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  • At UCLA, Mohler tackles 'Ask Anything' questions
    by Aaron Cline Hanbury, posted Wednesday, March 07, 2018 (6 years ago)

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    LOS ANGELES (BP) -- One UCLA student asked about the Christian understanding of gender and transgenderism. Another asked R. Albert Mohler Jr. why God allows "80 percent" of the world's population to spend eternity in hell. Yet another student asked about Christians participating in stem cell research and therapies.

    In all, Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, answered questions as varied as the people in the room.

    In the second stop on an Ask Anything Tour -- a series of question-and-answer forums with Mohler on university campuses around the United States -- an estimated 1,000 students crammed into a conference space in UCLA's Carnesdale Commons, with overflow spaces streaming the session on TV screens. The first stop on the tour was the University of Louisville in February. Read More

  • Reformation yields Gospel unity, Mohler tells conf.
    by SBTS Communications, posted Tuesday, November 07, 2017 (6 years ago)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- On the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's nailing of his famous 95 Theses to the castle church door in Wittenberg, Germany, R. Albert Mohler Jr. addressed Southern Baptist Theological Seminary's "Here We Stand" conference.

    The gathering of theologians and pastors to celebrate and reflect on the the Protestant Reformation's quincentennial was sponsored by Southern Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary and Ligonier Ministries, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in Southern's Alumni Chapel in Louisville, Ky. Read More

  • Mohler's The Briefing tackles cultural questions

    by Zachary Ball and RuthAnne Irvin , posted Monday, September 25, 2017 (6 years ago)

    LOUSIVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- He could just as likely be in Louisville, Ky., or somewhere in Germany. But no matter the time or place, setting up a recording studio in hotel rooms, or using his in-office studio, R. Albert Mohler Jr. records The Briefing five days a week.

    And that reliability has paid off for the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

    With its eighth season well underway, the daily podcast has reached a record ... Read More

  • T4G speakers esteem Reformation heritage
    by Andrew J.W. Smith, posted Tuesday, April 19, 2016 (8 years ago)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- The legacy of the Protestant Reformation must endure in the doctrine and ministry of the church, speakers said at the 2016 Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville, Ky., April 12-14.

    Nearly 500 years after Martin Luther ignited the Reformation in 1517, 10,000 attendees from 43 different countries and 20 denominations filled most of the KFC Yum! Center to hear preaching from Christian leaders typically identified with Reformed evangelicalism. More than 4,000 attendees self-identified as members of Southern Baptist churches. Read More

  • Mohler receives Meese religious liberty award
    by James A. Smith Sr. , posted Monday, May 18, 2015 (9 years ago)

    WASHINGTON (BP) -- For his "significant efforts in publicly promoting and defending religious liberty," R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, received the 2015 Edwin Meese III Originalism and Religious Liberty Award from the Alliance Defending Freedom, May 15.

    "This award is presented to those who clearly demonstrate through their lives and callings a profound understanding and commitment to defending the original meaning of the United States Constitution and our liberty," said Alan Sears, .... Read More

  • Serve the 'children of light,' Mohler tells grads
    by S. Craig Sanders, posted Friday, May 15, 2015 (9 years ago)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- God calls ministers of the Gospel to affirm the church and serve its members faithfully, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said in the commencement address to graduates of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.

    During commencement exercises on the seminary lawn, 297 master's and doctorate students received their degrees May 14. A week earlier, 107 Boyce College graduates received certificate, associate and bachelor's degrees in a commencement that marked the first time a child of a Southern Seminary president, Christopher Mohler, graduated from the institution. Read More

  • 'Christmas mandate' offered to fall SBTS graduates

    by S. Craig Sanders, posted Monday, December 15, 2014 (9 years ago)

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) -- The mission of seminary graduates is to announce the birth of Christ and the clear truth of salvation, president R. Albert Mohler Jr. told the fall 2014 graduates of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

    Southern Seminary conferred degrees upon 207 master's and doctoral students during the 214th commencement exercises in Alumni Memorial Chapel, Dec. 12, in Louisville, Ky. Read More