Archive for January 2025
Southwestern chapel panelists discuss biblical counseling as part of discipleship
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary faculty noted the importance of discipleship as a lifelong journey and the role of biblical counseling in addressing life challenges in a Jan. 30 panel discussion held during the seminary’s chapel service. Panelists for the session, which focused on the intersection of biblical counseling and discipleship, were moderator Travis Trawick, assistant…
Read MoreYarnell to deliver W. H. Griffith Thomas Lectures at Dallas Theological Seminary
Malcolm Yarnell, research professor of theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, will deliver the W. H. Griffith Thomas Memorial Lectureship Feb. 4-6 in the Lamb Auditorium at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS). Leading educators in ministry preparation are invited to speak at the annual lectureship, which was established in 1926 and is named for a co-founder…
Read MorePressley encourages Southwesterners to learn from examples of New Testament believers
Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley encouraged Southwesterners to never stop learning or growing in Christ during chapel on Jan. 28, using believers Paul mentions in Colossians as examples believers can learn from and then imitate or avoid. “I thank God that He gives us examples,” Pressley said, recalling when he was first learning to…
Read MoreHawkins: true worship results in Christians telling others about Jesus
Christians will know that they truly have worshiped God when they understand God’s holiness, recognize their helplessness, and are driven to tell others about Jesus, Chancellor O.S. Hawkins preached to the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary community gathered for the Chancellor’s Chapel, Jan. 23. Preaching from Isaiah 6:1-9, Hawkins expounded on the importance of worship in…
Read MoreRata brings a globe-trotting view of teaching to Southwestern
Cristian Rata has seen the world, and it’s a perspective that informs his teaching of Old Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Born in Romania, Rata grew up there before immigrating to the United States when he was almost 18 years old, moving with his family to California. Over the next few decades, Rata would…
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