The Baptist Record - Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 September 26, 2022

Jackson water crisis subsides; Ian lumbers toward Florida

CASE BY CASE — Hubert Yates (center), disaster relief director for the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, processes cases of bottled water unloaded from a tractor-trailer rig by Charles Barron (left), member of Mt. Zion Church, Florence, as Dennis Lofton, member of West Carthage Church, Carthage, assists. (Photo credit: William Perkins)

Jackson water crisis subsides; Ian lumbers toward Florida

September 26, 2022

By William Perkins Editor With the restoration of pressure and the lifting of most boil water notices for the Jackson municipal water system, Mississippi Baptist…

Youth pastor shortage leaves churches scrambling to fill key role

Youth pastor shortage leaves churches scrambling to fill key role

September 23, 2022

In Fiona’s wake, Baptists launch response in Puerto Rico

Send Relief volunteers began providing meals at Iglesia Bautista Gracia Redentora in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona’s landfall on Sunday, Sept. 18. Five other churches are also providing meals so long as the need persists. (Send Relief photo)

In Fiona’s wake, Baptists launch response in Puerto Rico

September 23, 2022

GUEST OPINION: Cooperative Program possibilities are endless

GUEST OPINION: Cooperative Program possibilities are endless

September 22, 2022

MAGNOLIA MINDS: The Youth Pastor and the Biker

MAGNOLIA MINDS: The Youth Pastor and the Biker

September 22, 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.