Posts by Ashley Allen
When Ordinary People Step Up
Editor’s note: The following feature story originally appeared in the summer 2021 issue of Southwestern News. “We need ordinary people to step up.” These words, spoken ever so softly and calmly during a sermon from Matthew 10 delivered in the summer of 2021, could characterize the driving motivation of Charles Lee (’98), and his ministry at Acts…
Read MoreSmith urges ministers to take heed of self, teachings in Southwestern Seminary chapel message
During his September 30 chapel message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College, Kevin Smith encouraged the assembly to guard themselves and their teaching as Paul instructed Timothy in the letter to his disciple. In his introduction of Smith, Southwestern Seminary’s Interim Provost David S. Dockery said Smith is someone he has “admired”…
Read MoreConference offers biblical model for preaching and teaching Galatians
The Center for Church Revitalization at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted its first Preaching & Teaching Conference on campus, September 27-28, providing pastors and church leaders a model for developing a church-wide sermon series through the book of Galatians. In addition to faculty-led workshops for the development of age-specific curriculum, plenary sessions were led by…
Read MorePresident Adam W. Greenway preaches during inaugural Texas Baptist College chapel
During the inaugural Texas Baptist College (TBC) chapel service, September 29, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and TBC President Adam W. Greenway challenged students to be people of integrity before a watching world. Although TBC students and faculty participate in the twice-weekly, seminary-wide chapel services, the first-ever chapel service for the college allowed for a special…
Read MoreHawkins outlines seven lessons from the lives of Norris, Truett during Southwestern Seminary chapel
In his September 28 chapel address at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College, O.S. Hawkins, president and chief executive officer of GuideStone Financial Resources, encouraged students, faculty, and staff to remember “their works follow them,” drawing upon lessons from the lives of Baptist legends, J. Frank Norris and George W. Truett. In his…
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