by Kevin Bauder | Jun 12, 2018 | Central Blog, Memorials, Missions, Uncategorized
I met Doug Reiner in Brazil perhaps a decade ago. He was a second-generation missionary whose great desire was to see a truly indigenous Baptist movement in the country to which he ministered. In many ways I came to view him as the ideal of what an American missionary...
by Jeff Straub | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sadly, the Executive Board of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary was forced to terminate Paige Patterson yesterday, stripping his “President Emeritus” title and denying him his promised housing and continued salary. This is further fallout for action which...
by Jeff Straub | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
I need to choose my words carefully. In five or ten years, or even tomorrow, I and they might be the subject of public scrutiny. As a Baptist historian, I have been watching the unhappy affair at Southwestern unfold over the past month with great sadness. I am grieved...
by Brett Williams | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
(am) 7:30 am to 1:00 pm (pm) 1:30 pm to 7:00 pm Week 1 (6/4-6/8) ST 552 – Systematic Theology II (am) Kevin Bauder, DMin, PhD BI 501 – Genesis (pm) Charles McLain, PhD Week 2 (6/11-6/15) CO 560 – Counseling Women (am) Jim Juvinall, DMin Week 3 (6/18-6/22) ST 626 –...
by Jeff Straub | May 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
This may seem like an odd title for a blog essay, but I hope you will agree that the topic is worth pondering. In the last couple of weeks, a prominent preacher had been challenged to step down from his current leadership position for things that he said decades ago....
by Jeff Straub | Jan 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Just last week, another high profile pastor admitted to a “sexual incident” when he was a youth pastor twenty years ago. He admitted his indiscretion publicly after which his church gave him a standing ovation for his transparency. He said the relationship...
