In-person graduation ceremonies bring sense of normalcy to MBTS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) – Two in-person commencement ceremonies marked a return to a sense of normalcy on Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s and Spurgeon College’s campus as the institutions welcomed their spring graduating classes to Kansas City for the schools’ 69th commencement exercises Friday (May 7).
FROM THE SEMINARIES: Akin addresses Critical Race Theory; SEBTS introduces teacher licensure track; Spurgeon College, NAMB announce urban missions experience
Danny Akin addresses Critical Race Theory at SEBTS Q&A; SEBTS introduces teacher licensure track; Spurgeon College, NAMB announce urban missions experience
FROM THE SEMINARIES: MBTS announces faculty additions; SBTS offers new online degrees; SEBTS adds 5-year MA plan
MBTS appoints Joe M. Allen, others to faculty; Graham school offers online MDiv degrees; SEBTS introduces 5-year plan to master’s in counseling
TRUSTEES: MBTS celebrates financial health, record enrollment
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) – For the first time since October 2019, President Jason Allen and members of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s administration hosted the institution’s trustees April 12. The meeting provided a context for key seminary updates and essential institutional business.
SBC DIGEST: Article examines racial attitudes of Truett, Criswell; Allen releases ‘Succeeding at Seminary’ book
Article examines ‘lost legacies’ of Truett, Criswell on race, racism; Allen releases ‘Succeeding at Seminary’ book.
SBC DIGEST: Samford elects new president; MBTS launches Center for Biblical Counseling; SWBTS volume compiles Carroll sermons
MBTS launches Center for Biblical Counseling; New volume collects 40 sermons from SWBTS founding president B.H. Carroll; Beck A. Taylor elected 19th president of Samford University.
SBC DIGEST: SBC EC meeting to be livestreamed; Lifeway Bible features Latin American voices; Spurgeon Library receives donation, releases volume
SBC EC meeting to be held in person as well as livestreamed; New Español devotional Bible features women from 12 Latin American countries; Midwestern’s Spurgeon Library receives donation, releases latest Lost Sermons volume.
SBC DIGEST: NOBTS back on campus; MBTS to offer online live lectures; Billy Graham films available online
NOBTS and Leavell College resume in-person classes; Midwestern Seminary to offer online courses featuring live faculty lectures; Billy Graham videos now available on Answers TV.
SBC DIGEST: Georgia Baptist building for sale; MBTS convocation; SWBTS spring chapel speakers
Georgia Baptist building placed for sale; MBTS Spring Convocation addresses faithful ministry, pressing onward in Christ; SWBTS announces spring 2021 chapel speakers.
Great Commission is ‘first priority,’ Allen tells MBTS graduates
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) – Cars in the parking lots on Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s campus were sparse this December, and fewer seats than usual were occupied in the Daniel Lee Chapel. Still, during four separate ceremonies spanning nine hours, the MBTS community recognized and celebrated the accomplishments of its graduating students, as the school held its 68th commencement exercises Dec. 11.
