The board of trustees for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College approved a new degree pathway, observed the official opening of the seminary's new Center for Worship Studies, heard other positive updates and conducted business during their fall meeting Oct. 6-7. Jamie Dew, president of NOBTS and Leavell College,...

Leavell College at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is announcing a new degree pathway that includes a brand-new Bachelor of Science degree and a new major within the Bachelor of Arts degree. Known as the “Tentmaker Degree Pathway,” the new program is designed to prepare students called to ministry...

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary hosted a worship night Oct. 6 in partnership with The Worship Initiative and SBC Worship. The event was held in celebration of the ribbon cutting for the seminary's new Center for Worship Studies, which took place earlier in the day. During the worship night,...

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary’s fall 2026 Serve Day offered students, faculty and more the opportunity to volunteer in the local community and share the hope of Christ. This semester's Serve Day, taking place Oct. 1, saw more than 300 students, faculty, local church members and campus guests engaging in...

In his first year as President of Trinity College of Florida, NOBTS alum Christopher Gates has led the school toward a journey of transformation. Gates, a double graduate of NOBTS, was appointed president of Trinity College of Florida Oct. 24, 2025. Since then, Trinity College has more than...

The “Abre Mis Ojos” conference (Spanish for “open my eyes”) gathered a record crowd of more than 800 guests from the Hispanic community at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Sept. 18-19. The fifth annual conference, developed by NOBTS as an intentional way to engage Hispanics, hosted a...

Brooke Osborn, associate professor of psychology and counseling, is serving on the advisory committee for the Southern Baptist Convention’s “Fortify Initiative,” a training program designed to help churches prevent and respond to abuse. The Fortify Initiative was officially launched this June at the SBC Annual Meeting. The initiative is...

This summer, a group of students, graduates and staff from New Orleans Seminary’s Michael and Sara Moskau Institute of Archaeology participated in an excavation in Italy with the focus of searching for the remains of fallen World War II soldiers. The excavation was a partnership between multiple institutions and...