Archive for March 2023
German brothers find second home, education at Southwestern
Cross-cultural education can be a difficult task to master, but it can become easier if you are going to school with your sibling. This is the case for two Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Doctor of Philosophy students, Andreas and Gerhard Burau. Growing up in Paderborn, Germany, a city in the northwestern part of the country,…
Read MoreRoss spends a lifetime inspiring teenagers to love Jesus
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Senior Professor of Student Ministry Richard Ross has known for most of his life what he has been called to do: “by the Spirit, live, teach, speak, and write to see Christ’s kingdom come through teenagers and their parents and leaders, for the glory of God.” He became a believer and…
Read MoreOld Testament Professor Helmuth Pehlke dies at 79
Helmuth Pehlke, senior research professor of Old Testament at Bibelseminar Bonn, the German-based partnering seminary of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, died March 22. He was 79 years old. “We are indeed grateful for Dr. Pehlke’s years of faithful service to our Lord and his longtime efforts to bring the Old Testament to life for students,”…
Read MoreWomen’s Spring Break mission trip to New York sees God at work among ‘brokenness’
While many students spend their time going to the beach, going on vacations, or just catching up on rest, 10 women from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College spent their Spring Break serving the Lord in New York City where they saw both human “brokenness” and God at work. Sponsored by the World…
Read MoreFormer professor of missions Samuel Shahid dies at 87
Samuel Shahid, professor of missions in the Islamic Studies program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1998-2013, died March 2. He was 87 years old. “Dr. Shahid was a founder of the Islamic Studies program at SWBTS and raised the awareness of the Southern Baptists to the need for the Gospel among Islamic people across…
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