Posts by Michelle Workman
Wedgwood marks 25th anniversary of deadly shooting while looking ahead
Sadness as well as hope was present throughout the full sanctuary at Wedgwood Baptist Church Sunday as the congregation held a special service Sept. 15 in remembrance of the shooting that happened there 25 years ago on that day, leaving seven of their members injured and seven others killed, including several teenagers and Southwestern Baptist…
Read MoreSouthwestern alumni share of hope, healing 25 years after Wedgwood Church shooting
On Sept. 15, 1999, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumnus Jay Fannin (MACE, ’98) was helping at a youth event he had organized at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, where he had been named the youth minister 20 months previously. But that time of prayer and worship that was attended by 14 area church youth…
Read MoreSouthwestern turns focus to the nations during Global Missions Week
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated and encouraged its core value of being globally engaged with a Global Missions Emphasis week, Sep. 3-6, which included a variety of opportunities for students to meet missionaries, hear from evangelism and missions faculty, and learn of opportunities for them join in missions. “This is a very important week for…
Read MoreHawkins challenges students to focus on Christ in the midst of storms
One does not have to look far to find people concerned about current events, both in the United States and globally, but during the Aug. 29 chapel service, O.S. Hawkins, chancellor of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College, encouraged students to keep their focus despite the troubling circumstances in the world around them.…
Read MoreSouthwestern welcomes back new and returning students with Welcome Week activities
New and returning Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas Baptist College students were welcomed back to campus last week as faculty and student organizations met with students at a variety of orientations and other events during Welcome Week. “It’s so good to see each and every one of you—welcome,” said President David S. Dockery as…
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