Posts by Ashley Allen
Southwestern’s Board of Reference hears seminary updates, advances
Members of the recently formed Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Board of Reference heard updates about the Fort Worth-based institution from senior administrators during a Zoom conference call on March 21. Jack Graham, chairman of the Board of Reference and two-time Southwestern alumnus, remarked on the “great spirit” on the campus. Graham, who also serves as…
Read MoreGeorge recounts Newman’s contributions to Southwestern Seminary during Founder’s Day address
Recalling the life and contributions of Albert Henry Newman, founding dean and an inaugural faculty member of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, distinguished Baptist theologian Timothy George reviewed the life and influence of the “scholar par excellence” during the Fort Worth institution’s Founder’s Day chapel service March 19. “Founder’s Day is a very special day,” said…
Read MoreRetired counseling professor Wynona Elder dies at 89
Wynona Tipton Elder, retired professor of psychology and counseling at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, died March 15. She was 89. “The Southwestern Seminary community is grateful for Dr. Wynona Elder’s years of service to students and colleagues alike,” said President David S. Dockery. “We offer our prayers and Christian sympathy to her family and friends…
Read MoreJarvis learns life lessons through TBC professors
In between throwing the discus as a high school athlete at track meets, Jordan Jarvis, a Bachelor of Arts in Christian studies student at Texas Baptist College (TBC), said he was “just talking to girls” while there was “this guy” who “kept coming over and talking” to him. Jarvis remembered later learning “the guy,” who…
Read MoreSmith uses musical gifts to exalt Christ’s name, not her own
Though she didn’t see it at the time, Courtney Smith, a Master of Music in worship leadership student at Southwestern Seminary, said God used her time serving in a worship band at the Baptist Student Union at East Central Community College (ECCC) and the college ministry worship band at Clarke-Venable Baptist Church, both in Decatur,…
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