Posts by Michelle Workman
Dockery tells trustees Southwestern has moved to ‘time of hopefulness’
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has moved “from instability to stability, from a time of crisis and challenge to a time of hopefulness … only because of God’s goodness and grace to this institution,” President David S. Dockery told the board of trustees Oct. 23 in its fall meeting during which trustees approved two task team…
Read MoreCarl Trueman lectures on how churches can guard truth in a changing culture
For the fall 2024 Day-Higginbotham Lectures held Oct. 17-18, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary welcomed historical theologian, church historian, and former pastor Carl Trueman to present two lectures with the topics of “Blessed are the Transgressors” and “The Culture of Confessions.” The Day-Higginbotham Lectures are “a fixture and feature at Southwestern Seminary since 1965,” President David…
Read MoreAfter decades in ministry, Forshee continues to experience transitions, new roles
After decades of serving the Lord through pastoring churches, teaching at two seminaries, and creating a non-profit ministry that supports missions and supplies resources, Danny Forshee at 60 years old said he prays his greatest years of ministry are still ahead. “I’m grateful for the experiences and the depth that God has given me,” Forshee…
Read MoreShirley sees Southwestern’s influence during recent trip to South Korea
During a recent trip to South Korea, Chris Shirley, dean of the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries, got to witness firsthand the partnership Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has with evangelical leaders in the country through its alumni and sharing of resources and efforts. About a year ago, Shirley’s book Family Ministry and the…
Read MoreFormer missions professor Earl Martin passes away
After a 14-month battle with cancer, Earl R. Martin passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on August 23, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Martin, who taught missiology and world religions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1982-1987, was born in Milton, Pennsylvania, in 1927. In 1948, he married Mary Jane Winchester, his high school…
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