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SBC president distances convention from Johnny Hunt ‘restoration’

RETURN TO PULPIT – Johnny Hunt (left) preaches Jan. 15 at Hiland Park Church, Panama City, Fla. Bart Barber (right), president of the Southern Baptist Convention, had criticized Hunt’s “restoration” process after Hunt admitted to an encounter with another pastor’s wife. (Left photo credit: Hiland Park Church. Right photo credit: New Orleans Seminary)

SBC president distances convention from Johnny Hunt ‘restoration’

January 24, 2023

FAMERSVILLE, Texas (Special) – A former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leader accused of sexually assaulting another pastor’s wife returned to the pulpit Jan. 15, despite…

NAMB staffer perishes in Georgia airplane crash

NAMB staffer perishes in Georgia airplane crash

January 20, 2023

Lifeway introduces curriculum designed to ‘flip the script’

January 11, 2023

LifeWay Research samples churches’ Christmas, New Year’s plans

LifeWay Research samples churches’ Christmas, New Year’s plans

December 20, 2022

REACHING THE WORLD

REACHING THE WORLD

December 19, 2022

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.