http://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/Recent headlines of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary appearing in Fort Worth, TX, in the newsen-us5/20/2013 10:31:26 PMSWBTS Feed Generator60http://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=8F5D0D7C-05E6-B489-003623EE130B11F0FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – The Minority Chamber of Commerce (MCC) named Southwestern alumnus Guillermo Escalona “Chaplain of the Year 2012” at its annual Minority Gala Awards ceremony in Miami, Fla., Dec. 7. Guillermo, who serves as Director of Pastoral Education for Baptist Health South Florida, earned his Master of Divinity at Southwestern in 1987 and also currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.Wed 12 Dec 12 09:25:10 CSTSharayah ColterSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=B94A5C81-0A74-8F10-478A8D77B7B197CBFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Former Professor of Communication and Ministry Studies Calvin A. Miller died Aug. 19 from complications following open-heart surgery. Miller, 75, served at Southwestern from 1991-1998 and then at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School as professor of preaching and pastoral ministry from 1998-2007.Mon 24 Sep 12 17:03:23 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=DCC0CE1C-AF19-47AF-E977EFFBDDC5E67AFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Southwestern President Paige Patterson and First Lady Dorothy Patterson are among nearly 120 leaders from 11 countries who signed a letter opposing the United States Embassy in the Czech Republic in its plans to participate in a “gay pride” parade in Prague Aug. 18. Thu 16 Aug 12 15:06:20 CSTSharayah ColterSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=DCB49F0A-C953-1D15-CF27D7C8EF631C06FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Southwestern alumnus Johnny Pons has the unique opportunity and difficult task to minister to staff, students and community members of Penn State University, where former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of serial child molestation in June. Thu 16 Aug 12 15:05:00 CSTSharayah ColterSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=6F06A86D-D213-0E86-59733D644C937F02FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Four years after winning gold in the 1948 Olympics in London, Jack Robinson graduated from Southwestern Seminary with his Bachelor of Divinity degree. Five years later, in 1957, he graduated with his Doctor of Theology degree from Southwestern and went on to pastor, serving at First Baptist Church of Augusta, Ga., where he launched the church’s television program in the 1950’s—something seen as progressive during that era. Mon 30 Jul 12 14:02:14 CSTSharayah ColterSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=5AC97733-C951-1052-4FFB04DD20A09DCCFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Through an internship program developed by the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, Southwestern Seminary student Tony Romero leads First Baptist Church in Vidor, Texas, to reach students at nearby Lamar University in Beaumont. Romero attends classes at Southwestern’s Havard School for Theological Studies in Houston.Mon 25 Jun 12 09:26:12 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=F82EE677-C149-5973-057C183EA619C558FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Fox News in Houston featured Southwestern’s seminary extension program inside the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Darrington prison unit, May 8, in a six-minute video story. The piece, by reporter Greg Groogan, highlights the progress the program has made in educating inmates and equipping them to minister to their fellow prisoners.Wed 09 May 12 11:26:24 CSTSharayah ColterSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=2A8189D8-E472-4723-D288EB0480D34769John W. (Jack) Patterson, Sr., 85, pastor, missionary professor, and director of missions, died on 28 February in Richmond, VA. A native of Arizona and reared in Virginia, he was a graduate of Bob Jones University (B.A.), Southwestern Seminary (B.D., Th.D.), and the University of Edinburgh (Ph.D.). Tue 10 Apr 12 15:04:27 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=1723F44B-E9D2-8314-93BCCA92F9B8E5F1FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Fort Worth native Eugene Florence, who attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s “negro extension centers” for eight years during the years of segregation, turned 108 on Leap Day, according to a recent release from the Associated Press. Thu 01 Mar 12 10:35:16 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=11282FDC-15C5-E47C-F93CBC97670D4500FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Longtime pastor and former trustee of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Miles Seaborn Jr., died Jan. 22. Seaborn, pastor of Birchman Baptist Church in Fort Worth for 29 years, played a leading role in the formation of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention in 1998.Tue 24 Jan 12 13:19:00 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=3868A254-15C5-E47C-F92356027A0F34E5FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Under the leadership of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumnus John Roland, Prayer Igniters International has established a website to encourage and equip people to pray.Tue 13 Dec 11 11:11:48 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=3345AF90-15C5-E47C-F9CB163A74C68BB8FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – The Houston Chronicle featured a story on the first official semester of Southwestern’s seminary extension program inside maximum security Darrington prison unit, Dec. 10. The four-year undergraduate program launched in August with 39 students in the inaugural class.Mon 12 Dec 11 11:15:32 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=F6A1D164-15C5-E47C-F99D3E84723C272EFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – James Stewart Riley, a two-time graduate and former trustee of Southwestern, died Nov. 21. He was 93.Wed 30 Nov 11 16:39:19 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=3C634431-15C5-E47C-F9E6ED1756D7E7A5FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Homosexuals can overcome their sin through the power of Christ, assistant professor of ethics Evan Lenow insisted during Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s recent Conference on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.Tue 25 Oct 11 13:41:38 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=3C5E46D4-15C5-E47C-F955D50D96BE7BE3FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Just as time wears on romantic feelings in marriage or dating relationships, even so it can erode a Christian’s “spiritual high.” So how should Christians react when the “sizzle has fizzled” and they no longer feel “in love” with God? Diane Montgomery, a recent graduate from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, addressed this question in a first-person essay on Baptist Press.Tue 25 Oct 11 13:36:11 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=2D74B84F-15C5-E47C-F9078182B301EE1DFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Paula Hemphill, a former first lady at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, recently recounted how God sustained her spirit during a battle with breast cancer. Sat 22 Oct 11 16:06:23 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=132C01B1-15C5-E47C-F94E7A7FD505CC87FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – James Leo Garrett Jr., distinguished professor emeritus of theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, was featured in the Gaskin Lectures at Oklahoma Baptist University, Oct. 3. His lectures examined the life and theology of 20th century Southern Baptist pastor, statesman and theologian Herschel H. Hobbs.Mon 17 Oct 11 13:36:50 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=02D54257-15C5-E47C-F992376C7A07A831FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – John Yeats, an alumnus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, was elected as the executive director of the Missouri Baptist Convention during a meeting of the convention’s executive board, Oct. 13.Fri 14 Oct 11 09:28:10 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=835A70FC-15C5-E47C-F92DA81A5F41A17BFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – In the latest White Paper on BaptistTheology.org, Southwestern Seminary professor James R. Wicker commends e-commentaries to pastors and Bible scholars.Mon 19 Sep 11 15:22:15 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=FD500724-15C5-E47C-F975FCF9CF775309FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Fifty Texas churches experienced revival as a result of meetings led by Engage Teams this summer. The teams, sponsored by the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, were mostly made up of students from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Criswell College.Wed 24 Aug 11 14:41:45 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=BFC4B628-15C5-E47C-F9F634C123E70F35FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – The North American Mission Board announced that Southwestern alumnus Al Gilbert, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., has been chosen to lead the board’s ministry evangelism initiative, called “Love Loud.”Fri 12 Aug 11 15:52:45 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=BA31A1CC-15C5-E47C-F9D6E3055583D325FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Zona Horn was born March 17, 1919. She met Charles Wayne Evans at Hardin-Simmons University, and the twomarried June 9, 1940. They moved to Fort Worth in 1954 where Wayne served as business manager and vice president for business affairs at Southwestern Seminary. Zona passed Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011.Thu 11 Aug 11 13:54:00 CSTStaffSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=8BC726C7-15C5-E47C-F9F363DBB3FF0B6DFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Mike Simoneaux, a former student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, accepted the presidency of Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon, Ga., July 21. Simoneaux has served as interim president for the college since March.Tue 02 Aug 11 13:35:09 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=47D40487-15C5-E47C-F92479C0E98B2E0FFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Rev. Marvin Griffin, the first black master’s graduate from Southwestern, plans to retire from his 42-year-long pastorate at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, effective July 31. The 88-year-old, who rode his bicycle to First Baptist Dallas to hear George W. Truett preach as a child, has been a pastor and community leader for 60 years.Wed 20 Jul 11 08:55:02 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=05469984-15C5-E47C-F90069C4FB615CE6FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Texas pastor and Southwestern alumnus Bob McCartney went from weighing 278 pounds to 225, and from not being able to run around the block to finishing a triathlon, reported the Times Record News.Thu 07 Jul 11 10:45:38 CSTRebecca CarterSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=4D0DB9AB-15C5-E47C-F9DA37FFBFA19B44FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Stephen Johnson, Southwestern Seminary’s dean of the School of Church Music urges people not to forget the devastation of the earthquake in Haiti through a composition honoring a missionary who died during the disaster. Southwestern’s Master Chorale premiered the piece at the renowned Lincoln Center in New York and in the Fort Worth area.Wed 01 Jun 11 16:13:23 CSTStephanie BeardSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=32B890EA-15C5-E47C-F9E27D737E135B65FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Southwestern Seminary Executive Vice President and Provost Craig Blaising addressed the failed end times predictions of Harold Camping in an interview with the Christian Post. In the interview, Blaising points to Camping’s false teachings on hell and calls Camping a false prophet.Fri 27 May 11 13:30:14 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=32B78F69-15C5-E47C-F92AD1DAB3FD4274FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – James E. Gardner, a two-time graduate from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s School of Church Music, was chosen to serve as the director in the School of Music at the University of Utah, effective Aug. 1.Fri 27 May 11 13:29:08 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=2F86B065-15C5-E47C-F95F68067AD51EC5NORCO, Calif. (SWBTS) – The Navy commissioned Lt. j.g. B. Shane Anderson (M.Div., 2000) as a naval officer and chaplain, May 14, as part of an Armed Forces Day celebration. The commissioning took place at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona.Thu 26 May 11 22:36:54 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=0866349D-15C5-E47C-F920AF05ECBA3AE8FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Stephen Johnson, dean of Southwestern’s School of Church Music, drew inspiration for his most recent composition, Peace Ascends, from the tragic death of Ben Larson in January 2010. Larson, who was on a missionary assignment in Haiti, became trapped under a collapsed building as a result of the earthquake butfinal breaths exhaled a hymn of praise to the Lord.Thu 19 May 11 08:16:13 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=E9FF14B6-15C5-E47C-F9F985DEF9E678A5FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Is it okay to paint your preschool son’s toenails pink? Southwestern M.Div. graduate and Ph.D. candidate Katie McCoy weighs in on the growing cultural trend of promoting this and other gender-confusing parenting strategies.Fri 13 May 11 10:34:58 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=97207B10-15C5-E47C-F94A269746DAB3E6RALEIGH, N.C. (SWBTS) – Southwestern alumnus Allan Blume was named editor/president of the Biblical Recorder by its board of directors, April 24. The Biblical Recorder is the newsjournal of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention.Wed 27 Apr 11 08:22:58 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=788E8702-15C5-E47C-F942A601DBB0D448FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Many who attend church only on Easter Sunday never hear the full Gospel message, Richard Ross, professor of student ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, said in a first-person article on Baptist Press.Thu 21 Apr 11 09:54:57 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=78888851-15C5-E47C-F9D331B9F1F42007FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) –Driving in the African bush, alumni Tim and Charlotte Cearley, missionaries in Mozambique, evaded tragedy when they hit a 3-year-old boy who ran into the road. Through this experience, they also saw God open doors to share the Gospel.Thu 21 Apr 11 09:48:24 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=7887C6A9-15C5-E47C-F91BC184A9BE9358FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – The Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BCSM) recently elected alumnus Bobby Gilstrap to serve as the convention’s executive director.Thu 21 Apr 11 09:47:34 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=12FECC6E-15C5-E47C-F9EE20B36F9E878EFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Southwestern Seminary student Diane Montgomery gives three ways parents can help preserve their young daughters from harmful cultural influence, despite the inundation from TV shows.Fri 01 Apr 11 16:36:19 CSTRebecca CarterSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=07FF0717-15C5-E47C-F9109A8EBD88CD3EFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Benjamin Phillips encourages people to hold their breath in an article for the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, published by Baptist Press. Phillips, a Southwestern Seminary systematic theology professor, points out the irony of the EPA’s attempt to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, a natural byproduct of human respiration.Wed 30 Mar 11 13:20:44 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=E364C55A-15C5-E47C-F95276C26CE67C91FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – A year after the sudden death of his father, Southwestern Seminary professor Octavio Esqueda gives pastoral advice on the interplay between faith and grief.Wed 23 Mar 11 10:45:55 CSTRebecca CarterSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=6D03A103-15C5-E47C-F92D5E7215022710FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – 9Marks ministry recently posted an archived interview with Paige Patterson on its blog. The interview, conducted by 9Marks representatives Mark Dever and Matt Schmucker, took place while Patterson was president of the Southern Baptist Convention and president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C.Mon 28 Feb 11 10:04:37 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=10B84B71-15C5-E47C-F9C8BDEB2C89F138FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – The Southern Baptist TEXAN, news journal for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, published an article highlighting Mrs. Dorothy Patterson, wife of seminary president Paige Patterson. The article praises Patterson for her ministry to women and example of biblical womanhood.Thu 10 Feb 11 11:57:16 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=EEA07DCC-15C5-E47C-F9B5A4A8F92C6806FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Malcolm Yarnell, associate professor of systematic theology at Southwestern, examines the three primary metaphors used by Paul in an article published in SBC LIFE, a journal published by the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. In the article, Yarnell discusses Paul’s description of the church as bride, building and body to “unfold the mystery of Christ's intimate relationship with His beloved church.”Thu 03 Feb 11 21:04:11 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=9C4CEEEF-15C5-E47C-F9B55EFDE51021C1FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Believers should pray for peace and the spread of the Gospel amid Tunisia’s political strife and violence, Malcolm Yarnell, associate professor of systematic theology at Southwestern Baptist Theology Seminary, wrote in a release on Baptist Press, Jan. 17.Tue 18 Jan 11 21:24:03 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=F006D773-15C5-E47C-F92D400C0E68B2F1FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Michael Duduit, editor for Preaching magazine, recently interviewed David Allen, dean of the School of Theology, on the topic of text-driven preaching. Allen contributed and co-edited the book Text-Driven Preaching published by B&H.Thu 16 Dec 10 10:32:49 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=D252EB64-15C5-E47C-F94CE15597EA71F8FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Steven Smith, dean and professor of communications in the College at Southwestern, recounted his attempt to teach Romanian preachers to carry “the cross in the pulpit” in an article on http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Secret-to-Great-Preaching.html, Nov. 24.Fri 10 Dec 10 16:07:18 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=C83E2B57-15C5-E47C-F9DE973C23C916D3FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – The Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale and the Southwestern Singers’ performance of Handel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 6 received a favorable review on DFW.com.Wed 08 Dec 10 17:08:26 CSTRebecca CarterSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=7A21F6F7-15C5-E47C-F9802D7DB40BCDBAFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Southwestern Seminary vice president for strategic initiatives, Jason Duesing, offers a balanced critique of the book 'Global Voices on Biblical Equality' in the Fall 2010 edition of the 'Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.' Tue 23 Nov 10 13:07:15 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=366D760E-15C5-E47C-F9FB24EEA8707A70FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Ashley Allen, a Ph.D. graduate from Southwestern and former adjunct professor, is making great strides in training women in the areas of evangelism, ministry and discipleship through the Embrace ministry she leads for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.Wed 10 Nov 10 09:35:32 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=366C70F3-15C5-E47C-F98BBEC18DBE1D01FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Keith Eitel, professor of missions and dean of Southwestern Seminary’s Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, challenged students at the Baptist College of Florida (BCF) to submit their lives to the missionary task, Oct. 25-27. Eitel as was the speaker for the college’s annual missions conference.Wed 10 Nov 10 09:34:25 CSTKeith CollierSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=F0B10D63-15C5-E47C-F91E2622401893E0FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – The Southern Baptist TEXAN recounted the grief and healing of Dan and Casey Chappell, a couple at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, after the death of their newborn son.Wed 27 Oct 10 21:35:56 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The Newshttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=E8DAA0F9-15C5-E47C-F9AD1B00703B7BD3FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Craig Mitchell, assistant professor of ethics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, was highlighted as a top black evangelical scholar on the website of World Magazine, Oct. 20.Tue 26 Oct 10 09:04:23 CSTBenjamin HawkinsSWBTS In The News