Archive for October 2023
Southwestern Day of Prayer covers ‘tapestry’ of Seminary Hill in prayer
In an “answer to prayer” several months in the making, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and donors gathered Oct. 14 on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for the Day of Prayer. In opening remarks before attendees scattered to prayer stations across the Fort Worth campus, Melana Hunt Monroe, director of prayer ministries, explained the…
Read MorePrelude to Christmas to celebrate ‘Christ the Savior is Born’
In effort to focus on the “true meaning of Christmas through Scripture and song,” the School of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will host the annual Prelude to Christmas concert on November 10 and 11 on its Fort Worth campus, said Joseph R. Crider, dean of the seminary’s SCMW. The free…
Read MorePlumlee challenges ministers to flourish as humans as an extension of ministry
One’s humanity is not an elimination, but an extension of ministry preached Spencer Plumlee, senior pastor and elder at First Baptist Church of Mansfield, Texas, during his Oct. 12 chapel message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College. Plumlee preached from Genesis 1:26-28. He offered the audience five dimensions of humanity found in…
Read MoreStudents, faculty share the Gospel to marginalized groups in Boston
During the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6, a group of six students and one faculty member from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, to share the Gospel with people in the city and learn from the SEND Relief staff at the Boston Ministry Center about how they can mobilize different congregations to share…
Read MoreSouthwestern students learn missionary lessons of ‘flexibility,’ ‘servant heart’ in Cambodia
While serving in Cambodia Sept. 30-Oct. 8 during a mission trip with Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Master of Divinity student Haylee Grace* learned “that missions will be more of a sacrifice than I thought it would be.” Grace, a Fort Worth native who is called to overseas missions, was one of five students who served…
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