Embrace faith, turn from fear, New Orleans pastor exhorts
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| A pastor’s tears Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, wipes tears from his eyes as he tells students at Southwestern Seminary that the flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina destroyed his church buildings and scattered most of his 7,000-plus church members to points unknown across the United States. Photo by Jonathan Blair |
But if you find this minister preaching, you will find him preaching a message of encouragement. Luter, pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in the heart of New Orleans, kept an appointment to preach at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 6, an appointment he made long before Hurricane Katrina blew through his city.
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| A boot’s boost Guests, students, faculty and staff of Southwestern Seminary “pass the boot” for a special offering that was given to New Orleans pastor and chapel speaker Fred Luter for his church’s rebuilding and relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Jonathan Blair |
At Southwestern, he was uplifted and encouraged as he met with family, friends and even members of his church that he hadn’t seen since floodwaters invaded New Orleans.
Luter and his wife left Louisiana on a previously planned trip to Arkansas just as Katrina drew a bead on New Orleans. He said that “riding out the storm” was not an unusual pastime for him and his wife, so they only took along a few articles of clothing.
Jerry Rankin among 4 named as SWBTS distinguished alumni
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has named four recipients of its 2005 distinguished alumni awards.
Criswell College adds Patterson to its alumni
DALLAS (BP)--Paige Patterson had already delivered several commencement addresses this year, but at Criswell College May 14 he spoke to the graduates as one of them, having received an honorary doctor of divinity degree from the Dallas college where he served 17 years as president beginning in 1975.
Prof: Islam’s eschatology draws on Christianity, other religions
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Samuel Shahid, who has served on the faculty of the Fort Worth, Texas, seminary since 1998, is the author of a new book, “The Last Trumpet: A Comparative Study in Christian-Islamic Eschatology,” from Xulon Press.
Shahid writes, for example, that the Koran describes the end of time coming “suddenly and like the twinkling of an eye.” It also says that only Allah “has the knowledge of the Hour.”
Prof sets forth ‘How Islam Plans to Change the World’
MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)--In the weeks and months that followed Sept. 11, 2001, churches across America reported a high increase in the number of attendees -- and so did mosques across America.
When God said, ‘I want you there,’ McDonnalls went to Iraq
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Much has been written about the tragic day when five International Mission Board workers were shot in northern Iraq. David McDonnall, Larry and Jean Elliot and Karen Watson were killed and McDonnall’s wife, Carrie, was wounded when their vehicle was ambushed by assailants brandishing automatic weapons.
Christian photojournalists exposed to the big picture
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| Photographer's view Anacleto Rapping, photographer for The Los Angeles Times, speaks to the 2004 Southwestern Photojournalism Conference, March 5-7 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo courtesy of Southwestern Seminary |
"Do you know what is the one thing I did not think about one time during those three days?" Fortney asked during his presentation at the 2004 Southwestern Photojournalism Conference on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary March 5. "Becoming a famous photographer. In those three days ... I got the wakeup call."
Blackaby: As judgment looms, God’s people hold the future
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--With America on the verge of God’s judgment, God’s people hold America’s future in their hands, Henry Blackaby during Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s annual Church Music Workshop.
Paige Patterson inaugurated as Southwestern’s 8th president
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| Surrounded by supporters During a prayer of dedication at his inauguration as the eighth president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Paige Patterson is surrounded by family and friends. Left to right are daughter and son-in-law Carmen and Mark Howell, wife Dorothy Patterson, son and daughter-in-law Armour and Rachel Patterson, Southern Baptist Convention President Jack Graham and immediate past seminary President Kenneth Hemphill. |
Conference crowd told: Musicians must be theologians, too
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| Lifting up the Lord Chuck Steddom leads more than 300 worshippers in song at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary¹s Global Consultation on Music and Missions. Steddom leads worship at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minn. |
7nbsp; More than 300 ministers of music, pastors and missionaries examined these and similar questions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Global Consultation on Music and Missions Sept. 15-18.
The consultation, which began in song, intended to show that music and worship are not just "add-ons" to the Gospel, according to Frank Fortunato, who helped lead music throughout the week.
