Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
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Southern Seminary to Close School of Church Music, Merge It into New School of Church Ministries
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is closing its 65-year-old School of Church Music and Worship and combining it with the School of Leadership and Church Ministry to form a...

Southern Seminary Releases Report on Slavery and Racism in School’s History
Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has written a letter introducing a historic report from the school on its institutional history with racism and slavery....

Former Southern Seminary Faculty and Other Baptist Scholars Join Petition Seeking Reparations
Former faculty members at a Southern Baptist Convention seminary and Baptist professors at other schools have joined a call for financial reparations to American descendants of slavery. The...

Three Alabama Baptists tapped for Southern Baptist Convention leadership and trustee roles
Three Alabama Baptists have been named to leadership roles connected to the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting and to seminary boards. Daniel Wilson, pastor of First...

Hannah Kate Williams Refiles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against SBC Entities, Naming Father and Seminary
A lawsuit accusing the Southern Baptist Convention of covering up sexual abuse has been refiled by a new set of attorneys representing Hannah Kate Williams. An earlier version...

Black Southern Baptist pastors criticize slavery memorial at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky
A plaque in the lobby of Broadus Chapel at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, which SBTS President Al Mohler says is meant as a “prominent” acknowledgment of the...

Boyce College, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Undergraduate School, Launches New Logo and Website
Boyce College, the undergraduate school of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, launched a new logo and website on June 9 to highlight its convictional leadership and distinctive spiritual...

Southern Baptist Entities Named on Amicus Brief in Kentucky Abuse Case Draw Criticism
An amicus brief filed with the Kentucky Supreme Court in April drew sharp criticism within the Southern Baptist Convention after the Louisville Courier-Journal reported on it Wednesday, Oct....

Southern Baptist Seminary Releases Report on School’s History of Support for Slavery and White Supremacy
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the first and oldest institution of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, released a report this week documenting its history of support for slavery...