Archive for December 2025
Robert Jeffress, Jim Wicker minister at home church in Dallas as it rebuilds after 2024 fire
Editor’s Note: The following article originally appeared in the fall 2025 issue of Southwestern News. When the historic sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Dallas caught fire on July 19, 2024, senior pastor and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumnus Robert Jeffress and Southwestern New Testament Professor Jim Wicker went to the site and watched helplessly as the…
Read MoreCouple follows God’s call across the globe, from Hungary to Canada
Editor’s Note: The following article originally appeared in the fall 2025 issue of Southwestern News. Steve and Susan Maxwell Booth grew up in South Carolina and met and fell in love in college. Both felt a call to missions and followed that calling to Budapest, Hungary, before settling in at a Canadian seminary where they prepare students to…
Read MoreLong-time Southwestern supporter Sue Fellers, 83, passes away
On Dec. 11, Sue Fellers, a long-time “loyal and special friend” of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, passed away in Byron, Okla., at the age of 83. “The Southwestern community mourns the loss of Sue Fellers while offering thanks to God for her life and influence,” President David S. Dockery said. “Mrs. Fellers was a loyal…
Read MoreMichael Copeland touches the nations through mobilization of students
Editor’s Note: The following article originally appeared in the fall 2025 issue of Southwestern News. For 15 years, Michael Copeland served as an International Mission Board missionary to East Asia, fulfilling a call to missions that began in high school. But while serving as a church planter, sharing the Gospel, and hosting visiting teams of college students, Copeland…
Read MoreLouie and Meifeng Lu honored to be piece of the Southwestern puzzle
Editor’s Note: The following article originally appeared in the fall 2025 issue of Southwestern News. Forty years ago, Louie Lu arrived in the United States from China with just $40 and what he calls his “PHD—Poor, Hungry, and Driven,” and no knowledge of or interest in the Gospel. “It’s a very humbling experience that I come with nothing,”…
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