Be imitators of the Christmas story’s shepherds, Mohler tells SBTS graduates
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – The new graduates of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary have the same task as that of the shepherds who appear in the story of Jesus’ birth: to proclaim that the Savior of the world has come, seminary president R. Albert Mohler Jr. told fall 2020 graduates in a video message. Due to pandemic-related restrictions, there was no in-person commencement ceremony.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: NOBTS approves new VP; SBTS adds three to faculty
TRUSTEES: NOBTS approves new VP, student center renovation; SBTS adds three to faculty.
SBC DIGEST: State publications adjust formats, schedules; Mohler elected ETS president
Biblical Recorder to become monthly magazine; Baptist Message changes 2021 print schedule to offset costs; Mohler elected ETS president.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: Nick Challies remembered at SBTS; SWBTS to hold in-person commencement
Nick Challies remembered as one “living and breathing for God”; Southwestern Seminary to hold in-person commencement ceremony.
SBC DIGEST: Boyce College students mourn sudden death of student; MBTS distributes CARES Act funds
Heartbroken Boyce College students mourn sudden death of Nick Challies; MBTS disburses CARES Act funds
TRUSTEES: SBTS retains names, vacates chair, establishes endowment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) – The board of trustees of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary unanimously voted Monday (Oct. 12) not to remove the names of the school’s founders from several campus buildings. But trustees embraced steps to lament the institution’s racial history, vacating an endowed chair named after an especially controversial 19th-century benefactor and providing up to $5 million in scholarships for African American students over the next few years.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: Mohler, Allen express gratitude to God for fall semesters
The 2020 fall semester is a precious gift from God, Mohler tells SBTS students; MBTS holds convocation in new normal.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: SBTS adds Irving, Presley to faculty; SWBTS changes provide ‘wider opening’ for doctoral students
SBTS adds Justin A. Irving and Stephen O. Presley to faculty; SWBTS changes will result in 'wider opening' for doctoral students.
SBC DIGEST: Mohler releases new book; LifeWay to host free virtual event on pastors’ mental health
Mohler releases new book on secularism, culture, and the Church; LifeWay to offer free virtual event focusing on pastoral emotional health.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: MBTS fall reopening plan; New leaders for Boyce honors program
Midwestern Seminary, Spurgeon College announce fall reopening plan; Baise, Flatt to serve as co-directors of Augustine Honors Collegium at Boyce College.
