The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 February 7, 2023

Miss. Baptist student ministers attend Conclave

YOUTH MINISTRY CONCLAVE – The Kyle Edenfield Band from West, Ga., leads worship at the Youth Ministry Conclave Jan. 19-21 at the Chattanooga Conference Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Photo credit: NAMB) 

Miss. Baptist student ministers attend Conclave

February 7, 2023

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BP and local reports) – Hundreds of Southern Baptist student ministry leaders, including a large contingent from Mississippi Baptist churches, came together in…

FIRST PERSON: Mississippi Baptists’ tithing challenge

FIRST PERSON: Mississippi Baptists’ tithing challenge

February 6, 2023

MBDR shifts feeding operation to Marshall County

FEEDING TEAM AT WORK – Members of Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief prepare hot meals in the kitchen of LaBelle Haven Church, Olive Branch. (Photo credit: Tim Ellsworth)

MBDR shifts feeding operation to Marshall County

February 6, 2023

Miss. Baptist Disaster Relief finishes simultaneous activations

SERVING MEALS, SERVING CHRIST – Volunteers with Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief prepare a meal in the kitchen at LaBelle Haven Church, Olive Branch, during a just-completed mobilization conducted in coordination with Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief. (Photo credit: Tim Ellsworth)

Miss. Baptist Disaster Relief finishes simultaneous activations

February 3, 2023

Special Sunday for missionary pioneer George Liele

George Liele (Photo courtesy of the International Mission Board)

Special Sunday for missionary pioneer George Liele

January 31, 2023

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.