Skaar offers encouragement for enduring in ministry

During his October 14 chapel message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College, Bill Skaar, pastor of First Baptist Church Grand Prairie, reflected on his pastoral ministry and offered students key principles for serving well in ministry. Prior to the message, President Adam W. Greenway welcomed Skaar, a two-time graduate of Southwestern Seminary…

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Global Leadership Development Initiative encourages Texas pastors to lead their churches in theological education partnerships

Approximately 80 pastors from both the Baptist General Convention of Texas and Southern Baptists of Texas Convention were challenged to lead their churches to be a “Champion Church” at the Global Leadership Development (GLD) Initiative Pastors Mission Consortium, which met Oct. 7 on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The GLD, which meets once…

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Great Commission Apologetics equips students to emphasize evangelism, discipleship

Editor’s note: The following feature story originally appeared in the summer 2021 issue of Southwestern News. Recognizing the necessity of equipping believers in evangelism and discipleship-based apologetics, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary established a concentration in Great Commission Apologetics in 2019. The program, housed in the Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, educates Master of Divinity…

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A Great Commission Legacy: The Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and Missions continues a living tradition at Southwestern Seminary

Editor’s note: The following feature story originally appeared in the summer 2021 issue of Southwestern News. JENNY KIM (’18, ’19), a two-time graduate and current Ph.D. student from Seoul, Korea, once believed door-to-door evangelism was unusual and awkward. Prior to her 2015 Contemporary Evangelism class in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Roy J. Fish School of Evangelism and…

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