriage proposal to Hannah* last August, John* asked if she would spend the rest of her life serving God with him. She joyfully said yes, and the two married in December, with plans to someday become missionaries overseas. Despite these aspirations, however, the two admitted feeling intimidated at sharing the Gospel with strangers.…
Read MoreSouthwestern donor Wayne McDonald dies at 84
Longtime Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary donor and friend Wayne McDonald passed away Jan. 14 at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 84. “The Southwestern community extends our Christian sympathy to the McDonald family at this time even as we give thanks to God for the life, influence, and generosity of Wayne McDonald,” said David…
Read MoreAndy Horner, benefactor of women’s ministry at Southwestern, dies
Andy Horner of Dallas, Texas, passed away on Jan. 21 at the age of 98. He and his late wife, Joan, were owners of Premier Designs, and were generous benefactors of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as First Baptist Church of Dallas and ministries around the world. Horner’s “life was a shining testimony to…
Read MoreDockery describes hope for ‘grace-filled community’ during Southwestern convocation address
Expounding on what it means to be a “grace-filled community,” Interim President David S. Dockery introduced the first of six core values to “shape and inform” the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College community during the Jan. 24 convocation service. The ceremony, which formally begins the new semester, also included the installation of…
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