If someone were to walk through the doors of St. Bernard Baptist Church in Chalmette, La., it would be completely unrecognizable from what it looked like just two years ago. At that time, the church had an average attendance of about six people on a typical Sunday. Since then,...
Missions Week at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary emphasized the need and the opportunity for students to reach the nations with the Gospel. Taking place March 24 – 28, the week featured a variety of guest speakers and events all focused on the importance of fulfilling the Great Commission,...
Chuck Kelley, president emeritus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College, spoke about his journey of grief after losing his beloved wife Rhonda in his first chapel message since his retirement. Kelley’s chapel address on Thursday (March 13) marks more than a year since the passing of...
New Orleans Seminary’s Caskey Center for Church Excellence is celebrating the milestone of 10,000 professions of faith as the result of more than 10 years of student evangelism efforts. Caskey Center students have carried out weekly evangelism efforts since the Center’s launch in 2014. As of March 3, students...
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary family gathered for a chapel service March 6 honoring and celebrating faculty member Mark Johnson for his appointment as the 10th president of Louisiana Christian University. Johnson, assistant professor of evangelism and pastoral ministry and director of the seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program, was...
NOBTS faculty member Mark Johnson has been named the 10th president of Louisiana Christian University (LCU). Johnson, who serves as assistant professor of evangelism and pastoral ministry and director of the seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program, was announced as LCU’s new president on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The LCU...
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary’s spring Serve Day offered students and faculty the opportunity to faithfully volunteer in the local community and share the hope of Christ. This semester’s Serve Day, taking place Thursday (Feb. 20), saw more than 200 participants engaging in a variety of evangelism efforts and service...
Clint Pressley, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church (Charlotte, N.C.), explained how suffering prepares people for ministry during NOBTS chapel on Tuesday (Feb. 11). Pressley, an NOBTS alum who graduated with a Master of Divinity degree, spoke to the chapel audience about how...
