By Renee Eddington This past summer during a chaplaincy internship, I was talking with other interns about prayer. I found myself in an odd place of not knowing how to pray, what to pray and why to pray. I was bound up by what I see now as technical aspects of prayer. I needed a … Continue reading
Passport awards nine students the Chester Phelps Passport Seminary Scholarship for the 2022-2023 Academic Year Passport, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are awarding a record number of scholarships in our second year of offering The Chester Phelps Passport Seminary Scholarship. All nine recipients have served on PASSPORT Summer Staff and are pursuing careers … Continue reading
River Road Church, Baptist of Richmond, VA has partnered with Passport, Inc. to establish The Chester Phelps Passport Seminary Scholarship with an inaugural group of six scholarship recipients. All six recipients have served on PASSPORT Summer Staff and are pursuing careers in ministry through seminary training. The Chester Phelps Passport Seminary Scholarship has awarded a … Continue reading
In this special series of the CBF Stories Podcast, you’ll hear from some of the 25 Leaders to Know for 2020. Each year the CBF Ministries Council recognizes 25 Young Leaders to know as part of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s ongoing investment in young Baptists. This year features graduate students and seminarians, continuing their education … Continue reading
February 10, 2020 The following is a statement of Paul Baxley, Executive Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, on the announced closure of Logsdon Seminary at Hardin-Simmons University. On Saturday, February 8, I awoke to the news that the Board of Trustees of Hardin-Simmons University had voted to close Logsdon Seminary. Certainly, there is much … Continue reading
By Jenna Sullivan As I approached the long-awaited event of graduation, I began to reflect on my experience of earning my Master of Divinity. Why did I choose this three-year seminary degree? Why did I choose to sit in classrooms and wrestle with existential questions, theological perspectives and endless discussions with peers? As I remember … Continue reading
September 22, 2018 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Gail R. O’Day, former Dean and Professor of New Testament and Preaching at Wake Forest University School of Divinity, died today, September 22, 2018. She was 63. She served as dean from 2010 until June 30, 2018. For more than 35 years, O’Day prepared religious leaders to teach, preach, … Continue reading
The following post comes from Bill Wilson, president of the Center for Congregational Health. Nearly all observers of the 21st century church in America agree that the next generation of leadership is a cause for concern. Many write, blog, tweet and generally lament the state of leadership cultivation and training, or lack thereof. Far too … Continue reading
The next coming weeks, our partner seminaries will send a new group of energetic, passionate ministers away from the academy and into “the real world.” This post is written by Brittany Stillwell Krebs, a soon-to-be graduate of the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky, in celebration and reflection on the final days of seminary. A Prayer for … Continue reading
“When pastors start with spirit–that is, begin their ministries with a commitment both to faithful excellence as pastors and to well-being of body, mind, spirit, and relationships–they experience a sense of joy and meaning amid the challenges of ministry.” Such is the central message of Dr. Bruce Epperly, most recently of Lancaster Theological Seminary, in … Continue reading
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