Posts by Karen Garcia
Southwestern hosts Baptist Hispanic Consortium, continues to work with Hispanic seminary leaders
The newly elected leaders of the Baptist Hispanic Consortium for Theological Education share more in common than their faith and Hispanic heritage—each is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Southwestern Seminary hosted the consortium’s 11th annual meeting, held June 18-20. David S. Dockery, president of Southwestern Seminary, welcomed the 35 seminary presidents and faculty…
Read MoreSouthwestern team brings biblical counseling to churches in Peru
Biblical counseling faculty and alumni from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary recently teamed with International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries to bring hope to hurting people a world away. Faculty members Jonathan Okinaga, assistant professor, and Cheryl Bell, adjunct professor, were joined by Southwestern alumni Jenifer Castleberry Wakefield (’17, ’22) and Gady Youmans (’20, ’22) for Aconsejando…
Read MoreJonathan Watson finds his ministry in the classroom
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Southwestern News. Jonathan Watson (’15) was on his way to a career in congregational ministry when he felt called in a different direction. He had started down that road early in life. Born in a Baptist hospital in Little Rock, Ark., and growing up…
Read MoreMichelle Myers helps working Christian women do things God’s way
Lessons learned in business as well as from personal struggles led Michelle Myers to the realization that she wanted to help and encourage working Christian women in their walk with the Lord. And she wanted to do things God’s way or not at all. Myers grew up in Germantown, Tenn., a Memphis suburb, where her…
Read MoreDockery celebrates gains, 50,000th graduate in Southwestern report to SBC
DALLAS—Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is “by God’s grace … in a very different place than it was 33 months ago,” President David S. Dockery told messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention during his June 11 report, noting the institution’s improved financial position, enrollment gains, revised Master of Divinity, a new faculty book, evangelistic initiatives, and…
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