Dear Editor: The School of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary had, by the time I stepped down as dean of the school, five endowed professorships as well as a $10 million endowment for the ongoing operation…
Jane Roe case against Patterson dropped before trial
What remained of a seven-year-old lawsuit filed by a former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary student against former President Paige Patterson has been settled out of court. A July 16 court filing in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
Southwestern sells Student Village
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has sold off a second parcel of student housing, but this time students will remain the primary residents. The Fort Worth, Texas, seminary announced Jan. 13 the sale of its Student Village Apartments and Townhomes to…
Jane Roe case against Patterson and Southwestern will go to trial now
One key portion of Jane Roe’s defamation case against Paige Patterson and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will go to trial, according to the latest filings in the federal case. In February, the Texas Supreme Court ruled on two questions of…
Southwestern Seminary says land deal erased its short-term debt
A big real estate deal has erased $4.2 million in short-term debt held by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, President David Dockery told the Dallas Morning News. The Fort Worth, Texas-based school, one of six seminaries owned by the Southern Baptist…
Matt Queen resigns Greensboro church
Nearly a month after pleading guilty to a felony charge of providing false information to law enforcement, Matthew Queen has resigned as pastor of Friendly Avenue Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C. Queen, former evangelism professor and interim provost at Southwestern…
Judge throws out Jane Roe’s defamation case against Patterson and Southwestern Seminary
A former student’s defamation case against Paige Patterson and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary was dismissed on summary judgment April 4. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan granted a petition to dismiss the final charges remaining against the seminary and its former…
Fort Worth pastor’s official bio included an apparent lie, and no one noticed
As news outlets nationwide began picking up on a story about Travis Avenue Baptist Church first reported by Baptist News Global March 7, one odd fact came under scrutiny: Drew Erickson, who suddenly resigned as lead teaching pastor, claimed he…
Southwestern Seminary student arrested for alleged ‘felony sexual assault’
A Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary student was arrested last week by a suburban Fort Worth, Texas, police department on charges of felony sexual assault. In Texas law, “felony sexual assault” is a specific term meaning rape. Sexual assault in Texas…
Trial date set for Patterson and Southwestern versus Jane Roe
After years of delays and contention, a trial date has been set for Jane Roe v. Leighton Paige Patterson et al. On Jan. 19, U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan signed an order saying jury selection and trial will begin at…
Confirmed: Greenway out at Southwestern Seminary
This story was updated Friday afternoon, Sept. 23, at 3:30 p.m. Central time. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary confirmed Friday afternoon, Sept. 23, what BNG first reported Thursday evening, Sept. 22: Adam Greenway resigned as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary…
What’s wrong with the ‘you’re being divisive’ argument
Pastors, of all people, should recognize this deflection for what it is. It’s a dirty trick they suffer from all the time. The pastor gets up the courage to speak actual truth about some situation — most likely a sermon…