Archive for December 2025
A light to the community. A launching pad for the nations
Cliff Lea proudly extends the legacy of his father Tommy Lea in leading his Florida church to meet people’s needs and to take the Gospel across the world Editor’s Note: The following article originally appeared in the fall 2025 issue of Southwestern News. A sidebar to this article can be read here. Cliff Lea is…
Read MoreFirst Baptist Church of Leesburg: Meet Needs. Share Christ.
Editor’s Note: The following article originally appeared in the fall 2025 issue of Southwestern News alongside a larger feature about the work of alumnus Cliff Lea at First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Begun in 1985, the mission of the Christian Care Center at First Baptist Church of Leesburg “is to meet needs and share Christ,” says…
Read MoreO.S. Hawkins, Ambassador Mike Huckabee honored by White Rose Society for support of Israel
O.S. Hawkins, chancellor of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Southwesterner Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel, were awarded the White Rose legacy prize on December 2 at the President’s Home in Jerusalem in a ceremony attended by Israeli President Isaac Herzog and other dignitaries. “The Evangelical world stands with you,” Hawkins (’74, ’20) said at…
Read MoreSouthwestern Seminary notes God’s faithfulness, celebrates ‘Southwesterner’ identity in 2025
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary closes out the year 2025 reflecting on God’s faithfulness to the institution and expounding on the essential elements of what it means to be a “Southwesterner.” “I want us all to understand who we are, what we believe, how Southwestern has changed through the years, and what these things mean for…
Read MoreSouthwestern’s largest fall graduating class in decades encouraged to love, lead to God’s glory
During the fall commencement of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on Dec. 5, Robert Brown, alumnus and chairman of the Board of Trustees, encouraged the graduates to consider their love and leadership of others for God’s glory as markers of their future success. Almost 350 students from more than 30 states and 30 countries graduated, making…
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