Pumping gas, other gestures fuel ‘servanthood evangelism’
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)–Danelle Summers already had hermind made up as she and her husband, Clay, arrived at theTexaco gas station in downtown Wake Forest, N.C., preparedto share the gospel. She would volunteer to pump gas for customers whileher husband attempted to witness to them. The plan was part of a witnessing technique called“servanthood evangelism.” […]
Hispanic missions, seminary, fatherhood keep him moving
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)–Pastoring a church while attending seminary full time can prove quite taxing. Try pastoring three congregations while maintaining the schedule of a full-time student.Alex Cosio, a master of divinity student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, is doing just that as pastor of three Hispanic fellowships which make up the North Central Hispanic […]
Seminarian mother of 3 completes 25-year quest
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP)–Twenty-five years and three grown children later, Annie Ruth Yelton fulfilled her dream May 17 of earning the seminary degree she first began working toward in 1972.The road to her academic achievement, however, has not exactly been a field day for the 55-year-old, Columbia, S.C., native. For the past year an a half, […]
Women increasing in numbers at Southeastern Seminary
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)–Female students are making their mark at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in record numbers.The female student population grew by 69 percent from fall 1995 to fall 1996, from 147 to 248.This is undoubtedly a surprise to those who believed the arrival of Paige Patterson as president of Wake Forest, N.C., seminary would […]