Volume 69, Number 2
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Seminary prison program changes inmate culture By Keith Collier | SWBTS
Moore discusses temptation, sexual immorality, pornography with seminary students By Keith Collier | SWBTS
Darrington students listen to Southwestern Seminary president Paige Patterson preach the Fall 2013 convocation chapel message, Aug. 26. (SWBTS Photo/Matt Miller) At 7 p.m. every Tuesday, a buzz can be heard throughout the living quarters at the Darrington prison unit as more than 200 inmates discuss the Bible and pray for one another. Darrington is a maximum-security unit within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system. Started by students in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Darrington extension program, these Bible studies contain both Southwestern students as well as inmates from the
general population. They represent the growing culture change within the Texas penal system anticipated by seminary administrators, program organizers, TDCJ leadership and lawmakers. These leaders gathered with inmate students at a chapel service, Aug. 26, to celebrate the start of a new semester and to welcome the third class of students into a program that is already changing lives. “This is a true partnership and one that we value tremendously,” TDCJ executive director Brad Livingston said
at the chapel service. ”Now we’re moving into the third year. We already have a lot of success behind us, and I know we have future success in front of us as well.” In 2011, Southwestern Seminary launched undergraduate classes in Darrington, offering a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies to 40 inmates. An additional class of students has been added each year since, and the current number of enrolled students stands at 114, with the first class expected to graduate in May 2015. Prison pg 2 »
Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, held no punches in his honest and direct statements about the “weaponized epidemic of porn” during his chapel sermon at Southwestern, Sept. 5. Preaching from 1 Cor. 6:15–7:5, Moore likened the present-day cultural saturation of pornography with the first-century pagan practice of temple prostitution, saying, “The temple prostitution of Corinth has been digitalized and weaponized and brings with it the kind of illusion and anonymity that the temple prostitutes could never promise.” Moore said people often view their bodies like machines detached from spiritual consequences. He warned those called to ministry to recognize the satanic powers at work in the world, seeking to destroy families, ministries and Gospel witness. “The strategies of Satan have become so crafty that they are able to promise a cover of darkness, including Moore pg 2 »
Page commends global cooperation at Southwestern
College at Southwestern graduate crowned Mrs. America
By Benjamin Hawkins | SWBTS
By Sharayah Colter | SWBTS
During a global summit at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Aug. 9, SBC executive committee president Frank Page urged educational leaders from Spanishspeaking nations to cooperate with one another and with Southern Baptists in their mission to train the pastors and missionaries of the future. “I believe God is calling us to do the mission that we do together,” Page said. “That is why I am so glad that you are here. I have a vision for reaching the world, but it will only happen when we understand each other and work together. … Let us remember that we have a mission, and that mission is best done when we work together.” Nearly 60 church leaders and seminary educators from the Hispanic
world gathered on Southwestern’s campus, Aug. 6-10, for a summit developed by the seminary’s Global Theological Innovation (GTI) program. Participants came from such diverse nations as Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Honduras, Uruguay, Guatemala, Columbia, Venezuela and Cuba. During this international summit, these leaders conferred about the development of partnerships that they hope will enrich theological education among Baptists around the world. According to Daniel Sanchez, professor of missions, Southwestern Seminary has worked alongside Baptist educators in Hispanic nations for more than 20 years. But this summit, Sanchez said, set a
milestone in global cooperation among Baptist schools. “What is historic about this meeting,” Sanchez said, “is that this is the first time this many seminaries from Latin America and Spain have come together to become better acquainted with one another, share information, discuss ways of cooperating,and initiate the process of forming a Baptist seminary consortium.” Sanchez added that this GTI network “can have a great impact in evangelism, discipleship and church planting, resulting in the growth of the Kingdom throughout the world.” While this summit involved only a Hispanic consortium, the seminary is committed to partnering with Page pg 3 »
Having been crowned Miss Arlington and later Mrs. Texas, Austen Williams had already become well-acquainted with large stages and bright lights by the time she walked across the platform at Southwestern Seminary to receive her bachelor’s degree in May 2013. Now, just a few short months later, she has taken the stage again, this time being crowned Mrs. America. Williams, who studied humanities during her time at Southwestern, competed amongst other married delegates from across the United States in Tucson, Ariz. and was crowned Mrs. America Aug. 28. “I’m so humbled, honored, proud, joyful and excited!” Williams said. “I am grateful for Mrs. America pg 3 »
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to ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in a way that is able to communicate with alarming regularity ‘you shall not surely die,’” Moore warned. “As you are headed out into the ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, if you are not arming yourself right now to recognize what is happening with this demonic strain of sexual immorality, you are not going to be able to stand. “You are living in the kind of world in which there are digital harems of prostitutes, available and pushed upon
every single population in the United States of America and increasingly every single population in the world.” Moore noted that even the language Christians use, such as “pre-marital sex” instead of “fornication,” indicates a subversive tendency to cover over sin. He explained that the term “pre-marital” makes the act simply a matter of timing. “Fornication is not simply a matter of timing, because the sexual act is not simply a physical act,” Moore said. “An act of fornication isn’t wrong simply because it
Prison » Continued from page 1 “Very clearly,” Livingston said, “it’s a program designed to change lives so that offenders who one day are released do not come back. In addition to that, the real unique component to this is so that they can minister to other offenders while they’re here within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It’s a fascinating and unique program not found in many other places, and we are committed to it.” The privately funded program was modeled after a similar program at Angola Prison in Louisiana, which is led by New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Texas State Senator John Whitmire, who serves as dean of the Texas Senate and chair of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, visited Angola four years ago and was immediately impressed by the impact the program had on inmates and the culture within the prison. He returned from that trip convinced that the program could be duplicated in Texas. Whitmire addressed students during the chapel service, challenging them to continue to work hard. “Juniors, guess what—we are already talking about when you graduate in the class of 2015, the plan is for you to go and minister to other inmates, often younger inmates who will be released sooner than later,” Whitmire said. “You know when you got into this program that it is largely not to minister to the free world; you’re assignment—and you’re already doing it, I understand, in your cell blocks—you’re going to change the culture of this system. It’s already happening in Darrington. “Gentleman, I need your help. The other inmates, approximately 150,000 at 109 locations this afternoon, need your help. They’re looking to you for leadership.
“We are out of space already. We met earlier this afternoon about how we can turn the gymnasium into classrooms. We are ready to receive approximately 40 more students. The Lord is going to use you to carry His message and change the whole penal system of the state of Texas.” Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson preached the chapel sermon from 2 Samuel 16, which gives the unusual account of a man named Shimei hurling rocks and curses at King David as he escaped Jerusalem when his son Absalom declared himself king. David’s mighty men asked if they should kill Shimei for his insolence, but David refused to allow it. Patterson asked inmates how David could have responded to Shimei in this way when man’s natural tendency is to fight back. “David was not a weak man but a meek man,” Patterson told inmates. He explained that David recognized God’s sovereignty and trusted the Lord. “I can absolutely trust the future to [God] because He is just, He is merciful, He is all-knowing, and He is all-powerful,” Patterson said, adding, “You can trust a God like that.” Classes at Southwestern’s Darrington program are taught by faculty from the seminary’s Houston campus. This semester, professors are teaching three classes per day, five days per week, inside the prison. To watch a video and read more about Southwestern Seminary’s Darrington extension program, go to swbts.edu/ Darrington. •
has bad consequences—and it does—it is wrong because it preaches another Gospel.” For those involved in pornography and sexual immorality, Moore encouraged genuine repentance, not “sham repentance.” He challenged husbands and wives to work together in fighting against sexual immorality because it strips away intimacy in the marriage relationship. “In your marriages,” Moore said, “… if you are not together in this issue, including in the fight for sexual morality by cultivating your relationship with one another, by maintaining intimacy with one another, by identifying threats to that one-flesh union, you are not doing spiritual warfare.” In the end, Moore said, no amount of will power or empty promises will correct a pattern of sexual immorality; only the Gospel can conquer sin. Moore spoke in three different venues during his two-day visit to the seminary, including chapel, a student Q-and-A forum, and a presentation on work and economics during a luncheon sponsored by the school’s Richard Land Center for Cultural Engagement. During the student forum, Moore answered questions related to temptation and sexual purity. He addressed ways to minister to those in the church that struggle with pornography as well as ministry to homosexuals and transgendered persons.
“In this context and in this culture, you are not being faithful to the Gospel if you do not deal directly with the issue of pornography,” Moore said. “This isn’t some niche problem that’s going on somewhere out there; this is something that is ravaging and destroying our churches.” Along these lines, Moore encouraged Christians to demonstrate the biblical balance between confronting sin and offering grace. Other questions offered anonymously by text message during the forum included: • How can women resist pornography? • Is the sin of homosexuality different than other sexual sins? • Do accountability groups work? • Are there temptations that never go away? • How can a girlfriend help her boyfriend who struggles with pornography? • What do I do if my wife doesn’t want sex as much as I do?
Watch, listen or download Moore’s three sessions at swbts.edu/mooreresources.
Southwestern Seminary adds M.Div., MACE to fully online degree options By Keith Collier | SWBTS Southwestern received approval from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) to offer its Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Master of Arts in Christian Education (MACE) degrees completely online, effective Aug. 8, 2013. The decision from the national accrediting agency removes residency restrictions on the seminary’s two most prominent degree programs, making them more accessible to students around the world. “How grateful we are that the Association of Theological Schools has made it possible for our M.Div. and MACE degrees to be available worldwide to those in search of theological education,” seminary president Paige Patterson said in response to the decision. “Now students on mission assignment or residents of countries denied access to the United States by monetary constraints or a pastor ministering in a strategic U.S. city can access the finest theological instruction. While I am still deeply committed to residency, the expanded
opportunities of internet education should profoundly influence the biblical and theological grasp of our people and prepare hundreds more for service.“ Southwestern has offered online courses since 2000 and has continually expanded online course offerings over the years. Prior to ATS approval, a student could only complete a portion of the M.Div. or MACE degree online. The additions of the online M.Div. and MACE represent a growing number of fully online programs at Southwestern. Earlier this year, the seminary launched its fully online, 36-hour Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree, including a version completely in Spanish. Additionally, the seminary now offers a 45-hour MTS with a concentration in cross-cultural missions, which exists to train missionaries as they serve on the field and is especially adapted to meet the needs of the International Mission Board’s Macedonia Project. •
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SBC Executive Committee President Frank Page encourages pastors and seminary educators during the GTI Latin American Summit at Southwestern Seminary, Aug. 9. (SWBTS Photo/Jason Davis)
leaders in theological education who work across the globe. While speaking at the summit, Page reminded his listeners that their labor for theological education should be devoted ultimately to the Lord.
“All of this is because we have a Master, and His name is Jesus Christ,” Page said. “Great seminaries point to Christ. Great churches point to Christ. So let us love Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. … This conference, I hope, will
always point to Jesus Christ. He is the reason we are here. And so we do what we do for His glory. Gloria a Dios!” After this session of the summit, Page commended Southwestern Seminary— under the leadership of Southwestern president Paige Patterson and Sanchez— for encouraging this cooperative task. “The apostle Paul talked about the partnership in the Gospel in Philippians 1, and I feel like this is a similar partnership, as we join seminaries from Latin America,” Page said. “It was energizing to me to see the energy in the room, the spirit of partnership. … I am thankful for the partnership for the Gospel that we see exemplified here.” Educational leaders from Spanishspeaking nations also learned during the GTI summit about an opportunity to benefit from Southwestern’s new, online, Spanish-language Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree. According to Craig Blaising, executive vice president and provost at Southwestern, the online degree program offers advantages for theological institutions and students alike. “Our desire,” Blaising said, “is to get education to those who strategically need it.”
While Southwestern’s Spanish MTS is currently available to anyone for a promotional tuition of $100 per course, students at schools within the GTI network can earn their complete master’s degrees at this reduced rate. Through these network schools, students can gain access both to the internet and to personal contact with professors, libraries and ministry opportunities. Additionally, network schools can give students practical ministry training that cannot be provided online. The Spanish MTS degree offers additional advantages to schools within the GTI network, Blaising said. Undergraduate schools, for example, will be able to offer a master’s degree to their students, and faculty members can also gain further graduate training. By partnering with Southwestern Seminary, these schools may also take steps toward accreditation and toward the ability to offer their own graduate programs. For Southwestern Seminary, Blaising said, the Spanish MTS degree is “part of a strategic global outreach”—part of Southwestern’s vision to make disciples in every nation. •
name and His fame and to have an inroad to these gals that an outsider can’t really speak to.” William’s platform of human trafficking provides her yet another area of ministry, as she works and advocates for justice in that arena. Stovall says Williams’ unique ministry speaks to the broad range of ways the Lord uses Southwestern to prepare people for the greatly varied tasks to which He calls them. “It seems like, for women especially, God is so creative in how He uses them, that the list of what women are doing today is limitless,” Stovall said. “People ask me what our women do, and I can’t even give them a list. I can give them
examples, but even that is such a variety of ways. So, what we do here at Southwestern is to equip women for wherever they are and in whatever context. “For Austen, she really has a gift for acting; she’s been very involved in modeling; and [she’s] marrying that with being grounded in Scripture and in truth for what God says to women. God has used that to allow her to mentor young girls and other women in an industry that often times tells them lies. She’s able to counter [those lies] with the truth of Scripture [and] has made an amazing impact on women in an industry that doesn’t have a Christian voice often.” •
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everyone’s support.” Williams used the contest as an opportunity to witness for Christ. “During this amazing time, I shared the Gospel with 35-40 of the 52 women and led prayer for the group many times. I was able to pray with, encourage and talk with countless more. I think I shared something about Jesus with just about everyone. Jesus is so faithful! There were several believers, and several of us had nightly devotionals, and Christ really showed Himself true to who He says He is.” Williams said she even had the chance to share a little of Southwestern with the women though a small gift created by the seminary. “I gave each of the women a book of devotionals on becoming a Proverbs 31 woman, written collaboratively by Southwestern homemaking students and faculty,” Williams said. “The ladies were grateful, and several said they loved it. I am grateful that Southwestern donated them.” Terri Stovall, dean of women’s programs at Southwestern, developed a mentoring relationship with Williams while she
studied at Southwestern, first as a single woman and later a wife and mother. Stovall was thrilled to see Williams win the competition, knowing the incredible ministry opportunity it will continue to be for the mother of two. “It’s just fun to see a woman use her gifts and talents in a way that is a little different but still has a great impact and influence on [other] women,” Stovall said. “It’s not your traditional ministry, but it fits. It works.” It works, she said, in the countless avenues of ministry it offers to Williams as she interacts not only with competitors but also with young women entering the modeling/acting/entertainment business. “She takes advantage of conversations with her competitors, which really ties into our evangelism—being able to turn conversations to the Gospel,” Stovall said. “She also works with an organization that works with young girls who aspire to be models or in film or acting to help them do it in a way that’s God-honoring. Her mantra through all this has been, ‘For His name and His fame.’ That’s the only reason she does this stuff, is for His
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Oxford Study Tour sparks fire for evangelism, scholarship By Sharayah Colter | SWBTS Four hundred and fifty-seven years ago on a March day in Oxford, England, spectators watched as Thomas Cranmer held his right hand into the flames lapping at his legs as he stood, bound and burning. That right hand, he said, had offended him by signing a recantation of his faith. With bravery, though, he recanted his recantation and submitted to the punishment of death for the crime of denying the power of the pope—an offense considered heresy and treason by the state. Today, 35 black and yellow bricks, arranged in a square half the size of a parking space, mark the spot on the ground where officials burned Cranmer to ashes. The small spot was one of many stops a group of Southwesterners visited on a 17-day study tour and evangelism trip to Oxford this July. Having studied about Reformers like Cranmer who paved the way for a free church and a faith yielding only to biblical authority, students found the historical markers enlightening and life changing. “You really see where our heritage comes from,” said Matthew Yarnell, a student in the College at Southwestern. “You get in the culture, you get in the land, and you
really see these monuments, and they’re not just monuments. They’re representations of actions that really happened—how people stood up in the face of death for what they believed.” That heritage of Christianity and of Christians, who lived lives so deeply committed to Christ that many indeed gave their very lives for it, looms throughout the land, said Southwestern evangelism professor David Mills. “In Oxford, there’s a church on every corner,” Mills said. “Everywhere you go, most of them are empty, but it’s hard to miss the Christian heritage of the United States or England.” Yet, despite walking and driving by those monuments every day, many in England do not know about Christ or the salvation He offers. Mills recalled talking with one agnostic woman who said she had never heard the Gospel before. “She was aware of churches and Christians and Jesus but had never heard the biblical story,” Mills said. “I essentially described the Gospel from Genesis to Revelation for her, and it struck her. I thought the top of her head
was going to blow off. She was so excited, as an agnostic, to have someone put it together for her. So, that was very, very encouraging.” Yarnell said he found the opportunity for evangelism to be a highlight of the trip, especially as he had the chance to join his father Malcolm Yarnell, associate professor of systematic theology and Oxford Study Tour leader for the past 10 years, in that very task. “We had one day where we were evangelizing around Oxford … and it was really something special,” Matthew said. “I think that is the number one thing that I remember from the trip. It was really good— just me and him sharing Christ.” Malcolm said he, too, enjoyed the time spent evangelizing with his son and said that knowing his son and other children watch his life closely urges him to continue to live an authentic life and to allow his faith to color each part of his life. That authenticity is something that students on the trip both noticed and appreciated. “It was such a rare opportunity to get to travel and spend as much time as we were given with professors,” said Michele Davis,
a Master of Arts student from Tennessee. “I can wholeheartedly say that these men actively live what they teach. They were such servants, showing the love of Christ not only to the students but to everyone we came in contact with—the coach driver, waiters, locals, etc. It’s was such a blessing to witness!” Kennedy Mathis,* a Master of Divinity student, said the trip sparked in her a desire to come back and study Baptist heritage, church history, theology and missiology with refreshed and increased vigor. “Church history and Baptist heritage can be considered such a dry topic, and most people—me included—are not history people,” Mathis said. “To be able to go and see where the history happened was huge to me, because I could look, and I could see a replica of the map that William Carey made and think about him sitting there making shoes and praying over the nations. … So, it really was a spark to get me to do some more studying on my own, because I want to understand, and I want to know these stories well enough to tell them.” • *name changed to protect mission work
Gospel breaks chains, draws responses in Madagascar
Mission team leads 12 to Christ in Thailand
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A mission team from Southwestern traveled to Madagascar in June to proclaim the Gospel to the Antandroy, a people group that the seminary began to work with after IMB President Tom Elliff called Southern Baptists to “Embrace” the world’s unreached, unengaged people groups. To reach the largely illiterate Antandroy people group, seminary students shared the Gospel through Bible stories, including an account of Jesus healing a demon-possessed man. One woman approached the Southwestern team, explaining that she had a son who was demoned possessed. Often, she said, other people would offer to exorcize the demon for a fee, but their efforts were in vain. When the team arrived at the house, the woman’s son sat in chains in the middle
of the floor, and the they learned that he abused drugs and alcohol. At times, he would break free from his chains, and his family would find him drunk in other villages. Although his parents believed that he was demon-possessed, some thought that drugs may have caused some of his mental and behavorial problems. Yet, after hearing the Gospel the man prayed and confessed his sins. Students found the Antandroy very open to hearing the Gospel. During showings of the Jesus Film, hundreds of people packed themselves into a small room to learn about the Gospel. And, according to Savage, nearly 400 people responded positively to the Gospel in some way during the twoweek mission trip. •
A group of 16 Southwesterners traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand, this July, and saw the God-breathed words of John 4:36 tangibly displayed as they rejoiced over the salvation of 12 people. Many of that dozen professed Christ as Savior after hearing repeated Gospel presentations from other faithful sowers. This summer, however, Southwestern students and faculty had the joy of reaping the whitened harvest. Assistant Professor of Evangelism Matt Queen said he could clearly see that others had been faithful in their witness for Christ, preparing the way for the salvations the group saw during their 18-day stint in Thailand.
“[This trip] just reinforced to me … that although you may not see someone come to faith in Christ when you share the Gospel, just remember, evangelism takes place after that, and someone else may reap what you sow,” Queen said. Dean of the School of Church and Family Ministry Waylan Owens said that with less than one percent of the population professing to be Christians, the opportunities for evangelism proved numerous. “Everywhere you turn, you find someone who needs Christ,” Owens said. •
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Student center renovations make it hotspot for growth By Benjamin Hawkins | SWBTS
Students returning from summer break have probably noticed some exciting changes on campus, particularly in the student center. Southwestern renovated its Naylor Student Center this summer in
an attempt to make it a hotspot for social, intellectual and spiritual growth. “I am excited to see the student center become what it has always intended to be, which is a place to foster growth and
community among students,” Ben Watson, assistant director of the student center, says. According to Watson, Southwestern revamped The Café, the Outfitters store, and Student Center West (the seating area to the west of The Café). The Café received a “total remodel, so from floor to ceiling everything is replaced,” Watson says. This includes leather chairs and new tables located near electrical outlets, as well as new granite counter tops, a new open air cooler, brew bar, espresso machine and grinder. “What we were going for was classy Texas,” Watson says. “We have the homage to the Stockyards, the homage to old Texas, but we also have a classier form of it.” Along with these renovations, The Café has also begun to serve sushi, which Watson says has “been really well received,” as well as “a whole legion of new pastries.” The pastry chef has created new cookies to go alongside the famous chocolate chip cookies, as well as other pastries, including gluten-free products. The pastries have also been matched with The Café’s drinks, which include
coffee blends from Africa and South America and loose-leaf teas from India and Sri Lanka. Watson hopes students who drink these blends will also remember the coffee farmers around the world who need to hear the Gospel. At the new Southwestern Outfitters store, Watson says, students can find resources for their studies—resources that will benefit them for a lifetime of ministry. These include Moleskin notebooks, quality pens, and books on reading and writing—including Roy Peter Clark’s Writing Tools, William Zinsser’s On Writing Well, and Mortimer Adler’s How to Read a Book. These renovations at the student center are “more than a paint job and new furniture,” Watson says. These changes show that the administration cares about the intellectual, spiritual and social growth of the students. “The real beauty of the new student center,” Watson says, “is that it is student oriented." •
Youth pastor prayer meeting set for late September By Sharayah Colter | SWBTS In dire circumstances, when it seems all hope has expired, people often “resort” to prayer as a “last ditch effort.” This year in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), however, pastors have called one another to pray as the first and most important part of a nation-wide yearning for revival. In combination with a senior pastor prayer meeting in Southlake, Texas, Sept. 30–Oct. 1, organized by Cross Church pastor Ronnie Floyd, Southwestern Seminary student ministry professors Richard Ross and Johnny Derouen and Cross Church youth pastor Keith Harmon have begun organizing a simultaneous prayer event for youth pastors on Southwestern’s Fort Worth campus. “I believe the church in America needs a mighty move of God, and I believe it starts with prayer,” Harmon said.
“We just sensed the need to pray simultaneously along side our senior pastors. We want to support our pastors in this 24-hour prayer event. We are encouraging student pastors all over America and the world who cannot join us in Texas to pray simultaneously with us wherever they are.” Ross said Floyd’s invitation for senior pastors to gather and pray immediately caught his attention. “Concerted prayer among pastors has preceded most great revivals,” Ross said. “But a second thought soon came to mind. If young people may again be at the tip of the spear of revival, then shouldn’t those who directly lead them gather to pray in that direction?” Floyd and the group of senior pastors, who have banded together to hold
the senior pastor’s prayer meeting in Southlake, did so with the same conviction about dedicated and persistent prayer and the role it will surely play in the revival for which they are and will continue to be praying. “This is not a ‘come and go’ event or a place to ‘come and be seen;’ nor is it a denominational or political meeting,” Floyd wrote in his Aug. 14 ‘Call to Pray,’ which can be read in full at www. ronniefloyd.com. “It is a serious spiritual experience of prayer with pastors nationally.” Both prayer meetings come in the same year for which SBC executive committee president Frank Page called the convention to pray with renewed fervor for revival and spiritual awakening throughout America and in which SBC President Fred Luter
made prayer and revival the theme of the 2013 SBC annual meeting. The prayer meetings will be held from 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 30 to noon on Oct. 1 in Southlake and in Fort Worth. The youth pastor prayer meeting will be held in Price Hall, and organizers ask that those planning to attend register by emailing rross@swbts.edu or jderouen@swbts.edu. Pastors wanting to register for the senior pastor prayer gathering can do so at http:// www.ronniefloyd.com/blog/5392/pastors/ a-call-to-pray/. Southwestern will offer free transportation, by reservation only, from Southlake to the seminary in Fort Worth, for those youth pastors who travel to Southlake with their senior pastor. •
Southwestern offers course credit at annual ETS meeting By Keith Collier | SWBTS Southwestern will offer hybrid courses in conjunction with the 65th annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) this fall. The ETS meeting is scheduled for Nov. 19-21 in Baltimore, Md. Jason Duesing, vice president for strategic initiatives and assistant professor of historical theology, and Steven Smith, vice president for student services and communications and professor of communication, will teach the master’s and undergraduate classes. Classified as main campus residential courses, the classes will include attendance at the ETS meeting as well as preparatory lectures that students can attend in person or access online. This year’s ETS theme is “Evangelicalism, Inerrancy, and the Evangelical Theological Society: Retrospect and Prospect.” All students
will be required to read Carl F.H. Henry’s The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism, Douglas Sweeney’s The American Evangelical Story and Garth Rosell’s The Evangelical Landscape: Essays on the American Evangelical Tradition. Additionally, master’s students will read David Wells’ The Courage to be Protestant and Andreas Köstenberger’s Whatever Happened to Truth, while college students will read Os Guinness’ Fit Bodies, Fat Minds. Students will also have a unique opportunity to attend an evening discussion titled "Evangelicalism, Higher Education, & the Bible" with David Dockery, president of Union University; Gregory Thornbury, president of The King's College; and Thomas White, president of Cedarville University. In order to take this class, students must enroll through the registrar’s office at Southwestern by Oct. 3. •
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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.
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
cHURCH - MINIS Ter reLATIONS
Chapel Schedule
God has called you to local church ministry, and Southwestern’s Office of ChurchMinister Relations exists to connect you with the churches where God may lead you.
September 17, 2013
On the Church-Minister Relations website, you can post your resume or apply for ministry positions at Southern Baptist churches through the SBC Church Connection. Through the Non-SBC Job Board, you can also look for non-church employment that will provide for you and your family while attending seminary.
Call x8880 to schedule appointment. Weekdays: First appointment at 8:30 a.m. Last appointment at 4:30 p.m. Closed during lunch. Closed on weekends.
Online Extra» Scan this QR Code with your smartphone or visit swbts.edu/cmr.
Dr. Mike Wilkinson Dean, College at Southwestern September 18, 2013
Dr. Ken Whitten Senior Pastor Idlewild Baptist Church Lutz, Fla. September 19, 2013
Dr. Steven Smith Vice President for Student Services and Communications Southwestern Seminary
*All services are closed during chapel, Tues., Wed. and Thurs.
September 24, 2013
Announcements FALL
now offers childcare at the NCC for parents wishing to workout Tuesdays and Thursdays. Rates for 1.5 hour sessions: Walk-in: $3.50/child. Monthly: $16/child with $40/month cap per family. Contact the NCC at x2970 for more information.
Afterschool Fun 3:30-5:00p.m., Mondays or Wednesdays | NCC. Contact: Shelly Ward at ext. 2970 or sward@swbts.edu.
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Southwestern Music Academy Laugh & Learn (2-4 yrs.), Move & Groove (4-6 yrs.), Family Time (0-7). For more information contact Dr. Jill Sprenger at musicacademy@ swbts.edu or x324 | swbts.edu/ musicacademy.
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Southwestern Music Academy Quality education in a Christian setting. Lessons begin Aug. 26. Private lessons for ages 5-adult in piano, voice, strings, organ, flute and guitar. Reduced rate introductory lessons for beginning piano and string students through age 12. Registration is open to voice, piano, organ and violin students. Ten percent discount for siblings and seminary spouses. For more information, visit swbts.edu/musicacademy, email musicademy@swbts. edu or call x.3241.
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SEPT 13
SEPT 13
SEPT 13
Riley Center Student Discount
RAC Programming Swim Lessons for children (Contact Neal Batman for more details) | Personal Training by Landon Norton | CrossTraining- Fitness Times: M/W/F 7 a.m.; T/TH 5:10 p.m. Instructor: Daniel Hester. Price: $20 for 2x/wk. (evenings); $30 for 3x/wk. (mornings); or $50 for both. The price is for the month. | Zumba (for women) T/TH 8:30 a.m. Instructor: Bethany Hartsfield. Price $20/month. | Gymnastics (for kids) Fridays 4:30 p.m. Instructor: Sarah Jones. Price $35.
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RAC Childcare T/Th 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | NCC. The RAC
International Church Planting Week
OCT 20
SEPT 19
SEPT 23
Land Center Luncheon 11:30 a.m. | SBR. Speaker: Dr. Dean Sieberhagen
Hymnfestival with the Southwestern Singers 6 p.m. | Gambrell Street Baptist Church
OCT 22
Robert Smith and Lynda Poston-Smith Guest/Faculty Concert 7:30 p.m. | RA
OCT 24
This year, the week will focus on Central Asia. Events include: Missions Information Night - Sept. 9 | 6 p.m. | SBR in NSC - (2+2/3, Jump Start & missions concentration); Central Asian Cultural Night - Sept. 10 | 6 p.m. | WMC; College Night with free pizza - Sept. 12 | 6 p.m. | WMC; One Magnificent Obsession - Sept. 13 | 6 p.m. | WMC.
Students, their parents, grandparents and siblings can use the student discount for 20% off of guest rooms at the Riley Center. For guest room reservations, contact 817.923.1921, ext. 8800. FALL
OCT 10
Homeschool Classes NCC Sewing Tuesdays, 8:30-10 a.m. You do not need a sewing machine to take the class. Art: Wednesdays and Fridays, 1:30-3 p.m. Art history and application daily. Cost: $35/month. Register by emailing Shelly Ward at sward@swbts. edu or by calling x2970.
Mother’s Day Out program 8 a.m.–1 p.m., Tuesdays & Thursdays | NCC. Now enrolling for fall semester. One- and two-day programs available as well as drop-ins on a first-come, first-serve basis. New extended hours: 1-4 p.m. Information on prices and days at www. swbts.edu/childrenscenter. Contact: Shelly Ward at ext. 2970 or sward@ swbts.edu.
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Monday, Sept.23. Contact women’s programs with questions or to make childcare reservations at x3600 or mbullens@swbts.edu.
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Women-Only Grindstone 7 - 9 p.m. | RC 150. Guest speaker: Elizabeth George
Writing Center Want to get a head start on your papers? We can help. Visit the Roberts Library Writing Center. Call x2750 or email WritingCenter@swbts.edu for more information.
SPRING 2014
One Magnificent Obsession 6 p.m. | WMC. Evenings of prayer and praise for the nations. Sept. 13 – Afghanistan; Sept. 20 – China; Sept. 27 – South Africa; Oct. 11 – Cambodia; Oct. 18 - India; Oct. 25 – Korea; Nov. 1 – Vietnam; Nov. 8 – Venezuela; Nov. 15 – Kyrgyzstan.
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, Hieropolis, Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra and Derbe, as well as cities of the seven churches of Revelation. The group will also visit Istanbul (Constantinople) and Cappadocia. Students can earn 3-credit hours during the trip. Estimated cost: $2,699 per person, including airfare. If interested, contact Dr. Son at ason@swbts.edu, or attend tour information meeting on Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. in S-118.
Parents’ Night Out 6:30 -9:30 p.m. | NCC. Cost: $7/one child, $14/two children, $15/three or more children per family. Upcoming dates: Oct. 8, Nov. 15. An additional date will be added in December for a Christmas shopping night. Parents must register by the Wednesday prior to the night out by emailing sward@ swbts.edu or visiting the Naylor Children’s Center.
RAC
RAC Party Packages The RAC Party Packages The RAC now offers additional party packages with discounts to seminary students:
Returning Workers Dinner 6:45 p.m. | WMC. The World Missions Center invites all Journeymen, ISC, career missionaries and those who served with other agencies and who are now studying at Southwestern to bring food from the region of your service and join us for dinner. Contact wmc@swbts.edu with questions.
*Bounce Only: $75 for 1.5 hours of bouncing. $63.75 for SWBTS Students.
Metochai
*Room Only: $75 for 2 hours of private back room rental w/ access to RAC facilities. $63.75 for SWBTS Students.
*Possible Extras: Extra bounce house: $35. Extra 30 min. bounce time: $20 per bounce house. After 25 children, additional $5 per child.
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | SBR. Metochai is an organization for student wives. Guest speaker for Sept. 23: Dr. Terri Stovall. Free childcare available for children 6 months through 6th grade. Childcare reservations must be made by noon
*For all phone extensions, call the main line at 817-923-1921.
Key: : BH-Barnard Hall, 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, NCC-Naylor Children’s Center, PH-Price Hall, RA-Reynolds Auditorium, RAC-Recreation/Aerobics Center, RC-Riley Center, RL-Roberts Library, SBR-Seelig Banquet Room in NSC, SCM-School of Church Music, S-Scarborough Hall, TA-Truett Auditorium, TCR-Truett Conference Room, WBR-Williamsburg Banquet Room in NSC, WMC-World Missions Center.
*Three Hour Birthday party package: $125 for 1 hour bounce house usage, 2 hours private back room rental w/ access to RAC facilities (pool, courts, etc.). $100 for SWBTS Students.
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Dr. Mike Dean Senior Pastor Travis Ave. Baptist Church Fort Worth, Texas September 25, 2013
Dr. Bailey Smith Evangelist Bailey Smith Ministries Atlanta, Ga. September 26, 2013
Dr. David Klingler Asst. Prof. of Biblical Studies J. Dalton Havard Campus Southwestern Seminary View Chapel Archives online: swbts.edu/chapelarchives
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