Archive for April 2025
Sandra Peoples uses personal experiences with special needs family members to train churches
When Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary PhD student Sandra Peoples recognized God’s call to ministry in her life as a teenager, she knew it was a call to discipleship and specifically women’s ministry. Little did she know at the time that God would use the special needs ministry of her family’s church to shape her calling.…
Read MoreSouthwestern alumnus Adam Groza marks first year as Gateway Seminary president
Adam Groza didn’t grow up Southern Baptist, so when a friend suggested he check out Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he said, “I had never heard of Southwestern Seminary. I didn’t know about Southern Baptist seminaries, quite frankly.” Now he is approaching his first anniversary as president of Gateway Seminary, the Southern Baptist Convention’s only seminary…
Read MoreSouthwestern to provide new resources to students through Logos partnership
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary leaders announced today that the institution has entered into a partnership with Logos Bible Software, the “premiere” Bible study software, to continue to better equip students with resources available and necessary for ministry today. “I am excited about this new partnership with Logos as we integrate the premier Bible software into…
Read MoreSchool of Church Music and Worship provides evening of African American spirituals for Southwestern community
The School of Church Music and Worship (SCMW) provided “Songs of Deliverance,” a spring choral concert, to the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and surrounding community on April 10, performing works from the African American spiritual tradition sung by the Southwestern choral groups, including Southwestern Music Academy (SMA) Children’s Choir. Joe Crider, dean of the SCMW,…
Read MoreDay of prayer unites Southwestern in petition for Christ-centered campus
Students, faculty, and members of the Board of Trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary gathered in MacGorman Chapel for a day of prayer on April 8, focusing on the Christian virtues about which faculty have preached in chapel during the spring semester. Organized by Melena Monroe, director of prayer ministries, for two years the day…
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