Archive for August 2023
Faculty, administrators recognized, installed during Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary convocation
To mark a historic day as David S. Dockery was invested as the tenth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary the bells in the tower of MacGorman Chapel rang the seminary’s hymn Lead on, O King Eternal across the Fort Worth campus following the Aug. 22 convocation service. Convocation, the first chapel service that marks…
Read MoreNewest Southwesterners welcomed to Seminary Hill during new student orientation
Like generations of students before them, new students at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College were welcomed Aug. 11 for new student orientation in Truett Auditorium in the B.H. Carroll Memorial Building to begin a full day of getting acclimated to the Fort Worth campus before classes begin for the fall semester. “We…
Read MoreRetired music theory professor Janis Watkins passes at 83
Janis Nutt Watkins, retired associate professor of music theory at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, died Aug. 9. She was 83. “While I never had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Watkins, I’ve heard from her students that she cared deeply for them,” said Joseph R. Crider, dean of the School of Church Music and Worship at…
Read MoreDockery highlights enrollment, giving increases, recognizes staff in annual faculty, staff meeting
Increases in total enrollment and unrestricted giving for the recently concluded academic year and a new theme passage for the new academic year were announced by President David S. Dockery during an Aug. 9 annual meeting of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary personnel as the 2023-2024 academic year begins. “As we begin this new year, let…
Read MoreStatement from Chairman Jonathan Richard
On August 4, Religion News Service (RNS) published a story largely based on claims by former Southwestern Seminary trustee Aaron Sligar that require a response from the board to set the record straight. RNS gave the seminary an opportunity to offer comments for the story. My comments were limited in nature to be as gracious…
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