Posts by Karen Garcia
Jennings answered unusual call to faith, prepares students for questions about Christianity
Andrew Jennings said he had a “normal Southern Baptist childhood” while growing up in East Texas. His call to faith was a bit unusual, though. “It was really through sibling rivalry that I wound up being open to hearing the Gospel message,” he said with a laugh. Jennings, assistant professor of philosophy of religion and…
Read More‘Equip the Called’ website eases access to Southwestern ministry resources
A new website launched this month brings together scholarly Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) publications and websites, such as the Southwestern Journal of Theology, Preaching Source, and Artistic Theologian, with other seminary resources previously available on different platforms. The new site, “Equip The Called” (ETC), creates a more visible and accessible platform for established and…
Read More‘Missions Guy’ Jim Walters seeks to bring the Gospel to people in multi-housing communities
A movement that began more than 30 years ago is making a comeback, this time with churches and organizations taking to the streets of their own cities to fulfill the Great Commission. Multi-housing ministry seeks to bring the Gospel to those living in multi-housing communities. According to the National Multi-Family Housing Council, 37 percent of…
Read MoreCarl Trueman to address movements, ideas shaping present culture in lecture series
Noted author, historian, and theologian Carl R. Trueman will guide Christians to think through the movements and ideas that are shaping the present culture during a two-part lecture series scheduled Oct. 17-18 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. The lectures, which are part of the seminary’s historic Day-Higginbotham Lectures, is being presented…
Read MoreFaculty panel discusses Southwestern’s globally engaged core value
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) continued its emphasis on missions during its Sept. 10 chapel service, which featured a panel of SWBTS and Texas Baptist College (TBC) faculty discussing the seminary’s globally engaged core value. The panel featured Dean Sieberhagen, interim dean of the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism, director of the World Missions…
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