Stories tagged with: danny akin

• 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

• EDUCATION DIGEST: Stan Norman named Williams College president; Danny Akin underscores Scripture at SBTS chapel

  by Arkansas Baptist News, Southern Seminary & BP Staff, posted Monday, March 19, 2018 (6 years ago)

  

  Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Baptist News.

  In today's Education Digest: Oklahoma Baptist University's Stan Norman named Williams College president; Danny Akin underscores Scripture at SBTS chapel.

  WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (BP) -- Stan Norman has been named as Williams Baptist College's seventh president after serving the past nine years as Oklahoma Baptist University's provost and executive vice president.

  The March 16 announcement by the college, which is transitioning to university status this summer, caps a five-month search process for a successor to Tom ... Read More

• 'God gave His best to die,' Akin tells SEBTS grads

  by Lauren Pratt, posted Tuesday, December 12, 2017 (6 years ago)

  

  SEBTS photo

  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- The good news of the Gospel, encapsulated in John 3:16, is to be shared across all nations, Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, noted at SEBTS' Dec. 8 graduation ceremony.

  Dividing the passage into multiple sections, Akin highlighted the unparalleled love of God displayed in John 3:16 in his address to graduates, family and friends of Southeastern Seminary and The College at Southeastern. Read More

• Continued SEBTS enrollment gain reported to trustees

  by Harper McKay, posted Friday, October 14, 2016 (7 years ago)

  

  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary's trustees, along with individuals who support the seminary through the Southeastern Society, held their biannual meetings Oct. 9-11 at the Wake Forest, N.C., campus, receiving updates about the seminary, worshipping together in chapel and fellowshipping with faculty and students.

  Danny Akin, in his presidential address to each group, reported that Southeastern Seminary is in its seventh year of record enrollment with 3,550 total students. The current fall semester is the second largest spring enrollment in SEBTS history. Read More

• Trump promises change; Baptists remain divided

  by Tom Strode, posted Friday, July 22, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  Screen capture from CNN.com

  CLEVELAND (BP) -- Donald Trump told Americans he would solve their country's problems in accepting the Republican Party's nomination for president Thursday (July 21) but appeared unable to bridge the divide over his candidacy among Southern Baptists and other evangelical Christians.

  Trump closed the GOP convention in Cleveland with a nearly 75-minute speech in which he promised to restore law and order to the United States and to repair the "rigged" political system. "Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it," the New York businessman and reality TV star told Republican delegates and a national viewing audience. Read More