Stories tagged with: trustees

• SEBTS trustees cut tuition, salaries in COVID-19 economic downturn

  by Staff, posted Monday, June 15, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

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  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- Responding to the economic downturn prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the executive committee of the board of trustees of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary approved a budget for 2020-21 that includes cuts of 3 percent, including staff salary reductions -- but also a 5 percent tuition reduction.

  The decision was made during a virtual meeting Monday (June 15). During its spring meeting in April, the board of trustees voted to allow the final budget approval to be postponed in order for SEBTS officials to have a better understanding of the overall economic and enrollment impact of the pandemic. Read More

• NAMB Trustees: 'The mission moves forward,' Ezell tells trustees

  by Mike Ebert, posted Wednesday, June 10, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

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  ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – Trustees for the North American Mission Board (NAMB) heard reports of how missionaries and staff are meeting needs and responding to crises amid the global COVID-19 pandemic in an online meeting Monday (June 8).

  "We are not downshifting," NAMB president Kevin Ezell told trustees, speaking from NAMB's offices during the meeting, which was held virtually because of travel and social distancing limitations triggered by the pandemic. "As other people are running away from crisis, our missionaries are not downshifting. They are moving forward." Read More

• TRUSTEES: NOBTS approves $21.5 million budget, looks to resume in-person classes in the fall

  by Gary D. Myers, posted Wednesday, June 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- The Executive Committee of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Board of Trustees approved a 2020-2021 budget of $21.55 million -- approximately 9 percent less than in 2019-20 and 10 percent less than the original budget proposal for 2020-21 -- during their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday (June 2). Read More

• TRUSTEES: SEBTS trustees & donors gather, celebrate 25th anniversary of college

  by Lauren Pratt, posted Thursday, October 17, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

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  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) donors and trustees gathered together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The College at Southeastern (The College) during their biannual meetings Oct. 13-15.

  "The days are evil. The need for soldiers of the cross is great. We are a school that absolutely is making an eternal difference," said President Danny Akin during a dinner Monday night for trustees and donors. Akin highlighted significant growth within The College and the continued need of financial support for the "For the Mission" campaign. Read More

• TRUSTEES: MBTS trustees elect DeRouchie, cite record enrollment, plan for library renovation

  by T. Patrick Hudson, posted Thursday, October 17, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) -- Midwestern Seminary's Fall Trustee Meeting on Oct. 14-15 was highlighted by the election of Jason DeRouchie to the full-time faculty, the announcement of record enrollment, and the finalization of plans for renovation of the institution's library.

  Library Renovation

  The lone remaining space in the heart of Midwestern Seminary's campus to be renovated -- since his arrival in 2012 -- is the campus library, said President Jason Allen. ... Read More

• TRUSTEES: NOBTS centennial funding challenge embraced

  by Gary D. Myers, posted Friday, October 20, 2017 (6 years ago)

  

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  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- Trustees of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary joined with the rest of the seminary community in the celebration of the seminary's first 100 years during their fall meeting Oct. 2-4.

  Trustees voted last spring to reschedule the fall meeting so it could be held during the launch of the centennial celebration Oct. 3. Board members participated in Founders' Day chapel services led by Kelley and an evangelism-focused centennial kickoff on the evening of Oct. 3 featuring evangelist Junior Hill. Read More

• TRUSTEES: Capital campaign tops SEBTS fall meeting agenda

  by Lauren Pratt, posted Friday, October 20, 2017 (6 years ago)

  

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  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- During their Oct. 15-17 meetings, both trustees and supporters of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary were updated on institutional developments -- namely the seminary's capital campaign being launched in the spring of 2018 to enhance the on-campus experience by adding a welcome center and dining hall.

  The campaign is a four-year plan to raise $20.5 million. In addition to these new buildings, plans include renovations for Stealey Hall and the library as well as the addition of a campus center as a primary location for the college. Read More

• TRUSTEES: SBTS adopts gender, sexuality statement

  by SBTS Communications, posted Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (6 years ago)

  

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  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- Southern Baptist Theological Seminary trustees unanimously approved a recommendation to adopt The Nashville Statement as an official part of the school's confessional documents Monday (Oct. 9) during its fall meeting.

  The seminary's board of trustees also responded to additional motions, heard financial reports, and celebrated record student enrollment from the previous academic year. The recommendation about The Nashville Statement came from seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. Read More

• TRUSTEES: Montreal's need, progress highlight NAMB meeting

  by Mike Ebert, posted Friday, October 06, 2017 (6 years ago)

  

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  MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (BP) -- North American Mission Board trustees gathered Oct. 2-4 in Montreal to hear reports of the progress new church plants are making there and to witness the reality of the deep lostness that is believed to make this Canadian city the least-reached part of North America.

  "It is a bit hostile to the Gospel," Gerry Taillion, executive director of the Canadian National Baptist Convention, told NAMB trustees. "But slowly and surely, we will win them."

  Taillon credited his convention's partnership with Southern Baptists as a key element to the growth Montreal and all of Canada has recently seen in Kingdom work. Read More

• TRUSTEES: IMB celebrates missionaries, approves balanced budget

  by Julie McGowan , posted Thursday, September 14, 2017 (7 years ago)

  

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  RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) -- International Mission Board trustees gathered at Ridgecrest Conference Center Sept. 11-13 to celebrate more than 25,000 years of service by emeritus missionaries while approving the appointment of 51 new personnel to take the Gospel to unreached people and places.

  The fall meeting near Asheville, N.C., also included orientation for 11 new trustees; approval of a balanced budget for 2017-18; and concerted prayer for specific needs representing every region of the world. Read More