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New SBJT sheds light on Islam

Before Sept. 11, 2001, Islam was but a blip on the religious radar screen of most Americans.

But today the world’s second largest religion is on the minds of many people, particularly those in the evangelical church, yet few understand its history or its theology.

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Southern Seminary student shares Gospel with 70 on airplane

Ed Stucky planned to read during a recent plane ride from Orlando to Louisville.

But when fellow passengers began asking questions about the Bible, the Southern Seminary student from Townsend, Tenn., found himself standing in the aisle and sharing the Gospel with more than 70 people.

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Southern grads to teach in Singapore

Most graduates of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary will have the opportunity to impact a church for the Kingdom of God.

But William and Kam See Fung will have the opportunity to impact 500 churches in 30 countries upon their graduation from Southern this spring.

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Mohler to graduates: Be both hearers and doers of the Word

Ministers of the Gospel must proclaim the Word of God and also live without compromise by its mandates, Southern Seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. said during the school’s spring graduation ceremony on May 14.

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SBC seminary presidents, faculties affirm biblical marriage

The presidents of the six Southern Baptist seminaries issued a joint statement May 17 upholding marriage as the permanent union between one man and one woman as defined by God in the Bible. They called on all Southern Baptist churches to stand in defense of the institution of marriage.

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Giving to Southern helps train pastors for sustained ministries, says Minor

Earl Wayne Minor has proclaimed the Gospel in a combat zone in Southeast Asia, a hospice program in Florida and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

During each ministry opportunity Minor, a retired U.S. Air Force chaplain, says he drew upon the training he received at Southern Seminary nearly six decades ago.

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Southern to send to send 50 on summer mission trips

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary will send more than 50 people on mission trips to five countries in three continents this summer.

The trips, which will be lead by Southern professors, are scheduled for Kenya May 17-31, Tanzania May 17-31, Southern Sudan May 17-31, Ecuador May 15-26 and East Asia July 24-August 9.

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Uganda mission trip kicks off Southern Seminary-Eastern Africa Partnership

Four faculty members from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary recently took the inaugural mission trip in Southern’s three-year partnership with the Eastern Africa Region of the International Mission Board.

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Seminarians share Christ with hundreds at ‘Reaching Out 2004’

More than half a million Louisville residents saw Thunder Over Louisville as an opportunity to view an air show and fireworks display along the banks of the Ohio River.

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Professor’s history molded him for new task at Southern Seminary

The pilgrimage of Ken Fentress is proof that God’s providence is often seen most clearly in retrospect.

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Seminary trustees affirm new Intercultural Studies program

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s board of trustees Tuesday unanimously affirmed an initiative that creates a new Intercultural Studies program aimed at fulfilling the Great Commission.

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SBC must build on “second chance” for healthy future, Mohler says

The conservative resurgence gave the Southern Baptist Convention a second chance at establishing biblical orthodoxy but did not guarantee the denomination a healthy future, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said in the keynote address at a conference on Baptist identity April 6 at Union University.

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For the Media

For news media seeking comments from President R. Albert Mohler Jr. or other seminary personalities, please contact:

Caleb Shaw
Executive Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff
(502) 897-4121
cshaw@sbts.edu

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