Posts by Alex Sibley
Online video game becomes avenue for evangelism
While COVID-19 may have hindered door-to-door evangelism efforts, students at The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary remain committed to the evangelistic task. One unique avenue for a recent evangelistic conversation was the chat feature of an online video game. Jeff,* a master’s student at the seminary from Keller, Texas, took an evangelism practicum this semester with…
Read MoreSearch for evangelism partners leads layman to Southwestern Seminary
Michael Craiglow, a retired electrical engineer in Grapevine, Texas, felt the urge to witness to people about Jesus. He prayed that God would direct him to one or two others with whom he could partner for door-to-door evangelism. God answered his prayers by leading him to the Everyday Evangelism program at The Southwestern Baptist Theological…
Read More‘Continue going forth,’ Greenway charges graduates in video address
With COVID-19 preventing The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Scarborough College from having an in-person commencement ceremony for the first time in the institution’s 112-year history, the school’s administration and faculty still congratulated and celebrated the 336 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students graduating in the spring 2020 semester, including the largest-ever graduating class from Scarborough…
Read MoreThis Week on the Hill: Honoring Spring 2020 graduates, Dockery named editor of SWJT
“This Week on the Hill” is a weekly roundup of campus news, announcements, and events from Southwestern Seminary and Scarborough College. Class of Spring 2020… Southwestern Seminary and Scarborough College have never had a graduating class like you. You finished the last steps of your degrees during one of the most turbulent times in living…
Read MoreDockery named editor of Southwestern Journal of Theology
David S. Dockery—“a universally respected theologian and Southern Baptist statesman of Christian higher education”—has been named editor of the Southwestern Journal of Theology, the academic journal of The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and “one of the premier and historic publications in theological education,” President Adam W. Greenway announced today. “It is a sign of God’s favor…
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