Volume 69, Number 6
Campus Newspaper of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary • Fort Worth, Texas
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
a look inside »
Professor revives Patterson inerrancy debates from Conservative Resurgence pg 4 »
the scroll Huckabee urges scholarship support for the College at Southwestern By Keith Collier | SWBTS
Billy Graham’s “My Hope America” reaches football team By Alex Sibley | SWBTS Having won only one game in three years, the Thomas Jefferson Patriots needed hope. Luis Lama, a Southwestern alumnus who now serves as associate minister of Prestonwood En Español, spent 10 weeks this season as this Dallas high school football team’s chaplain. For the first nine chapel services, Lama went through the book of John to teach the team about Jesus in the context of athletics and what a real man looks like. Knowing that he wanted to end the chapel series with an invitation, Lama attained permission from the team’s coaches to host an off-campus breakfast for the final chapel Graham pg 5 »
Former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee spoke to a crowded banquet room at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Oct. 4, asking them to invest in the future of America by supporting the College at Southwestern’s Legacy Scholarship. “The reason that the College at Southwestern is an incredibly important part of America’s future is because there just aren’t too many places in all of this country that are truly equipping young people beyond the ‘what’ and deep into the
‘why,’” said Huckabee, host of the hit show “Huckabee” on Fox News. “One of the reasons I’m excited to be here tonight and so grateful for Dr. [Paige] Patterson’s vision for the College at Southwestern from the beginning is because he still believes that training students not in just what to think but how to think is the greatest kind of education that a student will ever have.” Huckabee, who received the distinguished alumnus award from Southwestern in 2012, explained Huckabee pg 2 »
Handel’s Messiah continues to draw members of community By Michelle Tyer | SWBTS With Christmas still more than a month away, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Master Chorale and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra proclaimed Christ’s birth through this year’s performance of Handel’s Messiah, Nov. 5. Under the direction of conductor David Thye, the chorale, orchestra, and performers Soo Hong Kim (soprano), Angela Cofer (alto), Leo Day (tenor), and J. David Robinson (baritone) performed the classic work, which the seminary has hosted for more than 90 years. Members of the community as well as those with connections to the seminary
filled Truett Auditorium to hear in music the story of Christ’s birth, death, and triumph over death through His resurrection. For about 30 years, Gary and Loreta Montgomery have annually driven from their home in Willow Park, west of Fort Worth, to hear Messiah. The couple’s son-in-law attended Southwestern, but Gary said their only other connection to the seminary is that they are Southern Baptists. “We can’t stand to miss it,” Loreta says of Handel’s most popular work. “It’s just always so good.” Over those 30 years, Gary says they
have seen the seminary and even the city change drastically, but Messiah has been consistent. “This never changes,” Gary says. “That’s the good thing about it.” Leo Day, dean of the School of Church Music, sang the tenor part of Messiah in this his first semester at Southwestern. The part was not new for Day, who has sung in many other performances of Messiah over the years. “It felt great,” Day says of being asked to sing. “And [I] felt also a certain sense of weight that came with that.” But despite Messiah pg 2 »
Businessmen Look to marketplace as mission field By Alex Sibley | SWBTS “Is it any wonder in this globalizing world that God would use the marketplace to move in a really new and fresh and dynamic way?” Posed by keynote speaker Neal Johnson, this question served as the overarching theme of the Kingdom Professionals Conference at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Nov. 1-2. Johnson, chair of the Business and Management department of Hope International University in Fullerton, Calif., addressed students, professors, missionaries and businessmen, encouraging them not to choose between missions and business but to do both, reaching people for Christ in the marketplace. “Our concept is that you can be called to business the same as a pastor is called to the pulpit or a traditional missionary is called to the mission field,” Johnson said at the conference’s opening session. “This is not something that is in addition to traditional missions; it's something that is augmenting it. “God has explicitly called [business people] and anointed them. They can bring transformation to their jobs, to their companies, to their cities, to their nations.” Marketplace pg 2 »
Page 2
The Scroll
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
campus news »
Huckabee »
Marketplace »
Continued from page 1
Continued from page 1
that America needs institutions that do not treat students as computer hard drives into which they can simply pour information but rather treat them like computer processors, “who take the data and actually process it and do something significant with it.” “The College at Southwestern is not training students to be data drives but rather to be processors, to take the greatest truth of the world of all time, … the gospel of Jesus Christ, to translate it and then transmit it. That is a powerful tool in our world today.” Huckabee lamented that the reason the world is in such a mess is because people disregard God’s way and merely “make it up as they go.” “An education changes that, but not just any education. It has to be an education that grounds us in the Word of God,” Huckabee said. “Imagine a student coming out of the College at Southwestern not only knowing what the truth is but being able to defend it, and most importantly, being able to lovingly share it. “This campus is still dedicated to the belief that the Bible is the Word of the living God—inerrant, infallible, trustworthy—with no apologies. And this campus is still dedicated to putting the
The conference, the second to be hosted by Southwestern’s Richard Land Center for Cultural Engagement, educated attendees about the marketplace mission movement— methods by which business intersects with faith to accomplish missions. Noting the importance of learning the context before entering a mission field, Johnson said the marketplace is a context just like any other. “The marketplace is really the place that people go to raise their standards of living,” Johnson said. “The marketplace, in that sense, is very interesting. It’s really the only human institution that touches, directly or indirectly, virtually every person on the face of the earth. That’s been true in every era in every society and every political system. If you eat, if you wear clothes, if you use a car, you are being impacted by the marketplace.” As Johnson pointed out, this concept is not new. The Apostle Paul, for example, worked as a tentmaker to support his ministry. Likewise, William Carey, the father of modern missions, began his ministry by opening a printing business in India. This movement comprises two foundational elements: (1) reading Scripture through marketplace eyes (such as noting the numerous business references in Jesus’ parables) and (2) following the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. “[This] is foundational to where we are because it's talking about the mobilization of laypeople,” Johnson said. “It’s from the laity, by the laity, for the laity. It’s been outside of the basic church. Business can be a vehicle for ministry.” The movement encompasses five camps: tent-making, marketplace ministries, enterprise development, business as missions (BAM), and social entrepreneurship. Johnson, a practitioner of BAM, wrote the field’s leading textbook on the subject, “Business as Missions: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice.” Johnson said a business in this field must be a “kingdom company” (managed by biblical principles), operate cross-culturally and focus on community development. To illustrate this concept, Johnson related the proverb, “give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Johnson amended this proverb by adding the line, “help a man start a fishing business and you will
fire of missions and evangelism into every student who walks onto these grounds.” During his introduction, Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson surprised Huckabee with gift from his time as a student at Southwestern. Patterson presented Huckabee with a graded paper, in which he received a 98, on the topic of Jesus and personal evangelism. Prior to Huckabee’s presentation, Sarah Jo Thomas, a senior in the College at Southwestern, shared how she left a fully scholarshiped nursing program to prepare for ministry at Southwestern. “When I see someone like Sarah Jo, who comes and so eloquently is able to say her convictions to serve God, … I’m reminded that God must still be somewhat hopeful about our future or else He wouldn’t be calling people that young to be out there serving. “And wouldn’t it be magnificent if there were not only people being called but that there was a school where they could be thoroughly equipped and prepared for what God has called them to do? … Preparing people for the kind of life that will change the world is what the College at Southwestern is committed to doing.” •
Messiah » Continued from page 1 the added pressure that came with being the newest member, Day enjoyed taking part in it. “It was a very blessed event Tuesday night, and I had a really good time,” Day said. “It was very good, from beginning to the end. From the first note of the symphony … to the very last words, worthy is the Lamb who was slain for us, who paid the ultimate price on the cross for all of us so that we would be free.” Day says he could feel that sense of freedom in the room during the performance. Although he has sung in Messiah many years, Day says he was surprised when the audience clapped throughout the first portion of the performance.
“You have pity applause and then you have applause where you genuinely feel their enthusiasm coming back to you on stage,” Day says. “And that’s what I felt Tuesday night. … There was just an excitement out in the rotunda, and I [thought], ‘This is going to be a good night.’” The audience participated not just by clapping but by standing and singing along when the familiar chords of the “Hallelujah” chorus played. Day and the Montgomerys both say they look forward to participating in the performance, whether through performing or listening, in the years to come. •
feed many families and their communities for generations.” “I'm passionate about Christ in the marketplace,” Johnson said, “because there are so many isolated Christians out there in the marketplace at every level. They can be owners, CEOs, executive managers; sales clerks, workers in the field or lawyers; bankers, engineers, secretaries … whatever. They haven't heard the message that they can, in fact, be in ministry right there in the workplace, right where God has planted them, with those people in that place at that time. They haven't heard that message, and in not hearing it, they've been denied the fellowship and the support and the encouragement of other Christians in the marketplace. And they've been denied the privilege of actually seeing how important their jobs are to the people that are around them. “No matter how menial the jobs are, they're important. They’re in contact with people that no one else can be. And it's a tragedy because they're in ministry 8 to 10 hours a day, and they don't even know it.” In addition to Johnson, conference speakers included BAM practitioners, marketplace professionals and IMB missionaries. William Goff, professor of Christian ethics at Southwestern and one of the conference’s organizers, said one of the best markers of the event’s effectiveness was the networking that transpired. “It was telling that at the end of the day on Friday, as well as at the meal times, the conversations were vital and engaging regarding the roles that different participants play in this world evangelization concentration,” Goff said. Johnson’s prayer for conference attendees, as well as for all members of the marketplace mission movement, was that they would “have lives of significance so that we can say, ‘Thank God it's Monday. I can go to my mission field.’” •
The Scroll
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Page 3
Campus news News » campus
Get to Know Your Professors: Alicia Wong By Michelle Tyer | SWBTS
Alicia Wong, assistant professor of women’s ministries at Southwestern since 2012, admits that she does not fit a typical Southern Baptist mold. Wong grew up in California near the Mexico border. Her father from China and mother from Hong Kong had immigrated to Mexico before moving to California where Wong was born. Wong’s parents were not on the same page when it came to religion. While
her mother had been exposed to Christianity by a missionary years before and was a believer, her father had more of the Buddhist mindset of the importance of merely being a good person. Not until two years ago did he also come to faith in Christ. “I really didn’t truly grasp what grace meant, but I did understand who Jesus was. I did believe in who He was because my mom talked about Him so much,” Wong says. Under her mother’s influence and through attending a Southern Baptist church in California, Wong made a profession of faith at the age of 10. However, her faith remained works-oriented. Wong says as a teenager she struggled with fitting in as hers was one of the few Asian families in the border town. “I wanted to be just like all the other kids,” Wong says. And to do that, she would still do the right things at church and even read her Bible each day, but she would also take part in the popular crowds’ parties during the week. As a freshman in college she visited a Chinese church and began to realize
Registrar provides opportunity for advanced standing credit By Alex Sibley Students may now receive credit on their graduate transcripts for their undergraduate experience thanks to a new opportunity offered by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In the past, students with experience in such classes as Old and New Testament, Greek, and Hebrew could substitute advanced classes instead of repeating these basic courses. But with this new opportunity, students may take exams to prove their proficiency in a given subject and earn course credit. “It's not a substitution anymore,” says Mark Leeds, registrar and associate vice president for institutional research and assessment. “It's actual credit posted on the transcript for three hours for every test they pass.” “A number of students are coming out of these strong undergraduate programs,” Leeds says, “and they're thinking through, ‘Why should I go to seminary?’ … But if they're able to get credit for these basic classes and be well down the road toward a degree, then the value added by coming to seminary is a significant event for them in preparation for ministry.” Exams exist for all the courses mentioned above, as well as Church History and Baptist Heritage, though
no more than 1/4 of a degree may be completed through taking exams. Southwestern faculty created the exams, which are basically the equivalent of final exams. The exams are free and offered in a timed format. No study guides are available, and students must have completed the courses at the undergraduate level with an A or B to qualify for taking the exams. Also, students have only one opportunity to take each exam. A grade of 75 percent is the cutoff score for earning credit. “We certainly are hoping that this will be an encouragement to students to come to Southwestern and be a part of our programs here,” Leeds says. “[But] this is something that even current students can take advantage of. It isn't just something for the brand new students, but [it] enables even our presently-enrolled students who have this background to receive credit for what they've done. So it will help some of our students be able to graduate more quickly—both present and future students.” Students interested in taking an exam should contact the registrar’s office and complete the request form. All exams are currently available. •
THEOLOGICAL MATTERS TheologicalMatters.com provides a range of helpful articles written by Southwestern faculty addressing topics such as preaching, ethics, apologetics, current events, church history, marriage, family, ministry, and more. Visit the site today
THEOLOGICALMATTERS.COM
Christianity is not just about checking good works off a list. “It was the first time I saw people excited and on fire about Jesus. Their life was very different from mine,” Wong says. At the church, Wong rededicated her life to Christ and was discipled by members of her Sunday school class. As a junior, Wong went on her first mission trip to Hong Kong, where her mother had first heard the Gospel from a missionary. “It’s just so neat to see how God turns things full circle,” Wong says. On that trip she got to share the Gospel with a lost person for the first time and got to help lead someone to Christ. The following year she went to East Asia on a mission trip and for the first time got to see the cost that other Christians had to pay for following Christ. That led her to recognize that God was calling her to the mission field. Although her unsaved father did not understand, Wong went to Venezuela three years later, where she helped plant Chinese churches and taught English for two years. After returning, Wong realized she needed more training in her still-young
faith. She attended Golden Gate Seminary for two years and then studied at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She completed her Masters in Divinity in women’s studies at Southeastern, studying under Dorothy Patterson. Over the next few years, Wong again served overseas in Hong Kong, worked for the North American Mission Board, and also taught at Southeastern. But when she realized her time in those positions was complete, she came to Southwestern to teach. “Everything just culminated to this was where I needed to be next,” Wong says. Despite missions being her focus for so many years, Wong says women’s ministry naturally fits. “I think my passion has always been in missions,” Wong says. “But I realize how much I work with women in my ministry, and so even on the mission field I realized how valuable that was and needed to be.” Wong says she still longs for opportunities to go on mission trips and hopes to bring students with her. “I think you can use women’s programs and women’s studies wherever you go in your ministry,” Wong says. •
Page 4
The Scroll
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Campus news News » campus
Professor revives Patterson inerrancy debates from Conservative Resurgence By Keith Collier | SWBTS During the tumultuous period of the 1980s and 1990s within the Southern Baptist Convention, theological conservatives and moderates clashed over the topic of biblical inerrancy. At the forefront of this struggle on the side of the conservatives was Paige Patterson, then president of the Criswell College in Dallas. Two significant debates occurred between Patterson and moderate leaders in 1981—one with Cecil Sherman on Feb. 11 and the other with Kenneth Chafin on June 6. Jason Duesing, vice president for strategic initiatives and assistant professor of historical theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, presented research on the two debates Nov. 12 in a paper titled “Debating Paige Patterson: 1981 Southern Baptist Inerrancy Debates with Cecil Sherman and Kenneth Chafin.” “On a denominational level, for Southern Baptists, the Inerrancy Controversy of the late 20th century was the greatest and most violent collision that denomination had ever seen,” Duesing said. “In 1981, two theological debates took place that revealed the ideas at stake in this war over truth. These debates allowed the ‘people in the pew’ to see the extent of theological disparity that existed between the average Southern Baptist and the existing Southern Baptist leadership.” Citing audio of the debate as well as personal correspondence between Patterson, Sherman and others, Duesing provided
new insight on the Patterson-Sherman debate, which went unreported in the denominational press. He also addressed the much-publicized Patterson-Chafin debate at the annual convention of the Religion Newswriters Association of America just prior to the meeting of the SBC in Los Angeles. As a result, Duesing said, these two debates “allowed Southern Baptists to see firsthand what the moderate leadership really believed about the Bible, and it propelled them to action. “Over the next 20 years, conservatives led a recovery of theological integrity in the denomination’s agencies and seminaries. For the moderates, the highly organized plan of the conservatives proved too much to master, and they simply grew weary of debating Paige Patterson.” Duesing also presented his research at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 19. The theme of this year’s meeting was “Evangelicalism, Inerrancy, and the Evangelical Theological Society: Retrospect and Prospect.” During a question-and-answer period following Duesing’s Nov. 12 presentation, one student asked if the current debate in the SBC over Calvinism could result in a split similar to what was seen over the issue of inerrancy in the 1980s. “Southern Baptists have always discussed Calvinism at some level, and admittedly the rhetoric has increased in recent
New class allows students to glean from Christian leaders’ experiences By Alex Sibley | SWBTS Students now have the opportunity to glean principles and practices of leadership in Christian ministry from the experiences of men who live them out. Leadership for Christian Ministry, a class taught by Michael Wilson, will be offered next spring and has been designed to utilize a variety of guest speakers throughout the semester. “We are very fortunate to have many outstanding Christian leaders who are either retired or currently serving in the DFW metroplex,” Wilson says. “I prayerfully invited these leaders to address areas of proven leadership that they have both lived and researched. I think that we have a great lineup of experienced speakers.” Speakers include president emeritus of Lifeway Christian Resources James Draper, FBC Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress, and North Richland Hills Baptist Church pastor Scott Maze. The course will feature guest speakers every other week, with
Wilson leading discussions in-between. Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A time. The course will examine biblical, historical and contemporary models of leadership, which Wilson says will assist and prepare students for the tasks of composing and implementing a philosophy of Christian leadership as well as equip them for the multi-faceted responsibilities facing today's Christian leaders. “The course assumes each student’s commitment to God and desire for competence as a Christian leader,” Wilson says. “The primary focus of the course is on leadership in a local church, but the material is designed to aid and enrich one’s leadership in any Christian career path.” The class will be offered Thursdays, 6:15-9:00 p.m., and, in addition to students, is open to all who want to experience the guest speakers and follow-up Q&A’s. •
years,” Duesing said. “And depending on which state convention or association you go to, you’re going to find differing perspectives on that even now. “I don’t think, personally, that it’s the type that will create another rift or a split. I don’t think it’s anywhere near this level of anything like [the inerrancy controversy]. It appears to be the case that there is a younger generation coming who know what they believe about this, whether Calvinist or non-Calvinist, but that really isn’t the top-tier concern for them. I choose to be hopeful about that in terms
of whether it will lead to a greater split. “Partly, too, speaking of what’s going on in the greater culture, I think we’re coming to a place where we’re really not going to have a whole lot of time to sit around and fight about things like that. … We’re going to be looking around for any Southern Baptist who will stand with us on religious liberty issues and other kinds of things. I don’t think we’re going to have a lot of time in the future to really let Calvinism be as divisive as perhaps it appears to be right now.” To read or download Duesing's paper, visit swbts.us/1eWEWDW. •
the southwestern school of church music presents
Keyboards at
Christmas A southwestern Steinway Presentation
Steinway pianos than can imagine. Keyboards atyou Christmas An evening of Christmas music with more
Thursday, December 5, 2013 7:30 pm | Macgorman chapel
free admission
swbts.edu/keyboards
4616 STANLEY AVENUE | FORT WORTH, TEXAS swbts.edu/keyboards | @SWBTSMusic
The Scroll
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Page 5
Campus News »
Professors recommend students continue reading over break
Graham » Continued from page 1
By Michelle Tyer | SWBTS
Photo by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
service, Nov. 9, during which Lama showed Billy Graham’s “My Hope America” video. The result, Lama says, was a miracle. “They were captivated,” Lama says. “They were focused. And at the end of the video, I got up and gave a testimony and I prayed and gave an invitation. And I believe that was the best possible way that we could end the chapel series with these students, because 15 students [and one coach] came to Christ.” Born in Lima, Peru, Lama’s early life did not indicate such a fruitful future in ministry. For the first 10 years of his childhood, his family attended Pentecostal house churches. “As a kid, I never wanted to go to church,” Lama says. “The music was loud and scary, people would faint left and right, and everyone, with their eyes shut, was screaming a language I wasn’t familiar with … and I thought I understood it all, being bilingual!” After encountering a pair of Mormon missionaries, Lama’s entire family was baptized into the Mormon church. “I was a faithful follower along with my family,” Lama says, “until my senior year of high school. Being a part of religion didn’t compare to the other things the world had to offer. The pursuit of being entertained became my quest: money, fashion, pleasure, the night life. ‘Give me fun, just don’t talk about Jesus and ruin the mood’ was the way I looked at things.” This life of sin persisted until God intervened. Lama, 26, had a major arrhythmia attack. The EKG registered 280 beats per minute. Unable to open his eyes, control his breathing or communicate coherently, doctors in the ER injected him with a tranquilizer. The moment they did, he flatlined, but then his heart immediately started back up at 86 beats per minute. “Never had death become a probability until it was a reality,” Lama says. “I spent the following weeks seeking the help of cardiologists to help me with my physical heart, but also in prayer to help my spiritual heart. I started attending Prestonwood a few months later.” This ultimately led to Lama’s salvation. “The moment of decision came at a men’s conference,” he recalls. “On March 31, 2007, my knee caps were shaking as I stood up and received Christ by faith as Lord and Savior. The only thing I remember about the message was that it made me take an honest assessment of myself … I was a sinner in need of forgiveness. The cross finally made sense to me. It was an overwhelming rush of love that covered me.” Following this, Lama pursued God through discipleship classes, service opportunities and missions. While on a five-month stay in Argentina, Lama sensed the call to ministry. Upon his return to the
country in January 2009, Prestonwood offered him a student ministry intern position. He was admitted into Southwestern that same year, graduating with a Master’s in Missiology in December 2011. He now serves on staff at Prestonwood En Español, working specifically with students. Regarding how his time at Southwestern equipped him for what he does today, Lama says Southwestern helped him in two ways. “First, since I didn’t grow up in a Christian home, I was taught the doctrine of God,” Lama says. “I was taught the Bible from the best professors in the nation. “Second, Southwestern organized the balance of my time. The life of a pastor is not a simple one. I believe that my coursework pruned out the unnecessary of my life. Only the activities that truly matter are given attention when your time is limited.” This focus on ministry eventually led Lama to work with students at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. Lama says his ministry’s largest obstacle is the presuppositions held by the student population, which is almost entirely
Though out of school for Christmas break, students can use those weeks off to read books that may help them in their future ministries or studies. Southwestern faculty recommended the following books:
The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in the Transmission of Faith
Popcultured: Thinking Christianly about Style, Media and Entertainment
Andrew F. Walls
Steve Turner
“It's an older piece, but it's either worth a second read or certainly an initial one.” – Keith Eitel, dean of the Roy Fish School of Evangelism and Missions
“All Christians need to be exegetes of their own culture. This book should especially be read by preachers!” – David Allen, dean of the School of Theology
Privilege the Text!
Cycling Home from Siberia
Abraham Kurivilla
Rob Lilwall
“Fascinating proposal into the Christ-Centered preaching conversation.” – Steven Smith, vice president for student services and communications
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West Photo by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Stephen E. Ambrose
Hispanic. “Usually a second- or third-generation Hispanic student will have a flawed Jesus background, full of rules and rituals,” Lama says. “Other times these students have been burned through sensationalist experiences.” This past summer, Prestonwood decided to participate in Billy Graham’s “My Hope America” outreach program, which comprises video testimonials with an evangelistic focus, as well as follow-up discipleship lessons. Because Prestonwood En Español is the largest Spanish-speaking congregation involved with the program, the Billy Graham Association filmed a video about Lama’s fruitful experience with the football team, Nov. 9. (This video is available at http://billygraham.org/video/ varsity-football-victory). Since that day, Lama has begun discipling students with the follow-up lessons provided by the Billy Graham Association. He is also planning, along with the coaches, a community service project for this December, which will be followed by the team’s attending a church service together, during which time those students who gave their lives to Christ will be baptized. “The people feeling the win are the students from my student ministry,” Lama says. “They have been really supportive through prayers, fundraising and attending the games. I feel that the students have had a front-row seat to the workings of the Spirit of God. “It is possible to meet new people, invest in them, share God’s message and invite them to respond.” •
An “easy reading, well-written account of a journey that has the earmarks of God’s providence and blessing. The book reveals much about American Indian culture, about life in that day, and about human nature in general. Teaching and preaching illustrations abound.” – Waylan Owens, dean of the Jack D. Terry Jr. School of Church and Family Ministries
Girls UnCovered: New Research on What America’s Sexual Culture Does to Young Women Joe McIlhaney and Freda McKissic Bush
“For anybody who feels called to work with youth or college students, this brief book is a must read!” – Candi Finch, assistant professor of theology in women’s studies
“I love reading about high endurance challenges and how men and women persevere through month long treks or hikes. This book gives you that and more as the reader gains an insightful view to several eastern cultures most in need of the Gospel of Christ. Rob Lilwall, an evangelical, also documents his personal journey in a way that challenges as you follow him on his bicycle from Siberia to London. A departure from your typical semester required reading, this is a great book to read over the Christmas break.” – Jason Duesing, vice president for strategic initiatives and assistant professor of historical theology
Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches Thomas White, Jason Duesing and Malcolm Yarnell III
“In a day where it seems Baptist distinctives are more often apologized for than defended, this book gives a solid defense biblically and historically to those distinctives. It is imperative that our students become aware of these issues before they are swept into a wave desiring to devalue such distinctives.” – Tommy Kiker, assistant professor of pastoral theology
Power through Prayer E.M. Bounds
“A classic on preaching that needs to be re-read from time to time.” – Steven Smith, vice president for student services and communications
Page 6
The Scroll
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Campus News »
Get To Know Your Professors: Travis Dickinson By Alex Sibley | SWBTS Travis Dickinson grew up in a multigenerational ministry. Founded by his great-great-grandfather, the ministry, called America’s Keswick, was subsequently operated by his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father. In his family, ministry is just what they do. Despite being led toward ministry his whole life, however, Dickinson’s college days marked a separation from this path. “I had a period of rebellion,” Dickinson says. “Just sort of wanting [my life] to be my own thing and not my parents' thing. I really was at a bad place in all respects. I made some poor choices [and] was emotionally depressed. There was nothing good.” This emotional crisis of faith transpired at Alaska Bible College, where Dickinson attended because of his interest in outdoor activities as well as to distance himself from his home state of N.J. The Bible aspect of the college offered little incentive. But in the midst of suffering the consequences of some bad decisions, God used the college not only to resolve Dickinson’s crisis but also to call him to ministry. “I had to take this course in education,” Dickinson says, “and the book that was assigned was called ‘Teaching
to Change Lives’ by Howard Hendricks. Reading this book and being in this place that was not a good place, … I knew: I'll be a teacher—and teaching for the cause of Christ, not just for mathematics or whatever. It was a radical transformation for me. Part of it was having this vision of what God would use me for.” Dickinson changed his major to education the next day and graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in 1999. He moved to Colorado to be near his parents and there received several opportunities to teach, but he describes these experiences as “horrible.” Discouraged, Dickinson considered becoming a counselor but received rejections from multiple ministries. Then, while substituting at a Christian high school, an opportunity arose for Dickinson to fill an interim teaching position. “Somewhat reluctantly, I did,” Dickinson says, “and it just all clicked. I was teaching 10th grade Bible class and just loved it. Loved the experience. Loved the opportunity to just be that guy to students, that they could see these truths broken down into accessible ways. And just kind of seeing that as a way to minister to their souls was really exciting to me.” This eventually led to a full-time position, which lasted more than three years.
In the course of preparing his various Bible lessons, Dickinson developed a fascination for apologetics, which spawned a desire to attend graduate school. While attending a conference, Dickinson spoke with J.P. Moreland, an apologetics and philosophy professor at Biola University who encouraged Dickinson to enroll in Biola’s apologetics program.
Dickinson did so, obtaining his Master of Arts in apologetics in 2003. Though he did not intend to further his education beyond his point, another talk with Moreland brought Dickinson to realize that he should go precisely as far as God intended. So, following God’s lead, Dickinson went on to enroll in Biola’s seminary, Talbot School of Theology, obtaining a master’s in philosophy of religion and ethics in 2006. He went on to obtain a master’s in philosophy from the University of Iowa in 2009, followed by a Ph.D. in 2011. Dickinson came to Southwestern in 2011 as assistant professor of philosophy and Christian apologetics. Regarding his interest in philosophy, Dickinson says, “It really does boil down to loving God with our minds. It's not just that there are philosophical questions that are interesting, but there are philosophical questions that seem to me to be crucial to the faith. For far too long … we as a church have really cut ourselves off from philosophical pursuits. “Our intellectual lives should be submitted to the lordship of Jesus Christ. So we should be interested in these very academic and abstract thoughts precisely because we're disciples of the Lord Jesus.” •
The Scroll
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Page 7
around campus »
HOURS OF OPER ATION
On - C ampus jobs
A. Webb Roberts Library
Southwestern Outfitters
Grill Server
Mon., Tues., Thurs., 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Wed., Fri., 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Closed on Sundays.
Mon.– Fri., 7:45 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed on weekends.
Southwestern Grill Breakfast (Mon.– Fri.): 6:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. Lunch (Mon.– Fri.): 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Closed on weekends.
Bowld Music Library Mon., 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Tues., Thurs., 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Wed., 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Fri., 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat., 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Closed on Sundays.
The Café Mon.– Fri., 6:45 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sat., 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Closed on Sundays.
RAC Mon.– Fri., 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. Sat., 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. RAC pool closes one hour early. Call for lifeguard hours. Closed on Sundays.
Campus Clinic Call ext. 8880 to schedule appointment. Weekdays: First appointment at 8:30 a.m. Last appointment at 4:30 p.m. Closed during lunch. Closed on weekends.
Servers at the Naylor Student Center exist to serve the needs of the student body, faculty, administration, and guests of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary by serving a variety of entrees at the Grill at Southwestern. They are required to work with a variety of kitchen tools and equipment, operate within the confines of FDA approved inspection, preparation, and service practices, and maintain a clean and orderly working environment. Shifts Available: Monday-Friday | 6 a.m. – 2 p.m. For more job details regarding this position and many others, please visit swbts.edu/ humanresources or contact Heather Welborn at ext. 6200 or hwelborn@swbts.edu.
DEC 5
DEC 6
DEC 7
DEC 9
DEC 31
12–2 p.m. | F-9. International Student Services is offering a time for students, faculty and staff to celebrate Christmas together. For more information, contact Anna Daub at adaub@swbts.edu.
JAN 31
SPRING 2014
Exam Cram Pancake Night 6 p.m. – 1 a.m. | NSC. Come enjoy free pancakes and coffee as you study for your finals. Pancake contest at 8 p.m. – winner receives a gift card to Movie Tavern. For more information, email Justin Benson at jbenson@swbts.edu.
SPRING 2014
Student Open House 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 2–4 p.m. | Pecan Manor. Dr. and Mrs. Paige Patterson would like to invite all students and their spouses (no children please) to the Student Open House at Pecan Manor. Please RSVP to Justin Williams at pecanmanor@swbts.edu or ext. 7812.
Southwestern Holiday Bazaar 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | RC. Sponsored by Southwestern’s Women's Programs and Metochai. Exhibitors must have a Southwestern connection (student, student spouse, staff, faculty). Examples of booths: Mary Kay, Premier Design Jewelry, homemade Christmas ornaments, handmade scarves, etc. Booth space is $15, and deadline to reserve space is Nov. 1. Contact: Women's Programs Office (P101 or ext. 3600).
SPRING 2014
The Coffee Connection 7-9 p.m. | HHH. Fellowship for female students, staff, and faculty, as well as student and faculty wives.
May 2014 Graduates: Submit your Application for Graduation to the Registrar’s Office via WebAdvisor. Final Application Deadline: Jan. 31. For more information, email registrar@ swbts.edu or call ext. 2000.
Chapel Choir The chapel choir is a new offering for the Spring 2014 semester at either 0 or 1 hour of credit and is open to all Southwestern students. Contact: Dr. Leo Day, lday@swbts.edu.
Pauline Turkey and Seven Churches of Revelation Tour March 7-16, 2014. Join Dr. Aaron Son, professor of New Testament, on a 10-day trip visiting Pauline sites such as Ephesus, Laodicea, Colossae, Hierapolis (Pamukkale), Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra and Derbe, as well as cities of the seven churches of Revelation, including Philadelphia, Sardis, Thyatira, Smyrna, Ephesus and Pergamum. The group will also visit Istanbul (Constantinople) and Cappadocia. Students can earn 3 credit hours during the trip, which will cost an estimated $2,699 per person, including airfare. Contact Dr. Son at ason@swbts.edu with questions or to sign up.
Children’s Open House 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 2–4 p.m. | Pecan Manor. Dr. and Mrs. Patterson would like to invite students to bring their children to the Children’s Open House at Pecan Manor. Bring your children to see all of the Christmas trees, decorations, and Nativity sets from all over the world. Please RSVP to Justin Williams at pecanmanor@swbts.edu or ext. 7812.
Dr. Craig Blaising Exec. Vice President & Provost Southwestern Seminary January 29, 2014
Dr. Paige Patterson President Southwestern Seminary
February 4, 2014
Dr. John Morgan Night class Thursday evening December 5
regular time
Monday evening
December 9
regular time
Tuesday evening
December 10
regular time
Senior Pastor Sagemont Baptist Church Houston, Texas February 5, 2014
Dr. Paige Patterson monday only classes December 9
regular time
President Southwestern Seminary February 6, 2014
tue/thursday classes 7:00AM
December 10 Exam time: 8-9:50AM
8:30AM
December 11
Exam time: 8-9:50AM
11:30AM December 10 Exam time: 1-2:50PM 1:00PM
December 11
2:30PM
December 10 Exam time: 3-4:50PM
3:30PM
December 5
4:30PM
December 10 Exam time: 10-11:50AM
Dr. Ernest Easley Senior Pastor Roswell Street Baptist Church Marietta, Ga.
Exam time: 3-4:50PM Exam time: 3-4:50PM
B wed/friday classes 7:00AM
December 6
Exam time: 8-9:50AM
8:30AM
December 11
Exam time: 1-2:50PM
follow on Twitter @swbts @swbtslife
11:30AM December 6
Exam time: 1-2:50PM
1:00PM
December 11
Exam time: 10-11:50AM
2:30PM
December 6
Exam time: 3-4:50PM
Advertising Information
3:30PM
December 6
Exam time: 10-11:50AM
The Scroll offers paid advertising opportunities for individuals, businesses, and ministries who want to reach Southwestern’s nearly 3,500 students, faculty, staff, and families.
December 11
Exam time: 3-4:50PM
11:30AM December 10 Exam time: 1:-2:50PM
wednesday only classes
Jacksonville, Fla. Speakers include Tim Tebow, Dr. David Allen and Dr. Vern Charette. Students can earn up to 3 credit hours for enrolling and attending the conference. For more information, contact Sarah Gregory at sgregory@ swbts.edu.
11:30AM December 6
Exam time: 1-2:50pm
3:30PM
December 6
Exam time: 10-11:50AM
3:55PM
December 6
Exam time: 10-11:50AM
4:00PM
December 6
Exam time: 10-11:50AM
All advertising requires a contract prior to publication. Frequency discounts apply for ads in multiple issues. The Scroll reserves the right to refuse ads as well as void ad agreements. Rates and deadlines for ads available at swbts.edu/Scroll. Contact Keith Collier at Scroll@swbts.edu or ext. 4816 for more information.
thursday only classes 11:30AM December 10 Exam time: 12-1PM
*For all phone extensions, call the main line at 817-923-1921. SCM School of Church Music NCC Naylor Children’s Center Key: BH Barnard Hall Price Hall Reynolds Auditorium Recreation/Aerobics Center Riley Center Roberts Library Seelig Banquet Room in NSC
CLASS TIME | EXAM DATE | EXAM TIME
tuesday only classes
Jax Pastors’ Conference
PH RA RAC RC RL SBR
January 28, 2014
Asst. Prof. of Ethics Southwestern Seminary
1:00PM
2013–2014 Certification of Church Membership
CH Cowden Hall CMR Church Minister Relations F Fleming Hall FW Fort Worth Hall HHH Horner Homemaking House MC MacGorman Chapel NSC Naylor Student Center
President Southwestern Seminary
fall 2013 final s schedule
tue/wed/thurs/friday classes
Certification Forms are due Dec. 31 to the Registrar’s Office. Check student email for more info. JAN 23-26
Dr. Paige Patterson
Dr. Evan Lenow
Announcements Christmas Open House
January 23, 2014 SPRING CONVOCATION
January 30, 2014
*All services are closed during chapel, Tues., Wed. and Thurs.
DEC 5
Chapel Schedule
S TA TCR WBR
Scarborough Hall Truett Auditorium Truett Conference Room Williamsburg Banquet Room in NSC MC World Missions Center W
pa i d c l a ss i f i e d s Paid classifieds can be placed at 25 cents per word. Contact Keith Collier at ext. 4816 or Scroll@swbts.edu for more information.
The Scroll is a publication of the Communications Group at Southwestern Seminary.
2001 W. Seminary Drive Fort Worth, TX, 76122 1-800-SWBTS-01 (toll free) (817) 923-1921 | swbts.edu
The Scroll
Page 8
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
campus news »
High attendance makes Chili Cook-off a success By Alex Sibley | SWBTS At the third annual Southwestern Chili Cook-off, Nov. 8, people were rewarded for showing up on time. The event began at 6:30, and within 20 minutes, booths, having run out of chili, began to shut down. Within 40 minutes, after servers had scraped the last bits from the bottoms of their crock pots, not a single booth remained open. Thirty-six contestants participated in the event, sponsored by Southwestern’s Student Life department, and dozens of students, faculty and staff attended. Fortunately, after they had exhausted the chili supply, attendees could still indulge in free hot dogs, bounce houses and hay rides. “Our first goal is to establish a rich tradition for our events, hoping that they will be hyped up by the students,” says student life event coordinator Justin Benson, a Master of Divinity student. “This is the third year we have done the Chili Cook-Off, and the tradition of the event helped get people here.” This was clearly the case, as the high demand for chili led to an ever-decreasing supply until there was nothing left. Far from being a bad thing, this indicates the event’s success—attendance was high and chili was consumed. What more could one want from a chili cook-off (other than a second helping)? Of the 36 competing recipes, M.Div. student Garrison Griffith’s recipe was named best overall, earning Griffith an iPad. Second place, along with a Kindle, went to Kelly Collins, and third place, along with a Movie Tavern gift card, went to Andrew Magnus. Additionally, Sidney Vines secured a gift package for Best-Decorated Table. “Success for us in this event is to have participants in the contest and people to come enjoy the event,” Benson says. “Our hope is that students will attend and enjoy the event and want to attend it again next year. So that way, when they hear about the Chili Cook-Off, they will remember enjoying the event, plan to be there again and invite all of their friends to come next time.” •
The Worship & Music Ministry of Birchman Baptist Church presents
Enjoy the best of secular and sacred Christmas traditions in this extraordinary celebration of Christ’s birth! Be dazzled by a Broadway-style evening that showcases the combined talents of choir, drama, live animals and pageantry!
Sunday, December 15 · 3pm & 7pm Monday, December 16 · 7pm Tuesday, December 17 · 7pm
Admission is free and no ticket is required. Doors open one hour prior to each performance. Because it is our desire for every guest to enjoy the full experience of our production, children three years of age and under are provided complementary childcare.
9100 N. NormaNdale • Fort Worth, tx 76116 817.244.6590 • birchmaN.org