Archive for February 2024
Ortiz explains importance of bridging gap between missional training, the church
A missional understanding of theological education and training is necessary and important, Michael Ortiz, vice president for Global Ministries at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), said during his Feb. 6 chapel message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In his introduction of Ortiz, President David S. Dockery said he knew of “no one who has his finger…
Read MoreFive-year program student learns to live more like Jesus while at TBC, SWBTS
In college, many students learn practical knowledge for their trade or they prepare for further study by being introduced to different subjects. Samuel Ibarra, simultaneously enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies at Texas Baptist College (TBC) and Master of Divinity at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, is learning how to live more like…
Read MoreJones finds Southwestern online education helps her serve Louisiana Baptists
Traditional on-campus enrollment in seminary is what most people think of when they imagine theological graduate studies, but many students attend graduate school remotely through online access. For Erin Jones, a Pineville, Louisiana, Master of Arts in Christian Education student with a concentration in women’s ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, online education is not…
Read MoreCorredera stresses faithfulness in God’s call to ministry
Maintain the faithful course of God’s call, preached Gilberto Corredera, pastor of Prestonwood en Español in Plano, Texas, to the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary community during his Feb. 1 chapel message. In his introduction of Corredera, President David S. Dockery expressed his excitement to have Corredera speak at the Fort Worth institution. “He is a…
Read MoreWilkinson takes ‘huge responsibility’ of classroom teaching ‘seriously’
When the football coach, who was also serving as the faculty sponsor of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), invited the members of the Euless Trinity High School team to the first meeting during his sophomore year of high school, a young Michael Wilkinson knew he had to attend. Wilkinson, associate professor of theology at…
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