Archive for May 2024
Using her ministry skills in West Texas: Women’s Ministry is a natural fit for Melissa Meredith
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Southwestern News. Growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with parents who were believers, Melissa Meredith (’13) says it’s natural that she, too, would come to the Lord. Her father was a former music and youth pastor, and her mother discipled her at the family’s…
Read MoreGive us this day, our daily bread: For 30 years, the Sutherland family has been used to fulfill a daily prayer in the lives of Southwesterners
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Southwestern News. When Scott Patel*, a Master of Divinity student from Southeast Asia, was told about the food ministry on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, it was an answer to prayer. Patel came to the Fort Worth campus on Aug. 8,…
Read MoreHow to refocus a church for missions
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Southwestern News. In recent years, Tim Keller, JD Greear, and others developed the Missions Manifesto. In it they ask: Does the church have a mission or does God’s mission have a church? The answer speaks to the very existence and core of the…
Read MoreSeminary Hill Press releases ‘Scripture-Guided Worship’ in e-book format
Seminary Hill Press, the publishing arm of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has released an e-book version of Scripture-Guided Worship: A Call to Pastors and Worship Leaders. Written by Joseph R. Crider, dean of the School of Church Music and Worship (SCMW), the book originally was released in 2021 to coincide with the school’s centennial anniversary.…
Read MoreStatement by David S. Dockery
The following statement is issued by President David S. Dockery in response to a request for comment from The Tennessean. Terri Stovall, dean of women, is identified as “Employee-1” with her permission. “In late January 2023, I became aware of the events set forth in the indictment of Matt Queen and further reported by media outlets…
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