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Distance Learning helps LifeWay staffer get second degree three decades after completing first

Rhonda Delph is a living illustration that long-distance relationships sometimes work out well.

Delph, who serves as an editor with LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Friday after completing her master of arts in Christian Education through the school’s distance learning program.

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76-year-old SBTS graduate endures wife’s death, Hurricane Katrina to earn degree

Nearly five years ago, William Rogers began working on his Doctor of Ministry degree at age 71.

Dec. 8, Rogers earned his D.Min. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at age 76, the oldest graduate in his class. During those five years, the New Orleans pastor endured the death of his wife and the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, seeking to hold himself and his church together as he completed his degree.

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Faithfulness of Abraham beckons ministers to be “ambassadors of the invisible,” Mohler tells SBTS graduates

Ministers must proclaim the Gospel while trusting, with faith like that of Abraham, that God will keep His promise to build a kingdom, R. Albert Mohler Jr. told The Southern

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Hibbard turns reigns over to Smallwood, says move ‘best serves the team’

The Boyce Bulldogs will have a new head coach Dec. 9 against Johnson Bible College as former head coach Bryce Hibbard announced his resignation, Dec. 5.

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Ware elected vice president of ETS, will serve as president in 2009

In November of 2009 Bruce Ware will become the first faculty member from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary to serve as president of the Evangelical Theological Society.

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SBTS prof. becomes highest elected African-American in KBC

Kevin Smith, a professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, became the first African-American ever to be elected first vice president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention Nov. 14.

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Mohler participates in Washington Post/Newsweek online faith dialogue

Evangelicals must insist on the absolute truth of Scripture but at the same time listen respectfully to people with radically divergent beliefs, R. Albert Mohler Jr. writes in an online dialogue about faith sponsored by The Washington Post and Newsweek magazine.

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Beliefs about Jesus determine entire worldview, Akin says at Bible study conference

Believing and living out the truth of Jesus should be the central fixture of every Christian’s life, Daniel Akin said Oct. 23 at a conference on the New Testament letters of John at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Boyce hangs with top-10 opponent in home opener

Greg Gibson led the Boyce College men’s basketball team with 30 points and the Bulldogs out-rebounded Johnson Bible College 44-34 in their first-ever home game Nov. 4. But it wasn’t quite enough.

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Leadership and humility synonymous in Scripture, Mahaney tells SBTS audience

Church leaders must exhibit Christ-like humility, have a cross-centered perspective and surround themselves with gifted men to lead biblically, C.J. Mahaney said Oct. 25 at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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‘Headship of Christ under assault’ MacArthur says at SBTS

The doctrine under the greatest assault in the church today, including many sectors of evangelical Christianity, is the doctrine of the headship of Christ, John MacArthur said Oct. 31 in a chapel service at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Jackson teaches congregation to “walk by faith and not by sight”

What have you done in the last 20 years that can only be explained by the power of God?

That’s the question Rob Jackson asked the Central Baptist Church in Decatur, Ala., where he is pastor, when he wanted to challenge its members to trust God for greater things than they could ever accomplish in their own strength.

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For the Media

For news media seeking comments from President R. Albert Mohler Jr. or other seminary personalities, please contact:

Caleb Shaw
Executive Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff
(502) 897-4121
cshaw@sbts.edu

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