The loss of 4 coworkers in Iraq ‘forces us to pray fervently’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--When David and Danette Seffens heard about the shootings of humanitarian aid workers in Iraq March 15, they began praying not just for the victims as workers in a faraway land but also as friends.
Midwestern journal focuses on Bible’s pastoral epistles
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--The fall edition of the Midwestern Journal of Theology published by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary focuses on the New Testament's pastoral epistles.
From the Pentagon to Saudi Arabia, chaplain recounts unfolding ministry
WASHINGTON (BP)--It's not unusual for Chaplain Capt. Jason Peters to walk through a series of Humvees armed with 50-caliber machine guns just to get to his office every morning. That's because he is stationed at the Pentagon in Washington, where he ministers to more than 5,000 Air Force personnel.
"Since the attacks of 9/11, we have been issued and trained with emergency escape masks and emergency evacuation procedures," said Peters, a 1998 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate. "They reside on my desk and remain a daily reminder of the world we now live in."
‘State of the Seminary,’ convocation kick off Midwestern’s academic year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will continue moving forward in training men and women to serve churches and to take the Gospel around the world, President Phil Roberts said in his fall "State of the Seminary" address Aug. 20 during the first week of classes at the Kansas City, Mo., campus.
Billy Kim challenges Midwestern grads
to ‘go out there to change the world’
LIBERTY, Mo. (BP)--Baptist World Alliance President Billy Kim delivered the end of year commencement address for Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Seventy-six students graduated during the ceremony at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Liberty, Mo.
