Posts published in “Magnolia Minds”

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Faithfulness — a call to do hard things

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Faithfulness — a call to do hard things

October 8, 2025

By Clayton Todd On Monday afternoons, I often check in with our members who were out of worship on Sunday. As I spoke with an…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Concealing and carrying emotions

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Concealing and carrying emotions

August 18, 2025

MAGNOLIA MINDS: ‘I am content with my thorn’

MAGNOLIA MINDS: ‘I am content with my thorn’

August 8, 2025

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Why should I study Church History?

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MAGNOLIA MINDS: Why should I study Church History?

July 28, 2025

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Four reasons why a Call to Worship would benefit the church

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Four reasons why a Call to Worship would benefit the church

June 24, 2025

Scholarship honoring Chapman
announced by Southwestern
FORT WORTH, Texas — During this week’s meeting of its Board of Trustees, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary announced the launch of a new scholarship initiated by the family of Morris H. Chapman to honor his denominational legacy. Chapman, 84, passed away Oct. 20. The Morris H. and Jodi Francis Chapman Denominational Scholars Award is an endowed fund that supports students preparing to serve the denomination as Chapman did as the president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), 1990-1992, and for 18 years as the president of the SBC Executive Committee, as well as other denominational posts. The scholarship will provide support for a student enrolled in the SBC Annual Meeting course through Southwestern, as well as providing scholarships for advanced research in areas such as denominational effectiveness, the history of Crossover, the Cooperative Program, or the life and ministry of Chapman.  Southwestern trustees affirmed the new scholarship by approving $20,000 in funds from its quasi-endowment fund to support the endowed scholarship.