Posts by Ashley Allen
Richardson, Thomas recognized with Southwestern academic awards during ETS
To culminate the three days of meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) held Nov. 13-15 in San Antonio, Texas, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary recognized Wyman Lewis Richardson and Heath A. Thomas with the James Leo Garrett Jr. Award for Contribution to Christian Thought and the Curtis Vaughan Award for Contribution to the Study of…
Read MoreMorris connects with students drawing from pastoral, overseas experiences
In 1987 when Mike Morris, senior professor of missions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his wife, Grace, attended the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, then-president of the International Mission Board Keith Parks challenged messengers “who were open to missions” to complete an interest card, he recalled. “I thought, ‘Well, everybody…
Read MoreYuille ‘brings dead people to life’ in the classroom
As a Master of Divinity student at Tyndale Seminary in Toronto, Canada, J. Stephen Yuille, professor of pastoral theology and spiritual formation at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, needed one more elective to finish his degree. Taking a course in “Puritan Piety” not only fit his schedule but would also help define his future ministry. Since…
Read MoreMatsuura follows sister’s footsteps from Japan to Seminary Hill
As an occupational therapist at a hospital in Japan who worked with children in her church, Anna Matsuura, a Master of Arts in Christian Education student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, knew she had a “medical understanding” of children, but she “didn’t know how kids could grow in their faith.” Japanese churches are “so small”…
Read MoreNaylor’s 50 years of ministry marked with ‘joy in obedience’
“I told God I would do it if that is what He wanted.” To hear Rebekah Naylor recount God’s work in her life is to hear a testimony of a lifetime of obedience. The petite medical doctor who surrendered to a call to missions as a teenager culminated a 50-year career with the International Mission…
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