This morning, we’ll celebrate our December graduation at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. This is our smaller of two annual commencements, but we’ll still graduate around 130 students today. The vast majority of them are Southern Baptists who are currently serving in paid vocational ministry, are presently looking for paid church staff positions, or are preparing to be domestic church planters or foreign missionaries. I hope you’ll pray for those who are transitioning to their next … [Read More]
The Story of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1950-2010 (Essay Version)
This week, I’ve been posting a multi-part series titled “The Story of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1950-2010.” The occasion for this blog series is the seminary’s 60th anniversary. You can read each of those posts by clicking the links below:
The Story of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1950-2010 (Part One)
The Story of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1950-2010 (Part Two)
The Story of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1950-2010 (Part Three)
The Story of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1950-2010 (Part … [Read More]
The Story of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1950-2010 (Part Four)
Author’s note: This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. This is the final of four posts commemorating that history.
Every Classroom a Great Commission Classroom, 2004–Present
In January 2004, Daniel L. Akin was elected the sixth president of Southeastern Seminary. Akin, a professor of both theology and preaching, previously served as Southeastern’s dean of students from 1992–1996 before serving eight years as the academic vice president at Southern Seminary. Akin furthered Southeastern’s … [Read More]
Christmas in August @ SEBTS
Dear SEBTS Family,
Words are not adequate to express my excitement as we look forward to the fall 2009 semester. I am so excited about so many things that will take place this semester, some of which we will experience as unexpected surprises from our great God! I want to remind you that in chapel on both August 25 and 27 we will be taking our “Christmas in August” offering for the International Mission Board. Amazingly, … [Read More]
Thank you for having been about to ask…
The College at Southeastern is coming along very nicely, and receiving good reviews from the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP). Thank you for having been about to ask.
The FSP measures, as you might have guessed, scholarly productivity. Aptly named index, that. And they have ranked Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary #3 among theological schools in the United States. We find ourselves just a bit behind Westminster Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary. (There is a nasty little rumor … [Read More]
