http://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/Recent Quick Take headlines from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TXen-us11/21/2009 10:02:05 AMSWBTS Feed Generator60http://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=07CCF1F6-15C5-E47C-F91BD900A2157632FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) -- The semester-long intramural flag football season sponsored by the Recreation/Aerobics Center came to a close Nov. 7 as four teams competed in the championship tournament. Teams, identified by their T-shirt colors, played two semi-final games, and then the winners of those games played for the championship.Wed 18 Nov 09 08:58:09 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=DAB63E9B-15C5-E47C-F94CC495E5B861B8FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary held a ribbon cutting in honor of Robert Mathis, professor of administration in the School of Church and Family Ministries, marking the newest wheelchair accessibility ramp to Price Hall, Nov. 6. Although the building was already wheelchair accessible, the new ramp, located on the West side of Price Hall, is at the closest entrance from the parking lot.Mon 09 Nov 09 14:50:27 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=D9D84BA7-15C5-E47C-F9E3FFEF10098B26FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – As a professor at the University of Wittenberg, Germany, Martin Luther nailed what is now commonly called his 95 theses—written against the Catholic tradition of indulgences—on the door of Castle Church on October 31, 1517. Mon 09 Nov 09 10:48:01 CSTRebecca CarterQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=9D41D8A6-15C5-E47C-F9EB69DA722AF2F2FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS)—The smell of German cuisine and colorful Erntedankfest decorations filled the Seelig Banquet Room at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Oct. 21, as the Women’s Auxiliary held its fall luncheon. Focused on praying for Southwestern’s extension center in Bonn, Germany, the luncheon highlighted the wonderful ways God is growing the campus as well as the extension center’s need to retire the debt on its property.Wed 28 Oct 09 17:26:28 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=96CD52BC-15C5-E47C-F9BADA2DB3650C65Friday is barbecued rib and brisket day at the Southwestern Grill thanks, in part, to Terry Wessels. He trusted God to provide for him and his family after his job ended at a barbeque franchise, and he brought his skill to the Grill, where he works as a Southwestern Grill cook.Tue 27 Oct 09 11:21:28 CSTRebecca CarterQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=96C2E7B0-15C5-E47C-F9396E61DA62745CRick Yount, assistant dean of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s School of Educational Ministries, was honored for his scholarship and practical contributions to the field of Christian education at the meeting of the North American Professors of Christian Education (NAPCE) in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 15-17.Tue 27 Oct 09 11:10:06 CSTRebecca CarterQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=96C0BCA6-15C5-E47C-F928A6161157350AProfessor and author Norman Blackaby challenged churches and ministers to devote themselves to prayer during the 2009 Baptist Religious Educators Association of the Southwest (BREAS) conference at Southwestern Seminary, Oct. 5-6.Tue 27 Oct 09 11:07:44 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=4F09949D-15C5-E47C-F9CEA3C5A08F44A2FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – The interconnectedness of Southwestern women serves as a launching point for the Helping Hands house ministry, says Jeanette Whitlock, Helping Hands house coordinator.Tue 13 Oct 09 12:54:38 CSTRebecca CarterQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=4EFED9DC-15C5-E47C-F93E773511E3FE43FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) - Southwestern Seminary students, faculty members and their families filled the Naylor Student Center when the Korean Student Fellowship prepared a free lunch for the entire seminary, Oct. 1.Tue 13 Oct 09 12:42:55 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=0CF62066-15C5-E47C-F9EC93CDA4D1C380FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Keith Boozer, a doctoral student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, recently published an article in the spring issue of the Journal of Markets & Morality. Boozer also serves as the research assistant to Edward Pauley, vice provost for academic programs.Wed 30 Sep 09 16:58:27 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=E897AAE2-15C5-E47C-F9803A49B53940AEFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Approximately 85 students received intriguing perspectives and biblical advice from fellow Southwesterners at the first Grindstone, titled “Should I Date, Court, or What?” on Sept. 10.Wed 23 Sep 09 15:28:56 CSTRebecca CarterQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=E75792B5-15C5-E47C-F9E3591F27B8AA12FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) - Southwestern Seminary professor Ian Jones was recognized by one of the nation’s largest Christian Counseling organizations, Sept. 16-19.Wed 23 Sep 09 09:39:19 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=E70AD19A-15C5-E47C-F953758B1857A190FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – The Roman Catholic journal, Omnis Terra, translated and published three versions of an essay from volume 49 of the Southwestern Journal of Theology earlier this spring. The publishers of Omnis Terra translated the essay into Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.Wed 23 Sep 09 08:15:29 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=A0A5E840-15C5-E47C-F966C4501B4F9B29FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Faculty members and alumni from Southwestern Seminary’s School of Educational Ministries will conduct workshops at the world conference of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 16-19.Wed 09 Sep 09 16:11:50 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=A07F0985-15C5-E47C-F9CB26CEC4F7130EFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – A small city of bounce-houses, picnic blankets and two rows of tents covered the west lawn last Thursday evening, providing a way for students, faculty, their families and their churches to interact.Wed 09 Sep 09 15:29:23 CSTRebecca CarterQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=7519B047-15C5-E47C-F9EA3C63A69B61D8FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – James Leo Garrett, Jr., distinguished professor emeritus at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, offered his expertise as a church historian during a panel discussion celebrating the 400th anniversary of the birth of the first known Baptist congregation in 1609. The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina organized the panel as part of its Koinonia radio podcast.Mon 13 Jul 09 12:14:00 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=65B25984-15C5-E47C-F9569259441E19BBFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Malcolm Yarnell will join Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Michael A.G. Haykin in a dialogue about the strengths and weaknesses of the Reformed and Anabaptist traditions, Aug. 25.Fri 10 Jul 09 13:20:00 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=31880641-15C5-E47C-F9D94F6C15AD3988Fort Worth, TX (SWBTS) -- Rick Yount, professor of foundations of education, brought home to Southwestern Seminary a radical story of God calling a man from “a brotherhood of criminals” in a Soviet prison to faith and ministry in Jesus Christ through that man’s study of a contraband Bible.Wed 01 Jul 09 08:07:00 CSTRebecca CarterQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=A2B8FA73-15C5-E47C-F9F6CAA119544455FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Southwestern Seminary faculty members and students will present papers during the 61st national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) in New Orleans, La., Nov. 18-20. The theme of the 2009 conference is “Personal and Social Ethics.”Sun 14 Jun 09 20:59:00 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=88D1E429-15C5-E47C-F96FEAC86611CF8FFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Dorothy Patterson, first lady and professor of theology in women’s studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, will be featured in a Focus on the Family broadcast, May 29. Thu 28 May 09 15:07:00 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=F79F2CF0-15C5-E47C-F99E4FEAD5ED163CScripture alone is sufficient for the counseling task, according to John Babler, associate professor of pastoral counseling at Southwestern, at the third annual Biblical Counseling Conference, April 17-18.Thu 30 Apr 09 10:23:05 CSTBenjamin Hawkins & Keith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=F79CD6E1-15C5-E47C-F9638D901F47B464Renowned scholars Herb Bateman, Darrell Bock and Gordon Johnston pieced together a portrait of the biblical view of the Messiah during Southwestern’s Biblical Studies Colloquium, April 17. They drew their discussion from their book, Jesus the Messiah: Promises, Expectations, and Coming of Israel’s King, which will be published next year.Thu 30 Apr 09 10:20:32 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=F7970E01-15C5-E47C-F9F0BFFB40F4B159Master of Divinity student Jason Attaway is scheduled to preach in chapel during Southwestern Seminary’s Student Preaching Day, April 28.Thu 30 Apr 09 10:14:13 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=F78EF9CB-15C5-E47C-F939CE3D83A110CEMusic and the church have always been a part of Katie Schild’s life. Growing up in a Christian home where her mother played the piano, Schild began learning music as a child around the same time she became a Christian. Thu 30 Apr 09 10:05:23 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=AB483055-15C5-E47C-F938F6A7A8C3D2B1Students and student ministers should be desperate for the guidance of God’s Spirit as they attempt to build their ministries, David Platt, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Ala., said during the 41st year of Southwestern Seminary’s Youth Ministry Lab, March 6-7.Wed 15 Apr 09 14:36:56 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=AAFBD4D0-15C5-E47C-F9349131A0BF8008As the summer approaches, students and faculty members at Southwestern Seminary are reminded what it takes to run a seminary as they see landscaping crews mowing grass and cleaning the gardens around the campus. The maintenance of a seminary, however, does not only involve landscaping.Wed 15 Apr 09 13:13:31 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=AAFA069B-15C5-E47C-F939EAC7F8DE4E6BSouthwestern Seminary students can make their vocational skills available to others in the seminary family and in the community through the seminary’s Student Labor Pool. Wed 15 Apr 09 13:11:33 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=AAF5B152-15C5-E47C-F9865656BDA5B497Bundled in coats and hats, children from all parts of the seminary family converged on the front lawn of Pecan Manor for the Eggstravaganza, March 28. The chill of 30-degree weather did not slow down the children, ages 12 and under, as they searched for more than 3,500 eggs scattered on the lawn. Wed 15 Apr 09 13:06:49 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=AA9C722F-15C5-E47C-F96081C34457DB70Southwestern Seminary students and faculty members scattered across the nation to preach revivals at 50 churches during the Spring Evangelism Practicum, March 15-18.Wed 15 Apr 09 11:29:20 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=6313DCC3-15C5-E47C-F9F80F40ACCC0951The Old Testament should be read as Christian Scripture, Kenneth Mathews, professor of divinity in Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School, said during Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Drumwright Lectures, March 5-6.Wed 01 Apr 09 14:07:07 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=631075BE-15C5-E47C-F9F93B3ACB7F98B3Hundreds of students, faculty members and guests gathered in the Truett Auditorium to hear a rendition of Brahms’ Requiem performed by members of the Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, March 12. Wed 01 Apr 09 14:03:24 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=630B62DE-15C5-E47C-F916F016D4AAF7CBCeleste McGee knows brokenness. She has seen it in the eyes of countless men and women who are caught up in the sex trade in Bangkok, Thailand.McGee, a 2006 Southwestern graduate with a master’s in marriage and family counseling, spent two years addressing “huge sexual brokenness” as she worked with prostitutes in Bangkok’s red light district. With 10,000 prostitutes in a one-mile radius, Thailand boasts more prostitutes than Christians and more brothels than schools. Wed 01 Apr 09 13:57:51 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=6307CEFD-15C5-E47C-F944F816788D54BEKeith Eitel, dean of the Roy Fish School of Evangelism and Missions, regularly uses stories from his life in his lectures in hopes that students will understand the importance of living out their faith before a lost world. However, he didn’t know how close to home his testimony would hit for one particular student, Susanna Burnham. Wed 01 Apr 09 13:53:57 CSTMichelle MyersQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=A584E2B4-15C5-E47C-F914C5179E7B6BEBSouthwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is partnering with the Southern Baptist Convention and Crown Financial Ministries to provide a financial conference, April 23. The “It’s a New Day” conference will be held in Southwestern’s Riley Center from 8:30-5:00 p.m.Mon 23 Feb 09 17:42:43 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=94DBE71E-15C5-E47C-F9DDF3F882906DEAWomen seeking to live God’s way can never have enough mentors. Southwestern’s Women’s Programs not only seek to extend continuing education for current students but also for women beyond geographical reach. The latest creative tool is the launch of a new Web site, www.biblicalwoman.com, a rich resource of spiritual wisdom by biblical women for biblical women. Fri 20 Feb 09 12:04:13 CSTMichelle MyersQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=814552E5-15C5-E47C-F925EE4592BA8A50An international committee met Jan. 27-29 to plan the fifth annual World Congress of Families, which will be held in Amsterdam August 10-12, 2009. Dorothy Patterson, first lady at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, was part of the 16-member committee that made preparations for this year’s meeting, themed “Family: More Than Only the Sum of the Parts.”Mon 16 Feb 09 16:46:58 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=4D191A93-15C5-E47C-F975B8C70D0F1F15Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary lead the charge in training the next generation of career apprentice and long-term service missionaries in 2008, according to a report by the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention. Fri 06 Feb 09 13:38:24 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=42434667-15C5-E47C-F9A53316E4800E13Terri Stovall, dean of women’s programs at Southwestern Seminary, and Jaye Martin, director of women’s programs at Southern Seminary, eloquently defend their beliefs and lay a biblical foundation for the basics of women’s ministry in Women Leading Women: The Biblical Model for the Church.Wed 04 Feb 09 11:08:39 CSTMichelle MyersQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=4240241E-15C5-E47C-F9A09D9553CBF59CFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Mike Keas, professor of the history and philosophy of science in the College at Southwestern, urged the Texas State Board of Education to open the way for more discussion of Darwinism in public schools, Jan. 21.Wed 04 Feb 09 11:05:13 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=04D33598-15C5-E47C-F9987C66ADB9853AFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – An 18-member team traveled to East Asia to learn about eastern religions and to share the truth of God’s Word, Dec. 27-Jan. 12. Upon arriving, they discovered that God’s Word had gone before them, with the result that 28 people made professions for Christ during their stay. Fri 23 Jan 09 12:49:24 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=FB6A92DD-15C5-E47C-F93DEE69563BE138Southwestern students experienced the power of the Gospel during a mission trip to Monclova, Mexico, over winter break.Wed 21 Jan 09 16:58:32 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=B854AFC7-15C5-E47C-F9E549C59AEF4E6AFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) Phil Copeland, special advisor to the vice president of Institutional Advancement, remembers being fascinated with Texas history as a child. Growing up in San Antonio, he had the opportunity to learn about his state from the city where much of Texas history occurred.Thu 08 Jan 09 16:20:04 CSTMichelle MyersQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=4BF381E0-15C5-E47C-F9EABB1212E2690EThe parents of more than 300 children received the gift of giving this Christmas when they took part in a toy giveaway at Southwestern‘s Recreation Aerobics Center (RAC), Dec. 16. Nearly 1,000 gifts were distributed during the annual event.Thu 18 Dec 08 15:14:56 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=4BEC9081-15C5-E47C-F919F517A913FA4BAshlee Garner can hardly believe that her time at Southwestern Seminary has come to a close. “Every semester seems to finish faster and faster. All in all, I have really loved my time here. I have been challenged. I have learned so much about ministry. I have grown in my relationship with the Lord.”Thu 18 Dec 08 15:07:21 CSTMichelle MyersQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=78562C7E-15C5-E47C-F93F17DC0D01E820Many children seem to dread piano lessons and must be forced by their parents to practice each day. For John Cornish, however, the piano intrigued him even at the age of six, and his parents often had to force him to stop practicing. It only makes sense, then, that Cornish later went on to major in music at Cameron University in Lawton, Okla., before coming to Southwestern Seminary in 2006 to earn his Master of Music degree.Fri 07 Nov 08 13:03:12 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=783FBC06-15C5-E47C-F93E520905707E50Amid student population growth, Southwestern Seminary’s Board of Trustees approved a study to explore the timing and appropriate planning for improvements in student housing during their fall meeting, Oct. 21-22. Fri 07 Nov 08 12:38:42 CSTKeith CollierQuick Takehttp://www.swbts.edu/campusNews/story.cfm?id=783C8B22-15C5-E47C-F97607C72AE6AB2AFORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Nearly two dozen faculty members and students from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are contributing papers to the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Nov. 19-21.Fri 07 Nov 08 12:35:13 CSTBenjamin HawkinsQuick Take