Archive for May 2024
When God Calls: Todd Pylant’s obedience to God’s call shown in faithful ministry highlighting discipleship and prayer
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Southwestern News. On the outskirts of Shawnee, Oklahoma, along a tree-lined but sparse road in Pottawatomie County, sits Hilltop Baptist Church. In the church’s stone building, as a visitor in a congregation of seven people, is where Todd Pylant (‘93), pastor of First…
Read MoreStatement on Department of Justice announcement
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary issues the following statement in response to the announcement today by the Department of Justice of the indictment of former seminary administrator and professor Matt Queen. “The indictment against Matt Queen, a former seminary administrator and professor, stems from a report in November 2022 of an alleged sexual abuse committed by…
Read MoreSeminary Hill Press new e-book focuses on the Pauline themes of faith, hope, love
Seminary Hill Press, the publishing arm of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, released today 1 & 2 Thessalonians: Faith, Hope, and Love, a collection of sermons preached from the Pauline letters by the Fort Worth institution’s faculty during spring chapel services. “Paul’s letters to the believers in Thessalonica are as applicable today as they were in…
Read MoreLed by Crider, Southwestern Seminary team prepares music as ministry for SBC annual meeting
Preparing music for an annual meeting that serves more than 10,000 people over two days can be overwhelming, but Joseph R. Crider, music director for the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, is confident in – and thankful for – the team around him that will help provide worship leadership during the…
Read MoreKim is a role model, father figure to his students
Jeremiah Kim is an associate professor of theology in the School of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves as director of the seminary’s Korean Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program. But students in his Korean D.Min. program see him as so much more. “He’s not just a … professor, but at the same…
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