Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Dallas, Texas, wants churches to cultivate a gospel-breathed environment, where people see it’s okay to not be okay, but it is not okay to stay there. During the final session of the 9Marks at Southeastern conference on Saturday, Chandler followed the account of the Ephesian church throughout
The text of Philippians weds together Christology and practical theology, exemplifying excellent Biblical theology, said Daniel Akin. Akin, president of Southeastern, opened Saturday’s events of the 9Marks at Southeastern conference by exegeting the text of Philippians 1:27-2:11. “I want to try and show you how biblical theology informs systematic theology and practical theology and how
David Platt desires that all people be people whose affections have been awakened and provoked, to see and love the grandeur of God. During the Friday evening session of the 9Marks at Southeastern conference, Platt, who pastors The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Ala., asked the gathered pastors and church members to meditate on
Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor of First Baptist Church on Grand Cayman Island, challenged a man-centered view of freedom during the afternoon session of 9Marks at Southeastern. Anyabwile spoke from Romans 9, arguing that a high view of the sovereignty of God is a vital part of a robust biblical theology. This is true despite the fact
Mark Dever, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church and president of 9Marks, opened the 9Marks at Southeastern by preaching on the message of the entire Bible: in the Old Testament God makes promises, and in the New Testament he keeps them, through Christ. “Christ is the promise of the entire Bible. He is the promised
Over the Fourth of July weekend 2010, Southeastern staffers Lauren Crane, Kelly Jo and Jon Rice joined the pastors of Cornerstone Community Fellowship in Livingston, Montana. They wrote stories, took pictures and shot video as pastors Paul Seddon and Cody Wood – both Southeastern grads – served the people of Livingston and guests of the
Ministries should be built upon the steady, unshakeable word of God, and not upon styles, fads or anything else. Bruce Ashford, dean of The College at Southeastern, spoke to Southeastern students in chapel on August 31 about the danger of basing ministry on anything but Scripture. Teaching from 2 Timothy 3:10-17, Ashford reminded students that
The 9Marks at Southeastern conference is only a week away. Do not miss this chance to hear Akin, Anyabwile, Chandler, Dever and Platt, plus breakout sessions from Southeastern faculty members. Student price is still only $35. Register online now. Workshop credit is available for the conference as well. Seminary students can sign up for IND6912,
Missions is at the heart of Southeastern, and the mission of God in their life is what students are challenged to consider from the beginning of their time at Southeastern. During Southeastern’s annual Gathering chapel service on August 24, missions – both domestic and international – was the focus. Under the leadership of the Center
The first Baptist missionary to a foreign land was not William Carey or Adoniram Judson, but a little-known former slave who took the gospel to Jamaica nearly a decade before Carey departed England for India. Speaking to the largest new student class ever at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary as well as returning students, faculty and