Posts by Elizabeth Bennett
Waggener’s help for doctoral students in synchronous program hits close to home
When Joshua Waggener, professor of church music and worship in the School of Church Music and Worship (SCMW) at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 2014, it took him five years and numerous trips “across the pond,” he said, to graduate from Durham University in England. Now, as the coordinator…
Read More‘Been there and done that’: Fish School faculty bring 163 years of combined missionary service to classrooms at Southwestern
With a combined 163 years of Southern Baptist missionary experience, the faculty of the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary teach the next generation of missionaries from theological and biblical foundations lived out in real-life experiences across the world. “The collective amount of field missions experience among our…
Read MorePark’s ‘heart for students’ is shown through her genuine care, students say
A “diverse” ministry background—from teaching preschoolers to college students—has been used by God to equip Lilly Park for her role in “teaching, counseling, and discipleship” as associate professor of biblical counseling in the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Born in South Korea, Park lived in Maryland from age…
Read MoreJespersen encouraged seminary community that ‘God is always there’ in chapel message
In spite of appearances that may suggest otherwise, “God is always there” for His people, preached Ryan Jespersen, executive director of the Dallas Baptist Association, during his Nov. 1 chapel message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College. In his introduction of Jespersen, a Southwestern Seminary alumnus, Interim President David S. Dockery said…
Read MoreFord’s ‘A Bond Between Souls’ focuses on Augustine’s views on friendship
Compelled by an interest in Augustine’s perspective and practice of friendship, Coleman Ford, assistant professor of humanities at Texas Baptist College, authored A Bond Between Souls, an examination of the late theologian’s views on friendship and its application for modern society. The book, published by Lexham Press, releases today. Ford read Augustine’s Confessions several times and in different translations…
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