Posts by James Dugger
Collegiate ministry concentration revived at Southwestern Seminary
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Board of Trustees recently approved resurrecting the collegiate ministry concentration to the Master of Arts in Christian Education and Master of Divinity degrees in the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries, effective January 2024. The seminary previously had a collegiate ministry concentration in the Terry School, but it was…
Read MoreYarnell presents paper on Anabaptists in Hungary, preaches to Hungarian Baptists
Not all countries are like the United States with regard to the presence of Baptist churches, and that is also true in Hungary. Malcolm Yarnell III, research professor of theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, was invited to speak at three different gatherings of Hungarian Baptists during a visit from April 14-17. Yarnell was asked…
Read MoreSouthwestern team assists with clean-up at tornado-damaged Oklahoma Baptist University, community
Following the touchdown of 13 confirmed tornadoes on April 19 that struck and damaged parts of Oklahoma, including the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) in Shawnee, Oklahoma, a group of students, faculty, and staff from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College traveled to the Shawnee, Oklahoma, campus to assist with clean-up. Led…
Read MoreSouthwestern alumnus writes a book of over 40 original Chinese hymns
While God’s calling on one’s life is experienced differently by people, for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumnus Scott Callaham it has changed over time and has led recently to an outcome he would never have predicted in publishing a book of Chinese hymns. Originally, Callaham felt called to be an active-duty chaplain in the Navy,…
Read MoreSouthwestern online student uses lessons from evangelism class in church, home
A pastor in Louisiana who is an online student of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has found what he’s learning in his evangelism class has applications in the church he’s pastoring—and his own home. Adam Rainey, a Master of Divinity in Christian Leadership student, knows that all believers are “called to share the Gospel.” “It is…
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