KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) – Through the years, Jason Allen has kept up with his correspondence and questions about ministry – some of it in the form of letters, emails, classroom lectures, phone conversations, or conference sermons and presentations. This material helped fuel a new book project, "Letters to My Students," authored by Allen, president of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. B&H Publishing released the book July 30. Allen noted his interest in and interactions with … [Read more...]
Never too early
“And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.” Luke 1:41 (NKJV) It has been said that babies can hear the voices of people around them before they are born. At one time, there were those who recommended that classical music be played by expectant mothers to influence the baby. Tenseness of the mother can affect a baby, and classical music was thought to have a calming effect. The Bible tells us … [Read more...]
218 degrees mark Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s largest commencement ceremony
KANSAS CITY (BP) – Graduates, families and friends gathered in the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's Daniel Lee Chapel for the 65th commencement exercises May 3, launching theologically-trained Gospel ministers into service. In comprising the seminary's largest graduating class, 218 degrees were conferred – 33 undergraduate, 153 graduate and 31 doctoral degrees and 1 post-graduate certificate. Additionally, two students were among the first to complete Midwestern's Korean-language … [Read more...]
Midwestern Journal of Theology’s spring edition released
KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Seminary released its Spring 2019 issue of the Midwestern Journal of Theology on May 1, featuring works by several of the school’s faculty and doctoral students as well as academics from across the Southern Baptist Convention. The spring edition addresses topics such as the gospel of John, the #MeToo Movement, a commonality between C.S. Lewis and T.S. Eliot, and two articles on the role of the Holy Spirit. President Jason Allen said of the Journal’s … [Read more...]
TRUSTEES: MBTS adopts Nashville Statement
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) – Assembling for its spring meeting on April 8-9, members of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's trustees adopted the Nashville Statement as an additional confessional statement and conducted other seminary business including budget approval, faculty moves and reelecting board officers. During his report, MBTS President Jason Allen announced to the board a need for the school to adopt the Nashville Statement, which was published in 2017 by the Council on … [Read more...]
Spurgeon College to partner with NAMB for Fusion: North America
KANSAS CITY – Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College announced a partnership with the North American Mission Board on January 10 that will enable missions-minded college students the opportunity to train and be mentored by church planters and serve local churches within the North American context. Traditionally, Fusion students have trained at Spurgeon College’s Kansas City campus during their first semester of the program and then deployed to serve overseas with International Mission … [Read more...]
MBTS sends out 167 grads
KANSAS CITY (BP) – In a celebratory spirit akin to the Christmas season, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated 167 students’ hard work and dedication during the 64th commencement Dec. 7 at the Kansas City campus. MBTS President Jason Allen delivered the graduation address, challenging the graduates to be courageous in carrying out their ministry calling, speaking from the Daniel 3 account of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego's experience with Nebuchadnezzar and the fiery … [Read more...]
Midwestern sends 167 December grads into ministry
KANSAS CITY (BP) - In a celebratory spirit akin to the Christmas season, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated 167 students' hard work and dedication during the 64th commencement Dec. 7 at the Kansas City, Mo., campus. MBTS President Jason Allen delivered the graduation address, challenging the graduates to be courageous in carrying out their ministry calling, speaking from the Daniel 3 account of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego's experience with Nebuchadnezzar and the fiery … [Read more...]
Spurgeon collection launched online
KANSAS CITY (BP) – A website expected to hold the largest digitized collection on the internet of writings by famed British pastor Charles H. Spurgeon is now available. Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, in partnership with B&H Academic, launched the website on June 21. Also known as "The Spurgeon Archive," Midwestern Seminary's original Spurgeon Center website has been combined with www.spurgeon.org, which was founded and donated by Phil Johnson, the executive director of … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary launches innovative residential M.Div. Program, Timothy Track
Midwestern Seminary launched a new Master of Divinity track on Feb. 13 with the intent of enabling residential students not only to study for ministry in the classroom, but also to obtain hands-on, in-the-field training as well. The new program, known as Timothy Track, will partner select incoming M.Div. students to serve as interns with local churches during their first two semesters in Kansas City. The intent, according to Midwestern Seminary President Jason Allen, is to give these … [Read more...]