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Rebuilding Southwestern
Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Southwestern News. It is a distinct honor to be given the opportunity to help lead Southwestern Seminary during this time of transition with David S. Dockery, our interim president. There is not a finer statesman in Christian higher education than Dr. Dockery. He is leading well at this strategic time…
Read MoreOur Help and Hope
Editor’s note: this article appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Southwestern News. More than 300 years ago, Isaac Watts penned the words to one of his greatest hymns, “O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come.” We genuinely want to express once again, as has been the case on numerous…
Read MoreMcKinney uses variety of interests to help students appreciate value of history
To say that Blake McKinney, assistant professor of history and humanities at Texas Baptist College, is a “Renaissance man,” is not a reference to history, but about his wide and varied knowledge about many things, including his beloved Chicago Cubs, Alabama football, music, movies, travel, latte coffee, and, of course, church history. “I have many…
Read MorePandemic ending on a high note for Southwestern Seminary music student
For all the tragedies COVID-19 wreaked on the world, some good things have resulted from it, especially for believers like Luke Waters, a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary student, whose call to ministry was redirected in part because of the pandemic. Waters, a Master of Divinity student with a concentration in worship leadership at Southwestern Seminary,…
Read MoreAs a professor, Allen passes along godly example of discipleship she received as a student
When asked who positively influenced Ashley Allen, assistant professor of women’s ministries at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, her answer is almost a “Who’s Who” of Southern Baptist women, many of whom are closely connected to the institution. Today, she is influencing the next generation of women’s ministry leaders studying on Seminary Hill. “There were women…
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