Posts by Michelle Workman
Southwesterners Joseph and Monica Tan minister to Taiwanese Baptists, drawing upon their time on Seminary Hill
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of Southwestern News. Since its earliest days, individuals from all over the globe have come to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to receive training to strengthen ministries in their home nations. Demonstrating its Globally Engaged core value, Southwestern has partnered closely for decades with the…
Read MoreDarin Wood follows winding road to pastorate in Midland with key stops at Southwestern
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of Southwestern News. Darin Wood’s (’93, ’06) first memories of visiting the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary campus are as a five-year-old, cutting across the Student Village Apartment complex with his grandmother while walking to worship at Gambrell Street Baptist Church. Those first treks across…
Read MoreSouthwestern celebrates with gratitude God’s blessings in 2024
As the end of the 2024 calendar year approaches, the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary community reflects with gratitude on the past 12 months, looks ahead with hope as the state of the institution continues to see improvements, and commits to stay true to its six core values, said President David S. Dockery. “All of us…
Read MoreIorg encourages Southwestern graduates to stay true to God’s eternal mission
During the fall commencement of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on Dec. 6, Jeff Iorg, president of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, challenged graduates to remain committed to God’s eternal mission of bringing the Gospel to the lost. Almost 300 graduates, representing a variety of degree programs as well as 24 countries and…
Read MoreShane Pruitt to join Southwestern as student ministry instructor
Southern Baptist student ministry leader Shane Pruitt has been named student ministry instructor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries, the seminary announced Nov. 25. In the spring of 2025, Pruitt, who serves as National Next Gen director for the North American Mission Board, will team teach all…
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