Posts by Ashley Allen
Trustees name McKellar to George W. Truett Chair of Ministry
ASHLEY ALLEN | OCT 18, 2022 The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Board of Trustees unanimously elected Matthew McKellar, professor of preaching in the School of Theology, to the George W. Truett Chair of Ministry during its Oct. 18 fall meeting. The appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2023. “Matthew McKellar is a gifted preacher as well…
Read MoreDockery announces academic, administrative appointments
ASHLEY ALLEN | OCT 18, 2022 Matt Queen, N. Chris Shirley, and Michele G. Smith were appointed to new roles as interim provost, dean of the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries, and interim vice president for financial services and chief financial officer, respectively, Interim President David S. Dockery announced during the fall meeting…
Read MoreMonroe seeks to mobilize Southwestern Seminary community for ‘polyphony’ of prayer
Motioning to the psalter she read to her father, T.W. Hunt, the day he passed away, Melana Hunt Monroe said the last thing she said to the longtime Southwestern Seminary professor was, “You have taught us how to pray and we will be faithful, and we will pray.” He died immediately afterward. In the…
Read MoreBates encourages TBC students to ‘think deeply’ about the things of God
Students who grab a cup of coffee from the Keurig outside Dean Todd Bates’s office in the Texas Baptist College administrative suite have a simple rule to follow: they must “at least” say “hi” to the dean. Bates, who joined the TBC faculty in August 2021 as professor of philosophy and has served as dean…
Read MorePrestonwood gifts $100,000 to Southwestern Seminary, announces matching gift from Second Baptist Houston
Because of the “love and affection” he and his church have for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, gave a $100,000 gift to the institution, seminary officials announced today. Joined by Southwestern’s interim leadership team of O.S. Hawkins and David S. Dockery, Graham said a matching gift would…
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