Cameron Crabtree

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)–Graduation from seminary begins a lifelong journey of learning about ministry, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary President William O. Crews told graduates at the school’s winter commencement ceremonies in December. More than 70 graduates of Golden Gate, representing 21 states and five other countries, heard Crews recall his feelings about graduating from […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–Although started by two local churches in the San Francisco Bay area more than a half-century ago, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated its 50th anniversary as a Southern Baptist Convention-owned seminary during the school’s annual alumni luncheon June 14 in Orlando, Fla. “We are grateful to Southern Baptists for their prayers, their […]

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)–Max Lyall, veteran professor of church music at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary’s Bill and Pat Dixon School of Music for 25 years, has announced his retirement from the seminary at the end of the current academic year. Serving the school since 1974, Lyall, 60, came to Golden Gate from Belmont College […]

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (BP)–Designed to “multiply leaders for ministry,” Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and Saddleback Church in Mission Viejo, Calif., have launched a partnership offering graduate theological education and ministry training for lay leaders. Noting such a partnership is not business as usual for most theological seminaries, Golden Gate President William O. Crews said […]

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)–The evangelical church in North America must undergo radical change with new kinds of leadership in order to fulfill its redemptive mission in the postmodern context of the next century, a church growth scholar told conference participants at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.“This ongoing process of dying in order to live should […]

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)–Effective Christian leadership is based on actions that help people see the way to the future God has for them, pastor and author Leith Anderson told students of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. The complexity of leadership expectations in the church make that task difficult, Anderson said, but it is essential to […]

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)–Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary is accepting applications for graduate students wanting to participate in “the nation’s first accredited on-line master of theology program,” according to associate academic dean Michael Martin. Students will participate in a preparatory seminar at the seminary’s Mill Valley, Calif., campus and in two other intensive two-week on-campus […]

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)–Future Christian leaders were challenged to ensure spiritual depth fuels their lives and global ministry strategies during dedication ceremonies for the David and Faith Kim School of Intercultural Studies at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary near San Francisco. Last fall, seminary trustees voted to name the intercultural studies school in honor of […]

Starting with this issue, SBC LIFE will look at one of our Convention's six seminaries and interview its president. Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary was founded by local churches and pastors in 1944 to educate Christian leaders and ministers for the masses in California. Its influence and ministry has since grown beyond the Golden State […]

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)–Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary has received approval from its primary accrediting body to offer a full master of divinity degree program at the seminary’s Pacific Northwest Campus in Vancouver, Wash. In addition, the seminary was granted preliminary approval to offer two new degree programs designed to help meet current leadership needs […]