This semester’s NOBTS chapel series on the attributes of God kicked off last week with faculty members Cory Barnes and Norris Grubbs preaching on God’s wrath and God’s grace. Barnes, dean of graduate studies and associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, began the series on Tuesday, Aug. 27,...

Thomas Strong, vice president of spiritual formation and student life for NOBTS, kicked off the fall slate of chapel services on by challenging students to walk daily with Christ. This semester’s chapel services will primarily feature faculty speakers, and messages will focus on various attributes of God listed throughout...

Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, exhorted new and returning NOBTS students to “live wisely” during his Convocation address. The Convocation service, held Tuesday (Aug. 20) in Leavell Chapel, marked the official start of the 2024-25 academic year. Dew began the service by...

Emily Dean, assistant professor of ministry to women at NOBTS, participated in a CP stage panel at the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting which discussed how the Cooperative Program helps support women in ministry. The panelists spoke about how the Cooperative Program helps fund the ministry of women serving in...

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College faculty heard from a group of state convention executive directors during their fall workshop on Friday, Aug. 2. The executive directors shared about ministry needs they see throughout their particular convention, and how NOBTS can help partner with them to meet...

Cory Barnes has been named dean of graduate studies for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Barnes, associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, has served on the NOBTS faculty since 2021. Jamie Dew, president of NOBTS and Leavell College, voiced his excitement for Barnes to step into the...

Caudle Jerry “C.J.” Adkins, a former trustee for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, passed away on Thursday, July 11. He was 73. Adkins, who served as a trustee for the institution from 2006 to 2016, pastored several churches in both Kentucky and West Virginia (his birth...

During the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting, NOBTS President Jamie Dew led a panel on the CP Stage discussing what the Cooperative Program means for seminary education. Dew compared the impact the CP has on the six Southern Baptist seminaries with the impact it has on the convention’s missionaries. ...