ERLC president search winding down; Allen leaves Southwestern

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Episode #390

The search team tasked with selecting the next president of the ERLC updated Southern Baptists on the process and their progress this week. Also, longtime SWBTS professor David Allen has left the seminary.

News Recap

• ERLC president search team continues work – https://bit.ly/3S8YOtq
• GuideStone adds new chief marketing officer, Justin Stowell – https://bit.ly/3OHsB9F
• Statement from Provost Benjamin M. Skaug on resignation of David L. Allen – https://bit.ly/3cQKAgw
• Gateway professor J.T. Reed dies – https://bit.ly/3OR7qSQ
• Amy Grant named Kennedy Center honoree in first for contemporary Christian music – https://bit.ly/3PZPxTf
• Amy Grant Hospitalized Following Bicycle Accident in Nashville – https://bit.ly/3PNnrKE

This Week in SBC History

• Rick Ferguson Killed in Auto Accident
  • https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/rick-ferguson-killed-in-auto-accident-led-denver-church-to-array-of-ministries/
  • https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/riverside-baptist-church-remembers-rick-ferguson-by-worshiping-god/
  • https://www.rmdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Church-Planting-Insights-from-Pastor-Rick-Ferguson-of-Riverside-Baptist-Church-in-Denver.pdf

If you’re looking for theological education that includes both academic challenge and hands-on ministry experience, then might I suggest Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary? And the best way to experience SWBTS is to attend their Fall Preview Day on October 21.

Preview Days are your opportunity to see first-hand all that Southwestern Seminary has to offer. During your visit, you’ll tour the campus, speak with faculty members, chat with fellow students, hear from President Adam W. Greenway, and experience the unique campus community of Southwestern Seminary.

Fall Preview Day is October 21, so register today, for free, at swbts.edu/preview.

Resources of the Week

• Amy: Gateway prof offers loving home, discipleship as single foster mom
• Jonathan: SBC’s convention manager has ‘heart of a servant’