Stories tagged with: chuck kelley

• NOBTS celebrating Chuck Kelley's 20th year

  by Gary D. Myers, posted Monday, April 25, 2016 (8 years ago)

  

  Photo by Boyd Guy

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- At first, it seemed like any other chapel for Chuck Kelley, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, but he was in for a surprise. Members of the faculty and staff planned a special recognition of Kelley's 20th anniversary as NOBTS president.

  Kelley was clearly surprised and moved by the acknowledgement. Read More

• MOVIES: Sherlock Holmes detects old age

  by Phil Boatwright, posted Thursday, December 03, 2015 (8 years ago)

  In "Mr. Holmes," movie critic Phil Boatwright notes, "the intuitive detective battles his greatest adversary -- and ours as well -- the aging process." Both Tinseltown and Scripture can relay poignant insight for the time when death knocks on the door, Boatwright writes. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: An embarrassing prayer

  by Chuck Kelley , posted Thursday, October 08, 2015 (8 years ago)

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- Chuck Kelley, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, sees confession of sin -- by Christians -- as a missing key to spiritual awakening. It's an "embarrassing prayer" to acknowledge that "I still have a problem with sin, as does my church and my nation," Kelley writes. Even so: "Praying an embarrassing prayer is much preferred to living an embarrassing life." Read More

• KATRINA 2005-15: NOBTS counts blessings, not losses

  by Gary D. Myers, posted Thursday, August 27, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

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  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is counting blessings rather than losses and leaning into the future with anticipation.

  "We are grateful that God was able to pull out of the rubble of Katrina a city of New Orleans that has more energy and has more vitality than it has had in a very long time," NOBTS President Chuck Kelley said. "And out of the rubble, the seminary is now strong, healthy and doing well." Read More

• NOBTS graduates challenged to 'praise the Lord'

  by Frank Michael McCormack, posted Wednesday, May 27, 2015 (9 years ago)

  

  Photo by Boyd Guy

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- "Praise the Lord" every step of the way, Chuck Kelley, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, told graduates at the school's May 16 commencement.

  "Out of all the words you've read, all the words you've known," Kelley said. "Out of all the things you've experienced in your studies, I want to be sure you leave here with three words: Praise the Lord." Read More

• TRUSTEES: NOBTS enhances mentoring opportunities

  by Gary D. Myers, posted Tuesday, April 21, 2015 (9 years ago)

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary trustees approved a streamlined mentoring initiative and revised the mentoring track of the master of divinity (M.Div.) program during their spring meeting April 15. The board also approved new master of arts degrees in discipleship and pastoral ministry. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Evangelism -- a daily walk with Jesus

  by Chuck Kelley, posted Thursday, February 19, 2015 (9 years ago)

  New Orleans Seminary President Chuck Kelley, noting how a relationship with Jesus empowers personal evangelism, writes, "If you are walking with Him, you will find yourself talking about Him." Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Small is the 'new big'

  by Chuck Kelley, posted Wednesday, February 04, 2015 (9 years ago)

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- Chuck Kelley, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, notes that 90 percent of Southern Baptists' 46,000-plus churches have less than 250 people in Sunday worship. Southern Baptists' future, Kelley writes, "will be determined by how well we nurture our small churches and enhance their fruitfulness." Read More

• 'Bring them home,' Kelley tells NOBTS grads

  by Frank Michael McCormack, posted Friday, December 19, 2014 (9 years ago)

  

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  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, the school's undergraduate program, celebrated as 250 students earned degrees.

  Seven of the graduates were recipients of a full scholarship from the Caskey Center for Church Excellence, launched by NOBTS earlier in 2014. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Lay your nose on the altar

  by Rhonda Harrington Kelley, posted Tuesday, December 02, 2014 (9 years ago)

  Author and teacher Rhonda Kelley underscores a key element in witnessing for her faith: "Keep Jesus on your mind and He will come out of your mouth." Jesus is teaching her that "I am the PERSON in PERSONAL evangelism." Read More