FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Renowned Baptist historian and theologian Tom J. Nettles has been appointed a visiting professor of historical theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, President Adam W. Greenway announced today. Nettles will be teaching a course entitled “Scripture” that will examine the doctrine of the Bible, December 7-11 on the Fort Worth campus. “I am delighted to welcome back Tom Nettles to the Southwestern Seminary classroom,” says President Adam W. … [Read more...]
‘Keep the seminary lashed to the Word of God,’ Greenway charged
FORT WORTH – Four Southern Baptist Convention entity heads charged Adam W. Greenway to remain committed to a high view of Scripture, to confessional fidelity, to the Great Commission, and to cooperation during his inauguration as the ninth president of The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Oct. 21. These four elements represented the four pegs of Greenway’s vision for Southwestern Seminary as the “big-tent” seminary of the SBC. O.S. Hawkins, president and CEO of GuideStone … [Read more...]
Bi-vo pastor’s careers require intentionality
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (BP) – Whether serving as pastor of Indian Nations Baptist Church, a bus driver, professor or certified professional coach, Scott Tafoya strives to make disciples in whichever sphere he finds himself. The unique opportunities of a bivocational pastor, he says, "are, in some ways, no different than for any other Christian." "Though we need to 'leave our work at the office' at times," Tafoya says ministry is "tied to life as a whole and really cannot be seen as … [Read more...]
Texas Prison’s ‘field ministers’ see wide-ranging gospel impact
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (BP) – “I’ve been in prison before,” Michael Rios humbly reflects. “I came in when I was very young. I had the right ideas, I had the right intents: get out, get married, have a life.” Dressed in a white prison uniform, Rios speaks slowly but directly, his tattooed hands slowly gesturing to accentuate his words. He has been in prison longer than some of his fellow inmates have even been alive. Though Rios had the “right intents,” bad choices kept him locked up, and he is … [Read more...]