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Carolyn Fountain elected president of WMU, SBC

New WMU president Carolyn Fountain (left) posed for a photo with an attendee at the WMU Missions Celebration on June 7 in Orlando.

Carolyn Fountain elected president of WMU, SBC

June 8, 2026

By Julie Walters ORLANDO — Carolyn Fountain of Monroe, Louisiana, was elected the 25th president of WMU, SBC during the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual…

Serving, resourcing churches Evan Lenow’s goal as ERLC tenure begins

Evan Lenow

Serving, resourcing churches Evan Lenow’s goal as ERLC tenure begins

June 5, 2026

Proposed CP budget makes missions top priority

Missionaries participate in an International Mission Board Sending Celebration on June 11, 2025, during the Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

Proposed CP budget makes missions top priority

June 4, 2026

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Finding strength in cooperation at the Southern Baptist Convention

Mississippians gather together for the Mississippi Baptist Fellowship held June 9, 2025, prior to the start of last year's Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Finding strength in cooperation at the Southern Baptist Convention

June 3, 2026

Resolutions Committee releases slate for 2026 SBC Annual Meeting

Resolutions Committee releases slate for 2026 SBC Annual Meeting

June 1, 2026

Southwestern Seminary's
full accreditation restored
FORT WORTH — Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary “is now in full compliance with all accreditation expectations” of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) following action by the SACSCOC board on June 11, President David S. Dockery announced in a letter today to the seminary community. The action comes after an April site visit to the seminary resulted in a recommendation to remove the sanctions, which were initially put in place in June 2023 with a “warning” status. “Southwestern Seminary is no longer on probation for good cause but is in full adherence with SACSCOC accreditation standards,” Dockery said. “We are genuinely grateful to God to receive this good and encouraging report that all sanctions have been removed, which is an answer to the prayers of many.” Dockery cited six “markers of institutional stability and health,” affirmed by SACSCOC to demonstrate the seminary’s progress: institutional culture embracing of its mission, identity, heritage, and core values; improvements in enrollment, credit hours taught, and increases in tuition revenue; decreased expenses and increased unrestricted revenue resulting a $10 million turnaround; improvement of $40 million in net assets; cash reserves and cash equivalents reaching 50 percent of the annual budget; and dramatic improvements in the institution’s Composite Financial Index, Composite Score Ratio, and bank covenant ratios, objective measures compiled by outside organizations.