Posts by Alex Sibley
COVID-19 Task Force Update, March 4, 2021
In light of Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to remove the statewide facemask mandate and other COVID restrictions, effective March 10, and the subsequent announcement of Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley to immediately lift the county facemask mandate, we wanted to briefly communicate with you about how we will proceed on this matter at Southwestern Seminary and Scarborough…
Read MoreBenjamin Skaug delivers first chapel sermon as Scarborough College dean
The grace of God demonstrated in the fact that Jesus took the curse of sinners should drive students to gratitude and witness of God’s “unbelievable act of love,” Benjamin M. Skaug preached in his first-ever chapel message as dean of the L.R. Scarborough College at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, March 3. He was elected to…
Read MoreSouthwestern Seminary alumna celebrates 100th birthday
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumna Johnye Godley Williams will celebrate her 100th birthday March 3 while she continues to serve the Lord by singing and serving others. Williams earned her Master of Religious Education in 1953 and has since spent her life in faithful ministry service, primarily as a preschool minister, but also in numerous…
Read MoreUeckert exhorts students to ‘discern God’s calling’ for faithful ministry service
In a Feb. 24 chapel message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kevin Ueckert, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Georgetown, Texas, encouraged students to make the most of the opportunities uniquely available to them during seminary as they prepare for their respective ministries. Preaching from 1 Timothy 1:18-20, Ueckert emphasized the need and value…
Read More‘Spirit of Southwestern’ displayed through seminary’s response to winter weather
The week of Feb. 15, severe winter storms brought snow, freezing temperatures, icy roads, power outages, and a shortage of clean water in Texas and across the southern United States. Many families from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary were affected, and the campus was closed for a full week. But in the midst of these difficulties,…
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