Archive for August 2024
Hawkins challenges students to focus on Christ in the midst of storms
One does not have to look far to find people concerned about current events, both in the United States and globally, but during the Aug. 29 chapel service, O.S. Hawkins, chancellor of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College, encouraged students to keep their focus despite the troubling circumstances in the world around them.…
Read MoreDockery urges conviction, cooperation, collaboration among Southwesterners during Convocation
President David S. Dockery called on Southern Baptists and the seminary community to recommit to conviction, cooperation, and collaboration as he looked toward the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas next June during the fall Convocation service at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Aug. 27. The Dallas SBC will be the centennial anniversary of the…
Read MoreFaculty installed in academic chairs, professors sign confession, new faculty introduced during Convocation
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary community gathered on Aug. 27 for fall Convocation, which included the installation of four new academic chairs and the new Texas Baptist College dean, two faculty signings of the Book of Confessional Heritage, and the introduction of two new faculty members. The recognitions and new academic chair installations led by…
Read MoreSouthwestern welcomes back new and returning students with Welcome Week activities
New and returning Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College students were welcomed back to campus last week as faculty and student organizations met with students at a variety of orientations and other events during Welcome Week. “It’s so good to see each and every one of you—welcome,” said President David S. Dockery as…
Read MoreSupply Day finds help students settle in at Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College students roamed the aisles set up in the Recreation and Aerobics Center (RAC) in search of items to help them settle into their new “home” on Seminary Hill. The annual event known as Supply Day, held Aug. 14, featured a giveaway of furniture, bedding, towels, housewares, and…
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