Faculty retirees conclude 208 years at Southwestern
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Gratitude for the privilege of helping young people prepare for ministry was a common sentiment expressed during a May 8 chapel honoring seven faculty members retiring from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
‘It’s not just business as usual with this generation of students’
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Ministry to young people in a postmodern culture requires leading them to genuine encounters with God, Bible-based discipleship and an effort to grasp their needs, according to speakers at April's 2001 Youth Ministry Lab.
50 years of pastoral care education focus of Southwestern Founders Day
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--More than half a century ago, students at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary asked for more practical ministry studies to go with their theological education.
Trouble, drowning, confusion helpful in sermon preparation, lecturer says
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--A sermon is more than saying the right things, and good sermon preparation involves "looking for trouble," "drowning" in the text and becoming confused, a professor of preaching said during the Northcutt Lectures at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Feb. 7.
Use media, don’t fear it, speakers tell Christians
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)–In an increasingly media-filled world, Christians must learn to embrace and use mass media rather than fear it, speakers at a Christians and Media Conference said Nov. 10 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. The conference, sponsored by Biola University of Los Angeles, focused on how Christians working or […]
Wedgwood gathers for praise, healing & revival 1 year later
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--A year and a day after Larry Gene Ashbrook walked into their sanctuary during a See You at the Pole rally and fired the shots that would forever change their lives, the people of Wedgwood Baptist Church praised God for his sovereignty and guidance through the ordeal.
To become a godly man requires seeking wisdom
GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)–At a time when they are making decisions about career and marriage, Christian college males must give top priority to seeking wisdom, more than 700 men attending Student Week, Aug. 7-13, at Glorieta (N.M.), a LifeWay Conference Center, were told. Gregg Matte, director of Breakaway Ministry at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, […]
A good writer also edits, workshop leader says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Every good writer must also be an editor, said the leader of a session on creative writing held during the LifeWay Writers Workshop, Aug. 2-5, at LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, Tenn. Matt Tullos, multimedia designer in the children’s Sunday school ministry department at LifeWay, said, “There are two people inside every writer. […]
Popular movies can give openings for sharing gospel, speaker says
GLORIETA, N.M. (BP)–The popular movies that Hollywood produces can be used as tools to reach non-Christians with the gospel, according to a speaker at Student Week, Aug.7-13, at Glorieta (N.M.), a LifeWay Conference Center. Jerry Nash, Baptist collegiate minister at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, La., led the seminar, “The Gospel at the Movies.” Stories […]
New resource offers counseling on violence, other teen issues
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Today’s youth face a world of problems — school violence being only one — and helping has become increasingly difficult for churches. At a time when, according to a recent report by the U.S. Secret Service, technologies to prevent violence in schools may not be enough, teens themselves may find help from a […]
