One of the narratives that quickly emerged after BNG broke the story of Adam Greenway resigning as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is that this is yet another example of Southern Baptist Convention trustees asleep at the wheel. That’s…
Wait a minute: There’s yet another twist in the Southwestern story
Whatever deal trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary made with the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board to give Adam Greenway a safe harbor appears to have fallen through. Greenway, who resigned as Southwestern’s president last Thursday…
Southwestern trustees change their mind: David Dockery will now be interim president, and O.S. Hawkins will be senior advisor
Five days after naming O.S. Hawkins interim president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, trustees announced a new plan: Hawkins will serve as senior advisor and ambassador at large, and David Dockery will serve as interim president. News of this change…
Faculty have borne the brunt of Greenway administration at Southwestern, former professor says
A former professor who served 10 years on the faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary said Sept. 26 he believes faculty have borne the brunt of the problems that plagued Adam Greenway’s three-and-a half-year tenure as president there. “I hope…
Why O.S. Hawkins is right for the job
It was interview number three for me, and although it was four years ago, I can remember it like it was yesterday. When I took the interview with O.S. Hawkins, then president of Guidestone, it was a defining moment. I…
What happened at Southwestern and why does it matter?
There is no joy in reporting that Southwestern Seminary has forced out its fourth president in 28 years. But there is a need to give some interpretation to what this means and why it likely happened. Even though I haven’t…
Distinguished preaching professor says he was fired from Southwestern Seminary; administrators say he quit
A Southwestern Seminary professor who shared a platform with disgraced former seminary President Paige Patterson this spring either has been fired or has resigned, depending on who’s telling the story. David Allen, who served 18 years as distinguished professor of…
Bumgardner named spring Clemons Fellow for BNG
David Bumgardner of Fort Worth, Texas, has been named a Clemons Fellow with Baptist News Global for the spring semester 2022. He already is well-known to regular BNG readers as an opinion writer, having authored one of the most-read opinion…
Former NRB spokesman who was fired for talking about getting the COVID vaccine has been hired to relaunch an ethics and culture center at Southwestern Seminary
The former spokesman for the National Religious Broadcasters who was fired for talking positively about COVID-19 vaccines has been hired to restart an ethics and public policy center at a Southern Baptist Convention seminary. Dan Darling, former senior vice president…