Archive for October 2024
Southwestern community gathers for prayer during board of trustees meeting
Members of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s board of trustees gathered with faculty, students, and staff around the fountain in the MacGorman Chapel on Oct. 22 to worship and pray before moving outdoors to continue participating in a campus prayer walk. Participants walked down a row of tables, representing the various schools, departments, and programs of…
Read MoreStudents minister to Boston through SEND initiatives
During fall reading days, Ashley Allen, assistant professor of women’s ministries and assistant to the president, led a group of four female students to Boston where, in order to get an idea of what life as a full-time missionary might be like, they acted as volunteers in service to Send Relief’s Boston Ministry Center. While…
Read MoreCarl Trueman lectures on how churches can guard truth in a changing culture
For the fall 2024 Day-Higginbotham Lectures held Oct. 17-18, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary welcomed historical theologian, church historian, and former pastor Carl Trueman to present two lectures with the topics of “Blessed are the Transgressors” and “The Culture of Confessions.” The Day-Higginbotham Lectures are “a fixture and feature at Southwestern Seminary since 1965,” President David…
Read MoreNaylor shares missionary experiences, advice with students
On Wednesday, students and faculty gathered to hear from Rebekah Naylor, the distinguished professor of missions, medical doctor, and former, long-time medical missionary to India, for a time of questions and answers about her missionary experiences. The gathering was held in the Naylor Student Center, named for Robert E. Naylor, Southwestern’s fifth president and the…
Read MoreStatements on conviction of Matt Queen
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary releases the following statements in response to the plea agreement the Department of Justice has entered with former faculty member Matt Queen. For previous statements issued by the seminary about this matter, please see here and here. “From the beginning, Southwestern Seminary has fully cooperated with the Department of Justice in…
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