KANSAS CITY (MBTS) – Expecting a significant need arising within the Southern Baptist Convention for Spanish-speaking pastors and ministry leaders, Midwestern Seminary added two Spanish language master’s degrees designed to prepare leaders for pastoral ministry and post-graduate study. Beginning with its pilot “Leadership Practicum” course at the 2017 For the Church Conference on Midwestern Seminary’s Kansas City campus, the school expanded the reach and accessibility of affordable … [Read more...]
Scope of pastoral calling fills MBTS conference
KANSAS CITY (BP) – Examining and celebrating the unique stewardship God entrusts to those called into Christian ministry, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary held its annual For the Church National Conference, Sept. 25-26 at the Kansas City, Mo., campus. Keynote speakers Jason Allen, H.B. Charles Jr., Ray Ortlund Jr., Owen Strachan, Matt Carter, Jared Wilson and Matt Chandler preached messages centering on the conference's theme, "The Minister's Trust," while Aaron Ivey and Austin … [Read more...]
Barrett, Charles, Smith, Kragenbring named to Midwestern Seminary roles
KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Jason Allen announced that Matthew Barrett, H.B. Charles, Jr., Steven Smith and James Kragenbring will join the institution’s faculty and staff in varying capacities for the upcoming academic year. Additionally, James Kragenbring has been appointed as vice president of institutional administration. Barrett, as associate professor of Christian theology, will undertake the full-time duties of instructing and mentoring the next … [Read more...]
MBTS grads challenged to embrace folly of ministry
KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s academic year concluded in celebratory fashion on May 12 as graduates, families, and friends gathered together in the Daniel Lee Chapel to observe the school’s 61st commencement exercises–launching theologically-trained gospel ministers into service. Comprising the school’s largest graduating class, 135 students graduated including three diplomas from the Midwestern Women’s Institute, 31 undergraduate, 82 graduate, and 19 doctoral … [Read more...]
MBTS breaks ground for student center
KANSAS CITY – Assembling for its spring meeting on April 3-4, members of Midwestern Seminary’s Board of Trustees conducted significant seminary business and celebrated the groundbreaking for the institution’s forthcoming 40,000 square foot student center. Groundbreaking Ceremony The week’s highlight came on Tuesday, when the seminary community welcomed trustees and seminary supporters, as well as leaders from around the Southern Baptist Convention, to ceremonially break ground at the site … [Read more...]
B&H launches ‘Lost Sermons’ of Spurgeon series
KANSAS CITY (BP) – B&H Academic has launched the first of a 12-volume series of previously unpublished sermons by the famed British preacher Charles H. Spurgeon. "The Lost Sermons of C.H. Spurgeon" series is being researched and edited by Christian T. George, assistant professor of historical theology and curator of the Spurgeon Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, which hosted a luncheon for the launch at its Kansas City, Mo., campus. The first volume includes a series … [Read more...]
MBTS honors longtime prof during graduation
KANSAS CITY – Winter’s first blast into the Kansas City area couldn’t hinder the excitement inside the Daniel Lee Chapel on Midwestern Seminary’s campus, as the school held its 60th commencement exercises on Dec. 9. In addition to President Jason Allen’s keynote address and launching 93 of the next generation of pastors, ministers, and missionaries into kingdom service, a longtime professor was also honored in a special way during the service. Prior to his graduation address, Allen … [Read more...]
SBTC pledges $200,000 gift toward MBTS student center
The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention pledged a $200,000 gift to Midwestern Seminary toward the construction of the Mathena Student Center, bringing total gifts toward the project to nearly $9 million. The total cost of the project is estimated at $12 million. The SBTC Executive Board notified Midwestern Seminary President Jason Allen of its decision following its November 16 meeting. “We cannot be more grateful to the SBTC Executive Board and to Southern Baptists throughout Texas for … [Read more...]
MBTS recieves $1 million Mabee Foundation grant
KANSAS CITY – The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., has issued a $1 million challenge grant to Midwestern Seminary toward the construction of the Mathena Student Center. The total cost of the project is estimated at $12 million. The Mabee Foundation board issued the challenge grant opportunity to Midwestern Seminary following its October 11 board meeting. “We are grateful to the Mabee Foundation for providing this challenge grant opportunity. It is truly a providential gift … [Read more...]
Vanhoozer defines the pastor-theologian
KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Seminary’s Center for Public Theology hosted its first major event, Sept. 22-23, as a well-respected evangelical theologian delivered the school’s C.W. Scudder Lectures. Kevin Vanhoozer, author and research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, was the keynote speaker for the lectureship dedicated to exploring the biblical basis for dealing with contemporary social challenges and ethical issues. “One of the greatest aspects of … [Read more...]
MBTS launches Center for Public Theology
KANSAS CITY (BP) – The new Center for Public Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary aims to equip the church “for theological engagement in a fallen order and a secularizing public square,” as described by MBTS President Jason Allen. Allen has named Owen Strachan as the center’s director. Strachan, 35, joined Midwestern Seminary’s faculty as associate professor of public theology in June 2015. He is the author or coauthor of eight books and has served as president of the … [Read more...]
MBTS grads charged to ‘finish well’
KANSAS CITY (BP) – As Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s academic year concluded May 13 with its 59th commencement exercises, Jason Allen urged graduates to not merely finish their ministry work, but finish well. “My desire is not for you to limp across the ministry finish line; rather, aspire to finish well, having faithfully pursued and faithfully completed God’s call on your life,” the seminary president told graduates, families and friends. In all, 120 students graduated … [Read more...]