Posts by Karen Garcia
Fort Worth native is TBC essay scholarship winner
When Texas Baptist College (TBC) classes begin this fall, Fort Worth native Abigail Montgomery will return to the campus she often visited as a child – this time as an incoming student and the winner of the TBC Presidential Scholarship Essay Competition. Prospective students were invited to submit a 3,500-4,500-word essay that answered the question,…
Read MoreSouthwestern honors alumni, provides updates at SBC luncheon in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President David S. Dockery recognized three distinguished alumni and provided an update about the seminary for alumni and other supporters during the Alumni and Friends Luncheon held June 12 in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. O.S. Hawkins, chancellor and senior professor of pastoral ministry and…
Read MoreTrusting God at the crossroads: Lilly Park finds her ministry in teaching
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Southwestern News. Lilly Park has come to many crossroads in her life. At each one, she’s turned to her “go to” Bible passage, Proverbs 16, “because it says the answer of the tongue is from the Lord,” she notes. “And that’s what I…
Read MoreUsing her ministry skills in West Texas: Women’s Ministry is a natural fit for Melissa Meredith
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Southwestern News. Growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with parents who were believers, Melissa Meredith (’13) says it’s natural that she, too, would come to the Lord. Her father was a former music and youth pastor, and her mother discipled her at the family’s…
Read MoreSeminary Hill Press releases ‘Scripture-Guided Worship’ in e-book format
Seminary Hill Press, the publishing arm of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has released an e-book version of Scripture-Guided Worship: A Call to Pastors and Worship Leaders. Written by Joseph R. Crider, dean of the School of Church Music and Worship (SCMW), the book originally was released in 2021 to coincide with the school’s centennial anniversary.…
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